This week, plan to enjoy this Easy Chicken Provencal! It is a delicious and hearty dish made with chicken thighs, cherry tomatoes, lemon, and various herbs and spices.
A delicious roasted chicken provencal recipe
Are you in the mood for a meal that is absolutely delicious, and just as healthy at the same time? If so, this easy chicken provencal is the perfect recipe to prepare for your next meal.
This recipe uses chicken thighs flavored with garlic, shallots, herbs, and more. It's topped with cherry tomatoes and black olives, making it a rich and decadent meal! It's also simple to make, which is always a plus.
Ingredients in this easy chicken provencal recipe
This provencal recipe uses chicken paired with various spices and flavorings. Here's everything you'll need:
- Chicken thighs: First up is the chicken portion of the recipe! You will need 6 bone-in chicken thighs.
- Salt and pepper: Add flavor with salt and pepper. There's no distinct measurement to follow; just season as you see fit!
- Oil: Next, 2 tablespoon of oil will help create a nice and juicy dish. I recommend using olive oil.
- Cherry tomatoes: For the tomatoes, use 1 cup of any cherry tomato variety.
- Olives: Next, 1 cup of black or green olives will add so much flavor.
- Garlic: Season the dish with 6 cloves of minced garlic.
- Shallots: Then, add 2 shallots, quartered.
- Lemon: Throw in 1 quartered lemon to add a tangy touch.
- Rosemary: Next, 2 tablespoon of fresh, roughly chopped rosemary is perfect in this dish.
- Thyme: Follow the rosemary with 2 tablespoon of fresh thyme.
- White wine: Last not but least, you will need 1 cup of dry wine. I used chardonnay.
Tools needed to create this recipe
To prepare this easy chicken provencal recipe, you will need a cutting board, a chopping knife, and a large saucepan or cast iron skillet (any pan that can be used in the oven). To measure out ingredients you will need 1 tablespoon and 1 cup. Easy!
How to make easy chicken provencal
You can expect chicken provencal to require about 50 minutes, including prep and baking time.
To get started, heat the oven to 400°F.
Then, liberally salt and pepper each chicken thigh.
Next, heat the oil in a large saucepan, cast iron skillet, or any pan that can be transferred to the oven.
Once the oil is hot, cook the chicken thighs skin side down for 5 minutes. Then, flip and cook for 5 more minutes.
Turn off the heat and add the cherry tomatoes, olives, garlic, shallots, and lemon, and secure them into all of the crevices.
Sprinkle the rosemary and thyme all over the dish, and then pour over the white wine.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the chicken's internal temperature reaches 165°F.
Let cool for 10 minutes.
Serve over rice or potatoes, or with a baguette.
What to serve with chicken provencal
When it comes to serving this recipe, I think it pairs perfectly with a light Mediterranean salad! You can also pair it with greens or any sort of veggie dish.
Try it with a Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad, Cranberry Quinoa Salad, Tomato Bruschetta, or Garlic Sesame Green Beans.
Storage tips
Leftover chicken can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Be sure to use an airtight container to keep it nice and fresh! To reheat, simply place in the oven for about 10 minutes or microwave in 15-30 second intervals.
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Recipe by Erin Morrissey and Photos by The Mindful Hapa
Easy Chicken Provencal
Ingredients
Method
- Heat oven to 400F.
- Liberally salt and pepper each chicken thigh.
- In a large saucepan, cast iron skillet, or any pan that can be transferred to the oven, heat oil.
- Once hot, cook chicken thighs skin side down for 5 minutes. Then flip over and cook 5 more minutes.
- Turn off heat and add cherry tomatoes, olives, garlic, shallots, and lemon, securing them into the crevices.
- Sprinkle rosemary and thyme all over dish. Then pour white wine over dish.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until chicken temperature reaches 165F.
- Let cool ten minutes.
- Serve over rice, potatoes, or with a baguette.
Krista Lamers says
So easy and so flavorful! This dish is amazing and I will be making it for all of my family!
Erin says
Hi Krista, so glad you loved it!!
Robin says
Is it possible to modify this recipe using boneless skinless chicken breasts?
Erin says
Hi Robin, yes! Just cook until internal temp 165F. Let me know how it comes out!!
Trudie says
So easy and fun to make. I put mine with orzo!
Erin says
Hi Trudie, so happy you loved it and great idea! 🙂
Paula says
Loved this dish. It was so easy to make, and has so much flavor.
Erin says
Hi Paula, so glad you loved it!!
Mary Pat says
So good, will definitely be making again!
Erin says
Hi Mary, so glad you loved it!
Tara says
So quick and easy to throw together but filled with flavor. This meal will definitely be on repeat in our house!
Erin says
Hi Tara, so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Kate says
This recipe was incredible. So easy yet seemed so decadent. I didn’t have a few items so I used boneless thighs, white onion, and Kalamata olives instead as well as dried spices but it turned out great. My husband greatly approved.
Erin says
Hi Kate, so glad you both loved it! 🙂
Alicia says
So easy! Pretty! And Delicious!! Thank you, Erin!
Erin says
Hi Alicia, so happy you loved it! 🙂
Lauren Chamberlain says
Delicious and pretty easy dinner. This was incredibly moist and was a cozy Sunday dinner by the fire. Thanks Erin!
Erin says
Hi Lauren, so happy you enjoyed it!!
Lauren says
This is literally so good and so easy it’s insane. Immediately added to my rotations and definitely for my list of dinners where I want to impress people! Made it friday night and my boyfriend casually asked if I had enough to make it again on Saturday night. I can’t ever remember us eating the same meal two nights in a row but this did the trick!
Erin says
Hi Lauren, so happy you both loved it! 🙂
Steph says
This was so delicious! I added in some sliced mushrooms and removed the olives. The flavors had so much depth and the chicken was really tender. Also super easy recipe with not a lot of prep work. I’ll definitely be adding this into the rotation!
Erin says
Hi Steph, so happy you loved it so much! 🙂
Emily says
Any good substitute for lemon? I’m allergic!
Erin says
Hi Emily, you can just omit lemon. Let me know how it comes out!
Casey says
This is such an easy dish but felt soooo fancy!! Loved all the flavors and textures!
Erin says
Hi Casey, so happy you loved it! 🙂