Oven-Braised Chicken Thighs with Fennel and Castelvetrano Olives
"This recipe is infinitely variable. It can serve as a stand-alone stew with a side of crusty bread or a sauce over noodles, rice, or potatoes. I follow a paleo diet and serve it on zucchini noodles with a side of broccoli raab cooked with anchovy, garlic, and lemon. The sweetness of the onions and fennel counters the bitterness of the broccoli raab beautifully."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Fennel | 1/2 bulb (87g) | 27 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Olive | 1 large (4g) | 4 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 bulb fennel, cut into 1/4-inch thick slivers
- 1 yellow onion, cut into 1/4-inch thick slivers
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 4 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 dried chile de arbol pepper
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes in puree
- 1/2 cup pitted and halved Castelvetrano olives
- 2 tablespoons chopped fennel greens (optional)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (optional)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)