Roast Chicken With Olives, Garlic, and Thyme

Roast Chicken With Olives, Garlic, and ThymeDana Gallagher
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Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 15m | Total Time: 2hr 00m

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Rinse the chicken pieces under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Place in a baking dish large enough to hold the pieces in a single layer.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the vinaigrette with the lemon zest, olives, garlic, thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Pour the mixture over the chicken and turn to coat. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 1 hour or overnight.
  3. Heat oven to 425° F. Season the chicken with the pepper and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Roast until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 375° F. Continue to roast until the chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes more.
  4. Spoon the olives and pan juices over the chicken and serve.
By Frank Mentasana,  July 2005

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 850.83Calories From Fat 66%
  • Calcium  47.21mg
  • Carbohydrate  11.08g
  • Cholesterol  208.04mg
  • Fat  62.23g
  • Fiber  2.61g
  • Iron  3.86mg
  • Protein  52.57mg
  • Sat Fat  11.49g
  • Sodium  1227.01mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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The vinaigrette―and this dish―can be made with rosemary instead of thyme, and orange zest instead of lemon.

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