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chicken with figs and olives

Chicken with Figs and Olives

This recipe is one of my favorite recipes because it's easy and loaded with flavor! The dried figs and olives offer a robust Italian and Mediterranean flavor that everyone will love!

Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Chicken with Dried Figs and Olives
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken Cut in parts
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 4 cloves garlic crushed and chopped
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 6 dried figs chopped finely
  • 2 tbsp dried or freshly chopped parsley
  • 1 cup chopped kalamata olives
  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions

  1. Place chopped onions on bottom of baking dish (I used 9x13)

  2. Place chicken parts on top of the onions

  3. In a bowl, mix all the other ingredients

  4. Pour the mixture on top of the chicken, making sure to spoon the mixture on the chicken so it doesn't all run off

  5. Cover and bake at 350F for 35-45 minutes, making sure to baste the chicken with the mixture half way through

  6. The chicken will be done when the thickest parts read 165F.

Recipe Notes

  1.  If using a whole chicken not cut in parts, basting it throughout is important to help with the flavor in the chicken. 
  2. Turkish figs are used in this recipe, other figs may work just as well, some with the olives.