Lemon Olive Chicken Skillet
Serves 85 mins prep25 mins cook
🍋🫒🎉 This EASY chicken skillet recipe is full of big flavors including bright and tangy lemons, zesty Spanish olives, oregano, garlic, and onions! This ONE skillet recipe is ready in 30 minutes and tastes like it's from a fancy restaurant, but it's simple enough to make on busy weeknights to level up your chicken dinner game!
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0 Pat the chicken dry, season it generously on both sides with salt and pepper, then evenly sprinkle it with the dried oregano. 1 Lightly coat each piece of chicken in flour, on both sides. If necessary use a bit more (or less), whatever it needed to just lightly coat it. Shake off the excess. 2 To a large skillet, add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, add the chicken to the skillet, sear it and cook it through fully, about 4 to 6 minutes per side. When it's done, remove it and set it on a plate; and cover with foil to keep warm. Tips - Once you place the chicken in the skillet, resist the temptation to "check" on it and move it around. Allow it to just be, which is what will give it a nice sear. Make sure the chicken is cooked through to 165F as measured by a digital read thermometer. 3 Do not remove any of the pan juices in the skillet. Add the additional 1 tablespoon olive oil, or more if desired, add the onions, and saute for about 3-4 minutes, or until soft and translucent; stir very frequently. 4 Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute; stir nearly constantly. 5 Deglaze the pan by add the wine (caution - it will bubble up and steam aggressively for a few seconds so stand back), then add the chicken broth, and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. 6 Add the olives and let the mixture simmer for about 3 minutes, or until the liquid volume has reduced slightly and thickened. 7 Return the cooked chicken to the skillet, spoon the pan juices over the chicken, tossing and flipping the chicken around in the sauce to coat it evenly. 8 Add the lemon slices to the pan, and allow the mixture to simmer for about 2-3 minutes. Tip - For bolder lemon flavor, you can add 1 teaspoon lemon zest (zest the lemon before slicing it) and/or add lemon juice from an extra lemon. 9 Optionally garnish with parsley and serve immediately.View original recipe