Mock Chicken Marbella

10 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup pimento stuffed olive
  • 1 tablespoon capers, drained
  • 1/2 cup bottled balsamic vinaigrette or 1/2 cup red wine and vinegar salad dressing
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed in a garlic press
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1/2 cup pitted prune
  • 1 1/4 lbs chicken tenders, rinsed and patted dry
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine

Directions

  1. 1
    Add olives and capers to the container of a food processor; process until fairly smooth; set aside.
  2. 2
    Position oven rack so that it is in the center of the oven; preheat to 400°.
  3. 3
    Add balsamic vinaigrette, olive/caper mixture, garlic, oregano, bay leaves, and prunes in a mixing bowl; stir well to combine.
  4. 4
    Add in chicken tenders; fold in.
  5. 5
    Transfer mixture to a 13x9 inch glass or ceramic casserole dish; make sure chicken tenders are in one layer and not on top of one another.
  6. 6
    Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the chicken.
  7. 7
    Pour the wine around the tenders (not on top of the chicken, otherwise the brown sugar will get rinsed off the top of the chicken) Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken has carmelized on top and juices run clear.
  8. 8
    Discard bay leaves.
  9. 9
    Good served warm with rice or couscous; also good served cold.

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