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Olive CItrus Chicken Recipe
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Olive Citrus Chicken

Olive Citrus Chicken thinly pounded out breasts cooked in a wine and citrus sauce. Chicken is moist and flavorful is able to be cut with a fork. 
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Briney Chicken, Chicken, Chicken With Olives and Preserved Lemons, Citrus, Dinner for 4, Garlic Stuffed Olives, Green Olives, Keto Recipe, Lemon, Lemon Juice, Low Carb Recipe, Moroccan Chicken with Lemon and Olives, Moroccan Lemon Chicken, Moroccan Lemon Chicken Recipe, Moroccan Lemon Chicken With Olives, Olive, Olive Citrus Chicken, One Pan Moroccan Lemon Olive Chicken, One Pan Moroccan Lemon Olive Chicken Recipe, Orange, Orange Juice, Paleo Jam, Recipe One Pan Moroccan Lemon Olive Chicken, Skillet Chicken, White Wine
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 5 servings
Calories 423kcal
Author LaRena Fry

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chicken breast
  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 4 tbsp brine juice from a jar of garlic stuffed olives
  • 6 chopped garlic stuffed green olives
  • 1/2 tsp pink salt
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp Yacon Syrup
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 3 tbsp white wine
  • 4 sprays avocado oil

Salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder to taste both sides of the chicken

Instructions

  • Combine the orange juice, lemon juice, juice from the olives, pink salt, onion powder, Yacon syrup. garlic powder, and white wine. 
    1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice, 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, 4 tbsp brine juice from a jar of garlic stuffed olives, 1/2 tsp pink salt, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/4 tsp Yacon Syrup, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 3 tbsp white wine
  • Butterfly chicken breast and pound out into thin slices using a meat tenderizer mallet. 
  • Salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder both sides of the chicken to taste.

  • Add 2 sprays of avocado oil to a pan and heat to hot. 
    4 sprays avocado oil
  • Once the pan is hot add 1 - 2 pieces of thinly pounded out chicken. 
  • Fry until the chicken is browned on one side flipping to cook the opposite side. 
    2 lbs chicken breast
  • Once the chicken is browned on both sides remove chicken to a plate.
  • Finally, add more uncooked chicken and continue to brown on both sides until all the chicken is cooked. 
  • If need be, add additional sprays of avocado oil to the pan. 
  • Remove chicken to the plate. 
  • Lastly, add citrus juices to the pan and scrape out the brown bits from the bottom until the bottom is free from brown bits.
  • Allow citrus juices to cook for 2 - 3 minutes. 
  • Add in the chopped olives and return chicken to the pan. 
    6 chopped garlic stuffed green olives
  • Once the chicken is warmed remove from the pan and plate with a few teaspoons of sauce from the pan.

Notes

Nutrition Facts
Servings 4.0
Amount Per Serving
Calories 423
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12 g 18 %
Saturated Fat 3 g 14 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 187 mg 62 %
Sodium 876 mg 37 %
Potassium 644 mg 18 %
Total Carbohydrate 5 g 2 %
Dietary Fiber 0 g 1 %
Sugars 2 g  
Protein 69 g 138 %
Vitamin A 6 %
Vitamin C 27 %
Calcium 4 %
Iron 14 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

Nutrition

Serving: 5servings | Calories: 423kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 69g