Chicken With Tomatoes And Olives

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 frying chicken quarters (breast quarters)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped carrot
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 2 cups tomatoes
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3/4 cup black olives, cut up

Recipe

• 1 wash chicken and pat dry.
• 2 dredge chicken in flour, shaking off excess.
• 3 heat butter and oil together in a deep skillet or dutch oven.
• 4 brown chicken well on all sides.
• 5 remove chicken from pan.
• 6 lightly brown garlic, onion, carrots, and celery in pan drippings.
• 7 force tomatoes through a sieve or puree in blender.
• 8 add tomatoes and wine to vegetables in pan or skillet.
• 9 place chicken in sauce.
• 10 simmer over low heat 30 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• 11 add olives and heat through.
• 12 serve chicken with rice, crusty bread, and a green salad.