Chicken With Green Olives And Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 chicken halves, partially boned
• 1 large onion, chopped finely
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into large pieces (red, yellow or green)
• 9 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
• 6 ounces tomatoes, skinned and halved
• 2/3 cup dry wine
• 1 1/2 cups green olives, pitted
• 4 -6 tablespoons heavy cream
• 14 ounces dry pasta
• salt and pepper
• parsley, chopped (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 tbl of oil and the butter in a skillet. add the chicken halves, and panfry until they are golden brown all over. remove the chicken from the skillet.
• 2 add the onion and garlic to the skillet, and fry over a medium heat until they begin to soften. add the bell peppers and mushrooms and fry for 2-3 minutes. add the tomatoes and season to taste. transfer the vegetables to a casserole dish, and arrange the chicken on top of them.
• 3 add the wine to the pan and bring to a boil. pour the wine over the chicken. cover the pan and cook in a preheated oven at 350°f for 50 minutes.
• 4 add the olives to the casserole and mix them in . pour in the cream, cover, and return to the oven for 10-20 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, bring a large pan of lightly salted water to a boil. add the pasta and the remaining oil, and cook until the pasta is tender bur still firm to the bite. drain the pasta well and transfer it to a serving dish.
• 6 arrange the chicken on top of the pasta, spoon the sauce over the top, garnish with the parsley and serve immediately. alternatively, place the pasta in a large serving bowl and serve it separately from the vegetables.