KETO LIGURIAN CHICKEN WITH OLIVES AND CHERRY TOMATOES
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Italian-style. Super tasty, simple, quick, full of Mediterranean flavours. What is there not to like?
Author: Antya - queenketo.com
Recipe type: Main Courses
Cuisine: Ketogenic. Low Carb. LCHF. Grain Free. gluten Free.
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs (skinless and boneless - about 1kg net weight - cut into 2-3 strips)
- 20g extra virgin olive oil
- 100ml white wine
- 1 shallot
- 1 garlic clove
- a generous sprinkle of fine Himalayan pink salt
- freshly ground black or white pepper to taste
- 1 organic chicken stock cube
- a handful of fresh oregano
- 200g cherry or baby plum tomatoes - quartered
- 24 Italian taggiasche olives
Instructions
- drizzle the oil in a frying pan, add chicken thighs and season with salt and pepper; cook on high heat for 7-8 minutes each side, until caramelised.
- mince shallot and garlic; add them in, together with the white wine and crumbed stock cube; keep turning the chicken to prevent it sticking.
- once the wine has evaporated, add tomatoes and olives, put the lid on, and cook for 5 minutes, then uncover, stir, and continue to cook for another 5 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated
- serve with oregano sprinkled on top.
Notes
The only way to ensure accurate measurement of ingredients is with Metric Kitchen Scales.
Nutrition
Serving: ¼ Calories: 496 Fat: 32g Net Carbs: 1.5g Protein: 50g
Recipe by Queen Keto at https://queenketo.com/keto-ligurian-chicken-with-olives-and-cherry-tomatoes/