Slow-Cooked Chicken Marbella

Name: Slow-Cooked Chicken Marbella
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Greek Dinner Recipes, Greek Recipes
Ingredients: 1 cup pitted green olives, divided; 1 cup pitted dried plums, divided; 2 tablespoons dried oregano; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 tablespoons capers, drained; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 6 bone-in chicken thighs (about 2 pounds), skin removed; 1/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth; 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley; 1 tablespoon white wine; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; Hot cooked couscous

This recipe is sweet, briny, savory and herbal, and it packs a big punch of garlic. The Mediterranean flavors make me think of dinner on the patio with family or friends. — Beth Jacobson, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ingredients

1 cup pitted green olives, divided
1 cup pitted dried plums, divided
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons capers, drained
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
6 bone-in chicken thighs (about 2 pounds), skin removed
1/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon white wine
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Hot cooked couscous

Directions

Place 1/2 cup olives, 1/2 cup dried plums, oregano, brown sugar, capers, oil, garlic, salt and pepper in a food processor; process until smooth. Transfer mixture to a 4-qt. slow cooker. Place chicken in slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender.
Chop remaining olives and dried plums. Remove chicken from slow cooker; keep warm. Stir chicken broth, parsley, wine, lemon juice and remaining olives and plums into olive mixture. Serve with chicken and couscous.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 372 calories, 18g fat (3g saturated fat), 87mg cholesterol, 845mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 2g fiber), 25g protein.

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PrplMonky5

May 20, 2020

My husband and I really enjoyed this meal. The flavor is hard to describe, but really good. I was afraid it would taste too salty, but it wasn't! Just note: do NOT use pimento-stuffed olives in the glass jars. There are cans of plain pitted green olives. Also, I used unsweetened dried prunes, not sweetened. If your olive/prune mixture is a little thick, don't worry. Mine was as well but it worked out perfectly. Since I didn't have chicken thighs, I also used about 1.5 lb of chicken breast and adjusted the cook time to 3 hrs 45 minutes. When putting the chicken in, I put only half the olive/prune mixture on the bottom of the slow cooker, trying to cover as much of the bottom as I could. I put the chicken in, then topped it with the other half of the mixture, trying to cover as much of the chicken as I could. It really gave the chicken a great flavor. On the down side, this isn't the most pleasant looking meal - so I wouldn't exactly make this for guests. But it really is delicious and you should try it!