Chicken Thighs with Tomatoes, Green Pepper and Garlic from Essie Lang

I was actually yearning for some chicken after going off it for a few weeks. I'd reached the saturation point -- I know, that doesn't make sense to a lot of you -- but it was just the break I needed. So, I pulled a skinless bone-in chicken thigh out of the freezer and set about trying something new and without a recipe.

As an aside, it took me a long time to convert to the bone-in thigh. I'd always liked the ease of eating a boneless one but now I agree, bone-in is more flavorful.

It's fried in olive oil, as always, and I've added some paprika for a bit of heat, Kalamati olives for salt,  and tomatoes for that touch of summer, a flavor they seem to have only at this time of year.

I cooked up some rice to go along with it, too. It was very easy, fairly quick to prepare, and very tasty.

Here's what you'll need for a meal for one:

1 skinless bone-in chicken thigh
3 grape tomatoes, sliced lenthwise
green pepper
1 tbsp. Kalamati olives, sliced
1 clove garlic, slivered
fresh basil leaves, chopped
1/4 tsp. herbs de provence
1/4 tsp. Spanish paprika
salt and pepper to taste
juice from 1/2 fresh lime
olive oil for basting and frying

Here's what to do:


1. Heat enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a small frying pan.

2.  While waiting for it to heat, baste chicken thigh with olive oil; then rub in herbs de provence and paprika.

3. Place chicken thigh in heated frying pan, cover and cook at medium for 5 minutes. Turn and repeat when ready.

4. Thinly slice green pepper, grape tomatoes, and garlic. Chop basil and set aside

5. When chicken thigh is cooked, remove from pan and keep covered. Add green pepper, grape tomatoes and garlic in same pan, and saute in the juices from the chicken, on medium high for about 4 minutes. Stir in lime juice and add chicken thigh to re-heat it.

6. Serve on rice and sprinkle with chopped basil.

Enjoy!

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