SautÉed Chicken With Olives Capers And Roasted Lemons Recipes

SAUTéED CHICKEN WITH OLIVES, CAPERS AND LEMONS

Steps:

• Bring a medium-large, high sided skillet to medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add half of the lemon slices and sear until browned, 3-5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate. Season the chicken thighs with kosher salt and black pepper and dust with rice flour, shaking off the excess. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil to the hot pan and sear the chicken pieces until golden brown, about 5 minutes each side. Transfer to another plate and finish searing the rest of the chicken pieces, then transfer to the same plate as the rest of the chicken.
• Add the rest of the olive oil to the pan and the minced garlic, and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant, stirring so the garlic doesn't burn and become bitter. Add the green olives, capers and broth. Add the reserved chicken and any juices that have been released plus the reserved lemons and their juices and cook over high heat until the broth is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add the butter and parsley and cook for another minute. Season with more kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Transfer to plates and spoon the olives, capers, lemons and sauce on top.
• Serve with sautéed spinach, kale or swiss chard on the side.

CHICKEN WITH ROASTED LEMONS, GREEN OLIVES, AND CAPERS

Steps:

• For roasted lemons:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange lemon slices in single layer on prepared sheet. Brush lemon slices with olive oil; sprinkle lightly with salt. Roast until slightly dry and beginning to brown around edges, about 25 minutes. (Lemons can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to container. Cover; chill.)
• For chicken:
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour to coat both sides; shake off excess. Heat 5 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add chicken and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Stir in olives and capers. Add stock and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet. Boil until liquid is reduced to syrup consistency, turning chicken over after 3 minutes, about 5 minutes. Add butter, roasted lemon slices, and 2 tablespoons parsley; simmer until butter melts and chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to platter. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon parsley.

SAUTéED CHICKEN WITH OLIVES, CAPERS AND ROASTED LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drizzle olive oil on the parchment, then arrange the lemon slices in a single layer. Drizzle the lemons lightly with oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 20 minutes, until the lemons begin to brown around the edges.
• On a plate, season the chicken generously with salt and a touch of pepper.
• Meanwhile, heat a large, deep skillet. Add the spinach and cook over high heat, tossing, until wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer the spinach to a strainer; press out the liquid. Wipe out the skillet and heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in it.
• Add the bread crumbs and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until toasted, 2 minutes. Add the spinach, season with salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.
• On a plate or in a bowl, mix 2 tbsp flour with 2 tbsp bread crumbs. Dust chicken, shaking off the excess.
• Sautee the scallions until soft, and add the garlic to the sautee for 1 minute. If you're short on pans, do this before cooking the chicken.
• In a deep medium skillet, heat 2 tbsp of oil. Cook the chicken over high heat, turning once, until golden, about 6 minutes total.
• Add the olives, capers and stock and bring to a boil. Cook over high heat until the stock is reduced by about two-thirds, about 5 minutes. Add the roasted lemons and butter, season with salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 1 minute.
• Let chicken rest for 1-2 minutes before cutting into it. Serve on a plate with spinach on the side.

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH ROASTED LEMONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drizzle olive oil on the parchment, then arrange the lemon slices in a single layer. Drizzle the lemons lightly with oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 20 minutes, until the lemons begin to brown around the edges.
• In a deep medium skillet, heat the remaining ¼ cup of oil. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and dust with the flour, shaking off the excess.
• Cook the chicken over high heat, turning once, until golden, about 6 minutes.
• Add olives, capers and stock and bring to a boil. Cook over high heat until stock is reduced by about two-thirds, about 5 minutes.
• Add the roasted lemons, butter and parsley. Simmer just until the chicken is cooked through, about 1 minute more.
• Transfer the chicken to plates and spoon the sauce on top.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH OLIVES, LEMON, AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F. Place a 13 × 9-inch roasting pan in the oven.
• Rinse the chicken and use paper towels to pat it dry, inside and out. Squeeze 1 of the lemon quarters over the skin and rub the juice around with your fingers. Using your fingers to gently separate the skin from the breast, place a couple of the garlic cloves and some of the lemon zest under the skin of the breast on each side. Let it sit about 10 minutes, then pat the bird dry again, rub the skin with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and season with the salt, pepper, red pepper, and some of the chopped rosemary. Make an incision on the inside of each thigh and insert a garlic clove. Place 3 of the garlic cloves in the cavity, along with the rosemary sprigs and 2 of the lemon quarters.
• You may tie the legs together over the cavity, if you like. Place the chicken breast side up in the preheated roasting pan. Bake for about 30 minutes, watching to make sure the chicken starts to brown. Carefully loosen the chicken from the pan with a spatula and turn it over to brown the underside.
• At this point, lower the oven heat to 400°F. Add the remaining tablespoon olive oil to the pan, then scatter the onion, olives, remaining garlic, lemon quarters and zest, and chopped rosemary around the chicken and cook for about 15 minutes. Turn the chicken over again and stir the onion, olives, and garlic around a little. Cook another 10-15 minutes to re-crisp the skin.
• When the chicken is a deep golden brown, remove it from the oven and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate and collect any juices that drain. Tilt the roasting pan and spoon off the fat, if desired. Stir the olives, onion, and lemon around, pressing on the lemon a little to extract the juice. Add the chicken juices to the pan and scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan to incorporate them into the mixture. Spoon the juicy olive-onion mixture around the chicken and serve.

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH CAPERS AND LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Season cutlets with salt and pepper.
• Grate 1/2 tsp lemon zest and squeeze 2 T juice from the lemon.
• Set aside.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
• Add the chicken and cook, turning once, until golden brown and cooked through (~2-3minutes per side).
• Remove chicken to serving plates, leaving drippings in the pan.
• Add 3 T water, lemon juice, lemon zest and capers to the pan and cook, stirring up browned bits from bottom of pan, for about 1 minute.
• Mash a few of the capers into the sauce with the back of a spoon.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve.

CHICKEN WITH ROASTED LEMONS, GREEN OLIVES, AND CAPERS

Steps:

• For roasted lemons: Preheat oven to 325°F Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange lemon slices in single layer on prepared sheet. Brush lemon slices with olive oil; sprinkle lightly with salt. Roast until slightly dry and beginning to brown around edges, about 25 minutes. (Lemons can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to container. Cover; chill.)
• For chicken: Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour to coat both sides; shake off excess.
• Heat 5 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
• Add chicken and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
• Stir in olives and capers. Add stock and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet.
• Boil until liquid is reduced to syrup consistency, turning chicken over after 3 minutes, about 5 minutes.
• Add butter, roasted lemon slices, and 2 tablespoons parsley; simmer until butter melts and chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to platter.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon parsley before serving,.