Roast Lemon-garlic Chicken With Green Olives

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest (use your microplane)
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary, plus 1 more tablespoon for garnish
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 4 chicken thighs (about 1 3/4 pounds)
• 12 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/3 cup pitted green olives, rinsed

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425?.
• 2 combine the lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, 2 tablespoons rosemary and a dash of salt and pepper in a small bowl.
• 3 put the chicken in an oven-proof skillet. (a 10-inch cast iron skillet works well). pour the lemon/herb mixture over the chicken.
• 4 add the garlic cloves to the pan and distribute as evenly as possible.
• 5 roast for about 40 minutes, until the chicken is done.
• 6 remove the chicken from the pan to a plate. add the chicken broth to the skillet and cook on the stovetop over medium heat for a couple of minutes, scraping up the tasty cooked bits from the bottom of the pan.
• 7 add the green olives and cook just a minute more.
• 8 pour the sauce over the chicken and garnish with the extra tablespoon of chopped rosemary.