Chicken Marbella
Chicken Marbella is a flavorful dish with tender, juicy marinated chicken thighs baked in an irresistible marinade of garlic, prunes, capers, green olives, red wine vinegar, and seasonings. This is an absolutely incredible family dinner, perfect for serving a crowd!
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- 8 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup pitted prunes chopped
- ⅓ cup capers
- 2 tablespoons caper brine
- ½ cup pitted Spanish green olives
- ½ cup olive oil
- ⅔ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 tablespoons fresh oregano chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 8 chicken thighs bone in skin on
- ½ cup dry white wine
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the garlic, prunes, capers and caper brine, green olives, olive oil, red wine vinegar, bay leaves, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Add in the chicken thighs, be sure each chicken thigh is covered. Cover the bowl and let the chicken marinate for at least 1 hour, overnight is preferred.
- Once the chicken has marinated, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the chicken in a single layer in a shallow roasting pan and pour all the marinade and wine over the chicken.
- Bake the chicken for 55-65 minutes uncovered, basting the chicken a few times while it bakes. When the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit and the chicken skins are a nice golden brown, remove the pan from the oven.
- Remove the chickens from the pan, along with all the olives, capers, and bay leaves. Pour the rest of the liquid into a pot and bring it to a low boil. Reduce the liquid by half, stirring occasionally.
- To serve the chickens, plate them with the olives and capers, pour the reduced cooking liquid over the chicken and enjoy!
Notes
Keep leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Chicken Marbella goes well with mashed potatoes, couscous, or roasted vegetables!
If you don’t want to use wine in this recipe, you can replace it with chicken stock or white wine vinegar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 459kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 715mg | Potassium: 453mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 336IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 2mg
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