Modified Chicken Marbella

Last week we had family friends over for dinner and I made a modified version of Chicken Marbella. Growing up, my mom always made this chicken meal and it is one of my favorites. The only problem I have when cooking is following the recipe. More often than not, I look at a recipe for the general idea, but like to make it my own. Therefore, I rarely measure and have a hard time sharing with others what exactly when into the meal.

Modified Chicken Marbella

• Marinate 4 chicken thighs the night before in equal parts of white wine, red wine vinegar and olive oil. Add a can of green and black olives (and the green olive juice), salt, pepper, 2 garlic cloves, chopped. 

• Brown the chicken for 2-4 min on each side (you only want to quickly brown the chicken and not cook all the way through).

• Preheat oven to 350 

• Transfer the chicken and all the juices from the marinade to an oven safe pan.

• Cut cherry tomatoes in half and add to the chicken and juices 

• Bake uncovered for 45 min - 1 hour. 

*Most Chicken Marbella's call for prunes and capers, but I rarely rarely add them due to personal preference

Served with:

• Pesto Pasta (Recipe in later post) 
• Fresh, local green beans sauteed in a white wine garlic sauce.