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Skillet Chicken And Olive Pesto Sauce Bake

Modified: Jan 10, 2024 · Published: Oct 15, 2019 · by Ramona

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Skillet chicken and olive pesto sauce bake

This one pot chicken and olive pesto sauce bake is a simple dish that can please your family or friends any time of the year, especially good for a nice friends gathering.
A delicious dish served on its own as a main or if served with a nice crusty sourdough just like we did this time.
I have made this dish using the last garden potatoes for this year and oh my, it was so tasty! No potatoes compare with the ones coming from own garden, I am sure you would agree if you grow your own potatoes, right?

Autumn is now here, well established showing its beauty but also its tantrums with rainy days, a bit of wind and lucky Lorenzo managed to change the trajectory this time but still windy and a bit miserable in the past week or so. Few sunny spells here and there, it is okay, we are not complaining but.... comfort food it’s the way forward for the next few months. Dishes like this that stay on the healthy side and still taste delicious. Who said healthy food it’s not delicious? Wrong!

Here I come with this superb family meal, this chicken and olive pesto sauce bake recipe that’s so simple to make, looks good and it tastes a real treat. What more could I ask for?!

Olives, are they for you, are they not...?

Well, definitely a big yes over here. I love olives in general and this olive pesto sauce that I have used gives this dish such a nice flavour, just perfect if you ask me. I do use whole olives sometimes and it’s superb. It gives the dish that little salty lift - great, you should definitely try that if you like olives as much as we do.

Ways to serve…

Serve it as it is and add the amount of potatoes you’d love to have; I only used a few since we like this kind of food served with some nice crusty sourdough bread.

I don’t see why you could not serve this with some nice rice, couscous, bulgur or even quinoa. If you do so, it will need more juice, so adding more stock will be a good idea.

Any meat cut ...

would do in this chicken dish, like beef, pork, lamb, chicken breast, turkey or even some nice meatballs or fish fillets.

The only bit when changing the meat it’s that the cooking times will vary for each. Do get in touch with a comment below if you have any questions.

I will say a few things about the Himalayan black salt here ...

... known as the Indian black salt or ‘Kala Namak’ as it is called locally and used in vegan recipes mailny due to the extra flavour I believe. The Himalayan black salt is mixed with charcoal (hence its colour), bark, seeds and some herbs. Wow, I know!

It gets fired in a furnace for aproximately 24 hours and it has a sulfurous aroma of eggs only when grinded. I love it despite its eggy smell, well, I love eggs too so no problems there 😉

Let’s get cooking, aprons on, skillet out and let’s roll 😉

Skillet chicken and olive pesto sauce bake

Skillet chicken and olive pesto sauce bake

This one pot chicken and olive pesto sauce bake is made in a skillet, it takes very little to prepare and it's utterly delicious.
5 from 43 votes
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Course: Lunch, Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Ramona's Cuisine, World Cuisine
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 portions
Calories: 444kcal
Author: Ramona Sebastian
Cost: £5.50

Equipment

  • skillet
  • chopping board

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken legs full - skin on
  • 400 g potatoes whole small, thoroughly washed
  • 1 red pepper
  • 3-4 tablespoon olive pesto sauce I used Sacla No 18
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 pinch long peppers powder *
  • 1 pinch red chilli flakes
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 6 tablespoon parsley fresh and finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoon thyme fresh
  • 2 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 200 ml white wine
  • 100 ml stock chicken or vegetable
  • 1 teaspoon Salt I used Black Himalayan salt *
Metric - US Imperial

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven at 190°C or 375°F.
  • Start by seasoning the chicken well on both sides and fry in a large skillet on both sides together with the potatoes. I keep skin on for both chicken and potatoes.
  • Cook the chicken for about 3-4 min on each side and toss the potatoes. Add the diced pepper and cook for an extra minute or two.
  • In a bowl, mix all the other ingredients, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 1 pinch of long pepper powder, 1 pinch of red chilli flakes, the crushed and chopped garlic, ⅔ of the parsley, finely chopped, fresh thyme, the tomato paste , the 200 ml white wine
  • 100 ml stock (chicken or vegetable), the pesto sauce and the salt. Mix well until the tomato paste has dissolved.
  • Add the liquid mixture to the chicken, stir a little and place this in a the preheated oven.
  • Bake for 40 minutes until the juices have reduced and the chicken has browned beautifully.
  • Serve with some nice crusty sourdough or rice.

