Mediterranean Chicken Bake

This is one of those winning recipes to have on standby. It takes just a few minutes to prepare, then it goes in the oven and does it’s thing, and in about an hour dinner is ready. Just a quick note: the quantities here are a very rough guide, use however much looks/feels right to you.

Ingredients:

  • chicken pieces, thighs and drumsticks work best.
  • 2 or 3 tomatoes or a punnet cherry tomatoes
  • 1 to 2 tbspn salted capers, rinsed
  • 1 sliced lemon
  • 1 tbspn thyme, fresh or dried
  • 200 g kalamata olives
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1. Preheat the oven to high, 200 C (fan forced), or 400 F.

2. Combine all the ingredients in a baking pan. Combine to coat the chicken well.

3. Put the chicken in the oven. Turn the pieces once after about half an hour. Cook for about 45 minutes, or until the juices run clear.

  1. thelifeshemade Avatar

    I love dinners like this. Most nights my dinner is a variation of this sort of thing – shove complimenting flavours onto a tray and bake. You can’t go wrong.

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    1. ana74x Avatar

      This was so good, the juices all thickened and went all sticky, couldn’t believe how yum it was. Now if only I could get my hubby to like chicken…

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