Description
Chicken Marbella is a classic Mediterranean-inspired baked chicken recipe featuring juicy chicken thighs, sweet prunes, green olives, capers, garlic, oregano, and lemon roasted in a rich sweet-savory sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 cup pitted prunes
- 1/2 cup green olives
- 1/2 cup capers with juice
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tbsp dried oregano
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
1. Whisk olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, lemon juice, salt, pepper and bay leaves.
2. Add chicken, prunes, olives and capers.
3. Marinate at least 4 hours or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 350°F.
5. Transfer everything into a baking dish.
6. Sprinkle brown sugar over chicken.
7. Pour chicken broth around the edges.
8. Bake 50–60 minutes until chicken reaches 165°F.
9. Rest for 10 minutes.
10. Garnish with parsley and serve with pan juices.
Notes
- Marinate overnight for maximum flavor.
- Store leftovers up to 4 days.
- Freeze up to 3 months.
- Serve with couscous, rice or roasted potatoes.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken thigh
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 790mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 145mg
Keywords: Chicken Marbella, Mediterranean chicken, baked chicken