Crispy chicken thighs with olives and chickpeas
- Published: 31 Jan 14
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
You can replace the crispy chicken in this easy recipe with sausages, or king prawns. It’s pretty light on your purse-strings, too.
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Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 8 free-range chicken thighs, bone-in and skin-on
- Handful of black or green olives, drained and rinsed
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- Splash of red wine vinegar
- 2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- Handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped
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Method
- Heat the oven to 220°C/ fan200°C/gas 7. Put 2 tbsp of the olive oil, the smoked paprika and the chicken into a bowl, season and rub to coat. Put the thighs, skin-side up, in a roasting tin with the olives. Roast for 35-40 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a frying pan, then gently fry the onion and garlic for 10 minutes without colouring. Add the tomatoes and vinegar, season well and cook until reduced a little. Add the chickpeas, cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the parsley.
- When the chicken is golden and crisp, spoon out a few tablespoons of the roasting pan juices into the chickpeas. Serve the chickpeas and olives topped with the chicken.
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- Recipe from February 2014 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 448kcals
- Fat
- 19.8g (3.6g saturated)
- Protein
- 42.7g
- Carbohydrates
- 25g (4.6g sugars)
- Fibre
- 8.8g
- Salt
- 1.3g
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I love this recipe because it’s so tasty and all the family love it, lovely Mediterranean feel to it