Braised Chicken Thighs Recipe with a Greek Olive Twist

Constantly looking for tasty recipes to add to your mix of weeknight dinners? This easy but flavorful chicken recipe will quickly become one of your favorites in your dinner rotation. Best of all, this is a one -pot recipe, so the magic all happens in a single Dutch oven. Tasting Table has the recipe for us:

Here’s What You Need:

8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
12 garlic cloves
2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced (about 4 cups)
1 lemon, thinly sliced, seeds discarded
2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves, plus more for garnish
1 cup mixed Greek olives
Juice of 1 lemon

What You Do:

  1. Remove your chicken from the fridge at least 20 minutes before you want to start cooking it. Then preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Season your chicken on all sides with the salt and pepper.
  2. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven (large enough to fit all the thighs in a single layer).
  3. When the oil is hot, add the chicken skin side down and sear for about 5-6 minutes (until golden brown).
  4. Add in the garlic cloves, then flip the thighs over. Cook until the garlic is fragrant and slightly browned (about 2-3 minutes). Then remove both the chicken and the garlic from the pan. Set aside.
  5. Keeping the pan over the heat, add in the onions, lemon slices and oregano. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until onions have wilted and brown bits on bottom of pan have loosened.
  6. Replace the chicken into the Dutch oven over the onion mixture, then add the garlic and olives on top. Pour lemon juice over the chicken, then move the pan to the preheated oven.
  7. Bake for about 40-50 minutes until chicken is completely cooked.
  8. Once done, garnish with fresh oregano leaves and serve!