Description
Delicious baked chicken thighs cooked in a savory tomato sauce with olives and anchovies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- kosher salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 4 anchovy fillets (or 2 teaspoons anchovy paste)
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more if you like it spicy)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup kalamata olives, pitted
- 14 ounces diced tomatoes (1 can)
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- 2 bay leaves
- ¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth (or water)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Pat the chicken dry and season lightly with salt on all sides.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add in the chicken, skin side down, and cook without moving until the skin is golden, about 5-7 minutes. Flip and cook on the second side until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
- To the skillet, add the garlic and anchovies. Cook, stirring and smashing up the anchovy fillets/paste until the garlic is fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in the red pepper flakes and tomato paste. Cook and stir until the tomato paste is mostly incorporated into the oil.
- Add in the kalamata olives, diced tomatoes with their juices, capers, bay leaves, and chicken broth. Stir to combine.
- Bring to a simmer and nestle the chicken into the sauce. Spoon a little over each piece of chicken.
- Transfer to the oven and cook for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is very tender and cooked through. Serve with spoonfuls of the sauce over the top.
Notes
- This dish pairs well with crusty bread or over rice.
- Feel free to adjust the amount of red pepper flakes to suit your spice preference.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 thigh with sauce
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 120mg