Roast chicken with lemon and olives

Tender chicken thighs are given a Mediterranean twist in this succulent roast chicken with lemon and olives recipe.

Recipe «Roast chicken with lemon and olives» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 50 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 large brown onion, halved, thinly sliced, 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, 2 tbsp olive oil, 4 chicken thigh cutlets, trimmed, 4 sprigs fresh lemon thyme , 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup green olives, 1 lemon, scrubbed, thinly sliced , steamed green beans, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1 large brown onion, halved, thinly sliced 
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 
• 2 tbsp olive oil 
• 4 chicken thigh cutlets, trimmed 
• 4 sprigs fresh lemon thyme 
• 1/4 cup lemon juice 
• 1/2 cup green olives 
• 1 lemon, scrubbed, thinly sliced 
• steamed green beans, to serve 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Place onion and garlic in a roasting dish. Drizzle with half the oil.
2. Top onion mixture with chicken and thyme. Drizzle with lemon juice and remaining oil. Roast for 20 minutes. Add olives and lemon slices to dish. Roast for 30 minutes or until chicken is golden and cooked through. Serve with beans.