Tunisian Baked Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 whole chicken breasts, split
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 lemon, juice of, small
• 1 small lemon, thinly sliced
• pimiento, stuffed green olives, halved
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 wash and pat chicken dry. combine flour, salt and pepper on wax paper. turn chicken into flour mixture, coat evenly. shake off excess.
• 2 sauté chicken, a few pieces at a time, in oil in a large skillet. remove the pieces to a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish as they brown, arranging them in a single layer.
• 3 preheat oven to 375 degrees. add onion, garlic, cumin, paprika and cayenne to skillet. sauté until onion is slightly softened.
• 4 stir in chicken broth and lemon juice, scraping up any browned bits. bring to a boil and pour over chicken.
• 5 arrange lemon slices on top. cover. bake in preheated oven 40 minutes. uncover, sprinkle with olives.
• 6 bake, uncovered, 5 minutes.
• 7 sprinkle with parsley and serve.