MealBudgetBraised Chicken with Olives and Lemon
Chicken thighs braised with green-cured olives, garlic and lemon until the sauce turns glossy.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 50 min
Ingredients
- 2 lb bone-in chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 yellow onions
- 5 clove garlic
- 5 oz sliced black olives
- 1 oz capers
- 1 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 lemon
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 1/4 cup couscous
Method
Salt the chicken well and brown it skin side down in the oil in a heavy pan, 7 minutes. Turn and give it 2 more, then set aside.
Cook the sliced onion in the fat until soft, then add the garlic and oregano.
Add the broth, olives, drained capers and lemon slices, scraping the bottom of the pan.
Return the chicken skin side up, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Uncover for the last 5 minutes to reduce the sauce.
Make the couscous with boiling water while it finishes, and serve the chicken and sauce over it.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £23.14 | £5.79 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Australia | $58.78 | $14.70 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Greece | 19,96 € | 4,99 € | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٢٩٤٫١٨ ج.م. | ٣٢٣٫٥٥ ج.م. | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Spain | 18,38 € | 4,60 € | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Germany | 45,85 € | 11,46 € | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Mexico | $894.90 | $223.73 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $73.74 | $18.44 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Austria | € 51,03 | € 12,76 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Canada | $57.85 | $14.46 | 7 of 10 ingredients |
| United States | $16.10* | $4.03 | 5 of 10 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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