Easiest Way to Prepare Homemade Mediterranean Inspired Chicken Stew with Olives, Tomatoes & Potatoes

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The idea for this Mediterranean Chicken Stew with Sweet Potatoes, Beans and Olives, came from a stew I once had in Le Pain Quotidien. to check these recipes: Mediterranean Hummus Bowl, Turkish Inspired Eggplant with Tomatoes, Butternut Squash Beef Stew with Cinnamon and Pomegranates. Mediterranean Chicken with Olives Capers and Tomatoes. You can also cook this in a slow Add olives, capers and tomatoes. This stew you made looks absolutely delicious.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have mediterranean inspired chicken stew with olives, tomatoes & potatoes using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Inspired Chicken Stew with Olives, Tomatoes & Potatoes:

1. Prepare 3 pounds chicken pieces (I like bone-in, skin on)
2. Make ready 2 teaspoons salt
3. Get 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4. Prepare 1.5 Tablespoons flour
5. Make ready 1 Tablespoon oil
6. Get 1 onion, cut into 1/2" wide slices
7. Take 3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
8. Take 3 fresh tomatoes, cut into sixths
9. Make ready 1 bay leaf
10. Take 1 Tablespoon dried oregano (or 2 to 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh)
11. Prepare 2 cups unsalted liquid (any combo of water, dry white wine, or chicken or veg stock)
12. Make ready 12 olives
13. Make ready 2 Tablespoons olive brine
14. Prepare zest of half a lemon (optional)
15. Make ready 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
16. Make ready 1 pound potatoes, peeled and cut into 1.5-inch cubes
17. Prepare chopped fresh parsley for finishing

Stir tomatoes, olives, capers, lemon peel, and oregano into onion mixture. To serve place chicken on platter. Season tomato mixture to taste with salt and black pepper. Spoon tomato mixture over chicken Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Instructions to make Mediterranean Inspired Chicken Stew with Olives, Tomatoes & Potatoes:

1. Season chicken pieces with the salt and pepper and then dust on both sides with the flour.
2. Preheat pot to medium high, add oil, then brown chicken, 4 to 5 minutes a side, or until each side is golden brown. - - Remove chicken from pot and set aside.
3. Add onion and garlic and saute for about 3 minutes until onion turns translucent. - - Then add tomatoes, bay, oregano, and lemon zest, give it a stir, and let the herbs bloom for a minute or so.
4. Add the chicken back along with olives, olive brine, liquid (stock or water). - - Give it a gentle stir and adjust salt seasoning if needed. - - Turn heat down to medium, cover, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Add potatoes and try to submerge them as under the liquid as much as you can. - - You might like to add another 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of salt to lend a little extra seasoning for the potatoes. - - Simmer, with lid askew for another 20 minutes or so, stirring occasionally.
6. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley (and maybe add a couple of lemon wedges for squeezing onto the chicken right before eating). - - Enjoy with your choice of pasta, rice, or crusty bread. :)

Season tomato mixture to taste with salt and black pepper. Spoon tomato mixture over chicken Sprinkle with parsley and serve. Mine is roasted chicken thighs or quarters with crispy chicken skin. Brown it on the stove, throw it in the oven, and (im)patiently wait for it to bake. Roasted chicken is a blank canvas for flavor, so after some brainstorming, I came up with Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Thighs with olives, tomatoes.

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