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Chicken Provençal - Chicken Provençal is a traditional French stew of chicken cooked with shallots, garlic and tomatoes. This is our easy 30 minute spin on it.

Chicken Provençal

Chicken Provençal is a traditional French stew of chicken cooked with shallots, garlic and tomatoes. This is our easy 30 minute spin on it.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Chicken, Chicken Provençal, Chicken Provençal Recipe, Chicken Provençal Recipe UK, Chicken Thighs Provençal, Cooking, Easy Chicken Provençal, Provençal Recipe, Recipes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Deep lidded frying pan
  • Stovetop
  • Kettle
  • Heat proof bowl

Ingredients

  • 500 g chicken thighs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoon total for the recipe
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 shallots
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 bunch broccolini
  • 80 g pitted green olives
  • ½ bunch parsley
  • 1 lemon
  • 40 g salted butter
  • 1.5 cups water
  • 1.5 cups couscous
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoon total for the recipe
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 200 g baby tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoon brown sugar
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Add your chicken thighs to a bowl with olive oil, dried thyme (opt.), salt and pepper (opt.). Toss to coat and set aside.
    500 g chicken thighs, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, Salt and pepper
    Add your chicken thighs to a bowl with olive oil, dried thyme, salt and pepper and toss to coat.
  • Peel and slice shallots lengthwise into eighths. Peel and mince garlic. Trim ends from broccolini. Measure out green olives. Roughly chop parsley. Juice lemon.
    2 shallots, 2 cloves garlic, 1 bunch broccolini, 80 g pitted green olives, ½ bunch parsley, 1 lemon
    Prep shallots, garlic, broccolini, green olives, parsley and juice lemon.
  • Heat a deep frying pan over high heat. Once hot, add butter and sizzle until melted, then chicken and cook, smooth side down, without turning, for 4 minutes.
    40 g salted butter
    Heat a frying pan with butter and cook chicken.
  • Turn chicken and cook for 4 more minutes. Meanwhile, boil a kettle of water.
    1.5 cups water
    Turn chicken and cook for a few more minutes.
  • Place couscous in a large heat-proof bowl and pour over boiling water. Add olive oil, salt and pepper (opt.) and stir through. Cover with a plate and set aside.
    1.5 cups couscous, 1 tablespoon olive oil, Salt and pepper
    Place couscous and boiling water in a heat-proof bowl and add olive oil, salt and pepper and stir through. Cover with a plate.
  • Remove chicken from pan, add white wine and deglaze. Add shallots and garlic and sauté for a minute, then add whole baby tomatoes, broccolini, olives, lemon juice and brown sugar. Place chicken on top, reduce the heat and simmer for 12 mins, lid on.
    Reserve some tomatoes for kids plates.
    2 shallots, 2 cloves garlic, 1 bunch broccolini, 80 g pitted green olives, 1 lemon, ½ cup white wine, 200 g baby tomatoes, 2 teaspoon brown sugar
    ook the veggies in the pan with white wine, lemon juice and brown sugar. Place chicken on top.
  • Fluff couscous with a fork and add a portion of plain couscous to kids plates, then stir through half the parsley to the remaining couscous.
    Fluff couscous with a fork and stir through parsley.
  • Serve kids slices of chicken with couscous, tomatoes and some chopped up broccolini.
    Serve adults chicken and vegetables on a bed of couscous and sprinkle over remaining parsley.
    Chicken Provençal - Serve chicken and vegetables on a bed of couscous and sprinkle over parsley.

Nutrition

Calories: 617kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 140mg | Sodium: 518mg | Potassium: 690mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1967IU | Vitamin C: 76mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 4mg