Turn chicken into tender, fall-off-the-bone heaven!
This healthy chicken stew will become your new favorite, as soon as you taste the tender, juicy, flavorful meat that braising yields. A heavy, coated cast iron pot works well for this cooking method, and will handle the high heat well. We recommend using organic chicken thighs for this nutritious chicken recipe for two reasons. They’re cheaper than breasts (organic meat gets expensive) and the higher fat content adds more flavor and moisture to the meat, resulting in fall-off-the-bone heaven!
*This recipe was contributed by Amee from Amee’s Savory Dish. She is completely obsessed with recipe makeovers! Amee is a southern girl raised in South Carolina and currently lives in the Atlanta, GA area with her husband and two children. She is a Crossfit trainer, children’s book author, foodie, recipe creator and devoted mom and wife. Amee loves to find new ways to make all of her favorite family recipes more nutritious.
Greek Chicken Stew with Cauliflower Rice
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Stew
- 3 to 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 6 to 8 boneless chicken thighs trimmed, skin on
- 1 tablespoon Greek seasoning I use one from Spice & Tea Exchange
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons garlic minced, plus 3-4 whole cloves of garlic peeled
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 to 2 teaspoons oregano fresh or dried, finely chopped if fresh
- 1 cup organic chicken stock not broth, you want the rich flavor from the stock
- 1 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 1/2 cup roasted red pepper chopped
- 1 tablespoon capers drained
- 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes in olive oil, chopped
Ingredients for the Cauliflower Rice
- 4 cups cauliflower florets
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Heat oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt, pepper and Greek seasoning.
- Cook chicken, skin side down for 3 minutes, flip and add onion, garlic (minced and whole), lemon juice and oregano. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add chicken stock, olives, red peppers, capers and sun-dried tomatoes. Bring to a boil, then cover and transfer to the oven to cook for another 25 minutes. Remove from oven and serve over cauliflower "rice" (see recipe below).
Instructions for the Cauliflower Rice
- Boil cauliflower for 8 minutes or until tender. Drain.
- Return to pan and add oil, salt, and pepper and mash gently with a fork until cauliflower resembles rice.
Nutrition Information
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This looks absolutely delicious and so healthy! I love the combination of ingredients used here to make this dish full of rich flavor! Thanks for sharing!
I made both of these and they were fantastic! The chicken was extremely moist and delicious! The cauliflower rice waqs a new side dish for me! Here' smy blog post: http://heatskitchen.blogspot.com/2014/12/cauliflo…
Heather, Thanks for sharing our recipe. Your version looks delicious!
This was really great! I followed it almost exactly. I make my cauliflower rice a little differently, but the stew part I followed to the tee and it was great. I was worried with so much garlic and onion, but the proportions were perfect! Thank you! A little pricey with the olives, roasted peppers, sun dried tomatoes, and capers (if you need to go out and buy them lol), but the thighs are always such a good buy. I made mine with the skin removed. A keeper. I made a Greek salad also.