Kalamata-Lemon Chicken

Annacia's Note:

This is a very good Mediterranean style chicken dish that I love (lemon lover here). You just brown the chicken for a few mins and add the rest of the ingredients and place it in the oven while you go about making a salad (or whatever).

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2/3 cup dried orzo pasta
• 1/2 cup drained pitted kalamata olive
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1/2 lemon (cut into wedges or chunks)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon all purpose Greek seasoning
• hot chicken broth (optional)
• snipped fresh oregano (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degree F.
2. In a 4-quart Dutch oven brown chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, turning once.
3. Stir in orzo, olives, the can of broth, lemon wedges, lemon juice, Greek Seasoning, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper.
4. Cover and bake for 35 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
5. Serve in shallow bowls with additional broth, if desired. Top with snipped oregano.

Reviews

[NurseJaney]

1/10-- sent DH to the store for some "skin-on, bone-in thunder-thighs"! Added some Meyer lemon juice (courtesy of an Arizona Zaarie), and threw in 6-8 peeled garlic cloves . Set at 400* for 60 min, then reduced to 350* for another 30 ! YUMMM! NO leftovers !! 4/07I used 4 LARGE bone-in, skin-on thighs - believe that is more flavorful. Let it bake for about 45-50 minutes -- prefer doneness to falling off the bone tender. The combination of lemon, kalamata, and Greek seasoning made a nice, flavorful dish -- and preparation was surely a snap. Served withBalsamic Baby Carrots for an easy Saturday night meal -- with sufficient leftovers for a repeat. Thanks for posting. Janey

[abd297]

I really loved this recipe. did not have lemons on hand and it still was great. Used bottled juice. Will for sure make again with fresh lemons. also just used dried oregano in place of greek seasoning.

[Engrossed]

This was a very good and easy recipe. I used boneless skinless chicken breasts and just put them into a greased casserole without browning them. I followed everthing else exactly but didn't add extra broth at the end. The flavor was very nice, I think the lemon wedges were the key as they infused everything. My only disappointment was that the orzo was a little soggy. I did put fresh oregano on top and I think it would have been wonderful cooked in it. Thanks for the recipe! Made for Zaar tag.