Leah Itsines · leahitsines.com.au
Mediterranean Creamy Chicken
This creamy Mediterranean chicken is one of my family's favourites! Tender chicken thighs simmered in a creamy sauce with artichokes, olives and loads of veggies, served on a bed of rice.
Serves4Prep15 minutesCook40 minutesTotal55 minutes

ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Olive oil
- 5 chicken thigh fillets (skin off)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 Tbsp fresh Thyme leaves, finely chopped
- 1 fresh chilli, chopped roughly
- 2 stalks of spring onion, finely sliced
- 1 medium brown onion, diced
- 1/2 cup sun grilled artichokes, halved (around 6)
- 1 medium zucchini, cut into pieces and grilled
- 1/2 cup stuffed olives
- 6 broccolini stalks, bottoms cut off
- 1/2 cup fresh cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup thickened cream
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups of fresh baby spinach
method
- Trim the large fatty bits off the chicken thighs and coat with salt and pepper.
- In a hot pan with a splash of olive oil, brown the thigh fillets lightly and then set aside.
- In the same saucepan, cook garlic, thyme leaves, onion, chilli and spring onion for two minutes.
- Pour in stock, thickened cream and leave to simmer for a further 5 minutes.
- Add in the browned chicken and leave to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Whilst this is cooking, grab another pan and splash a small amount of olive oil and heat over medium to high heat.
- Cook zucchini, broccolini and artichokes until lightly browned.
- After 20 minutes of the chicken simmering, throw in the zucchini, broccolini, tomatoes, spinach, artichokes and olives. Stir around well and simmer for a further 10 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through with no pink in the centre.
- Stir the parmesan through the sauce.
- Serve on a yummy bed of rice!
Leah's notes
Hope you LOVE this recipe - It's one of my family's favourites!
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