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🍽️ Basque-style Chicken with Olives and Peppers

711 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (ready for kitchen, 1.4 kg)
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• sweet paprika powder
• 2 red bell peppers
• 50 g dried tomatoes (preserved in oil)
• 2 shallots
• 2 garlic cloves
• 100 g chorizo
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 200 g long-grain rice
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 180 ml dry white wine
• 300 ml poultry broth
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped lemon thyme
• 80 g black, pitted olives

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
2. 2. Wash the chicken and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.
3. 3. Cut the chicken into eight equal pieces.
4. 4. Season the chicken pieces with salt, pepper, and paprika powder.
5. 5. Wash the peppers and cut them in half lengthwise.
6. 6. Remove the seeds and white inner membranes from the peppers.
7. 7. Cut the peppers into bite-sized pieces.
8. 8. Drain the tomatoes.
9. 9. Cut the tomatoes into thin strips.
10. 10. Peel the shallots and the garlic.
11. 11. Finely chop the shallots and the garlic.
12. 12. Peel the sausage.
13. 13. Cut the sausage into small cubes.
14. 14. Heat oil in a large pan or pot.
15. 15. Fry the sausage cubes in the hot oil until crispy.
16. 16. Remove the sausage from the pan and let it drain.
17. 17. Fry the chicken pieces in the remaining fat until golden brown on all sides.
18. 18. Remove the chicken pieces from the pan and set them aside.
19. 19. Sauté the shallots and garlic in the fat until translucent.
20. 20. Add the pepper pieces and the rice to the pan.
21. 21. Sauté the vegetables and rice briefly.
22. 22. Stir the tomato paste into the mixture.
23. 23. Deglaze the mixture with the wine.
24. 24. Add the tomato strips, the broth, the sausage, and the thyme.
25. 25. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
26. 26. Let the sauce simmer for two to three minutes.
27. 27. Place the chicken pieces on top of the sauce.
28. 28. Sprinkle the dish with the olives.
29. 29. Cover the pan or pot with a lid.
30. 30. Braise the chicken in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes until cooked through.
31. 31. Remove the lid and let the dish simmer for another 10 minutes.
32. 32. Taste the dish one last time and adjust seasoning if needed.
33. 33. Serve the chicken immediately while hot.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 711
• Protein: 74 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 45 g