Notes

 
Skillet chicken and olive pesto sauce bake
Long peppers
It’s a nice ingredient to use particularly paired with turmeric as it helps with absorption of the goodness but regular black pepper will be as good and beneficial.
I didn’t think of taking a picture of it before making it powder but will do next time and upload it. It’s a weird looking pepper I must admit but I love its flavour. Look it up, it’s worth it.
Also, try with the or Szechuan or Sichuan pepper for a nice flavour.
Potatoes
If these are smaller in size you can cook together with the chicken in the oven but if these are medium to larger size, either cut them into chunks or wedges.
If you (like me) wish to have whole potatoes, parboil them, I do love whole potatoes in a dish like this.
Chicken
I always trim the chicken of any extra fatty skin ends and visible fat as legs can have quite a it of it. All that extra skin tucked under I do cut it and discard of.
Serving Suggestion 
Make it juicier to serve with couscous or rice. Delicious! 
 
And… if you did make this yummy one pot chicken and olive pesto sauce bake ….
 
Please do let me know how you liked the recipe, did you give it any twist by using different ingredients, what were these and how did it all turn out for you?  
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Have a wonderful day!

Nutrition

Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 937mg | Potassium: 882mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2022IU | Vitamin C: 64mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 6mg
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  1. NATALIA says

    June 26, 2023 at 4:49 am

    5 stars
    Incredibly delicious! This skillet chicken recipe is exceptional. I've experimented with many of your recipes, and they've all been mouthwatering. Grateful for another culinary triumph!

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      June 26, 2023 at 1:54 pm

      Thank you soo very much dear Natalia for your kind words and also for trying my recipes. I am so happy you have enjoyed quite a few!! Keep up the great work! xx

      Reply
  2. Moop Brown says

    June 26, 2023 at 12:09 am

    5 stars
    This meal looks incredibly tasty and flavorful and I like that it can all be made in one skillet.

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      June 26, 2023 at 1:55 pm

      Thank you !

      Reply
  3. Mikayla says

    June 25, 2023 at 6:45 pm

    5 stars
    Not only did this recipe taste terrific, but it looked beautiful too. My grandparents raved over it when they visited!

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      June 25, 2023 at 7:29 pm

      yayy!! Winner! Thank you so much dear Mikayla! I love it when the youngsters love my recipes ;-)) Love it! Please send your grandparents all my love.

      Reply
  4. Katie Crenshaw says

    June 25, 2023 at 5:16 pm

    5 stars
    The flavor combination of this dish is incredible. The chicken came out so delicious.

    Reply
  5. Tristin says

    June 25, 2023 at 3:10 pm

    5 stars
    I couldn't find any long pepper powder so I substituted a little paprika. This dish was great and loved that it was all in one pan!

    Reply
  6. Madelyn says

    June 25, 2023 at 8:35 am

    5 stars
    This recipe was very easy to put together and tasted great. I didn't have the long pepper powder on hand but so I just used black pepper. Can't wait to try it once I get my hands on the powder.

    Reply
  7. Jamie says

    June 25, 2023 at 8:00 am

    5 stars
    Wow! This is such an overload chicken dish! It looks amazingly delicious! Plus the presentation makes this so enticing and tempting! I totally love it!

    Reply
  8. Jacqueline Debono says

    June 25, 2023 at 3:43 am

    5 stars
    Wow love this recipe! Just like you I used potatoes from my garden. Plus I used olive pesto I had recently made myself for a pasta dish. The best chicken dinner ever!

    Reply
  9. Carrie Robinson says

    June 24, 2023 at 7:51 pm

    5 stars
    I don't think that I have ever had olive pesto before, but now I for sure want to try it! 🙂 What a great dinner idea.

    Reply
  10. veenaazmanov says

    June 23, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    5 stars
    Love to make this dish on a festive occasion. This dish looks delicious and tempting. My family will love it.

    Reply
  11. Christina says

    February 19, 2021 at 7:48 am

    5 stars
    This recipe was beyond delicious! The whole family enjoyed.

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      February 20, 2021 at 5:46 pm

      Thank you so much Christina xo

      Reply
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