Chicken Provençal (South French Tomato Olive Herb Chicken)

Name: Chicken Provençal (South French Tomato Olive Herb Chicken)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (Skin-on) 800 g; Cherry Tomatoes 250 g; Onion 120 g; Garlic 20 g; Black Olives 80 g; Capers 1 tbsp; White Wine 120 ml; Fresh Thyme 1 tbsp; Olive Oil 2 tbsp; Salt 1 tsp; Black Pepper 0.5 tsp

Quick answer

Total time: 60 min
Level: Medium
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients: 11

About this dish

Cherry tomatoes burst as they cook, and their juice mixes with salty black olives, capers, and thyme into a bright southern French sauce.

Skin-on thighs are essential: searing the skin over high heat until deep golden gives both crisp texture and the browned layer in the pan that white wine later dissolves into the sauce. The finished sauce is reduced just enough to coat a spoon thinly and cling to the chicken rather than run off.

Ingredients

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Chicken Thighs (Skin-on)

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Pat 800 g chicken thighs dry, then season evenly with 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper.

Let them rest for 10 minutes while preparing the onion, garlic, and cherry tomatoes for quick cooking later.
2

Heat a wide pan well over high heat, then add 2 tbsp olive oil.

Place the chicken skin-side down without crowding, working in batches if needed, so the pieces brown instead of steaming.
3

Sear until the skin is deeply golden and a brown layer of fond forms on the pan bottom.

Turn the chicken, cook the other side for just 1 minute, then transfer it out temporarily.
4

Add 120 g onion and 20 g garlic to the same pan and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes.

When the onion turns translucent, pour in 120 ml white wine and scrape up the browned bits.
5

Add 250 g cherry tomatoes, 80 g black olives, 1 tbsp capers, 1 tbsp fresh thyme, and the chicken back to the pan.

Cover and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, until the tomatoes soften and start to burst.
6

Uncover and continue simmering until the sauce lightly coats a spoon.

Check the seasoning, then serve the chicken and vegetables with plenty of sauce.