My Argentine Feast – Part 3 – Olive Caper Chicken

As with most Argentine meals, mine too, was meat heavy. They eat a lot of meats of all kinds in Argentina. Not only did I make the beef tournedos My Argentine Feast – Part 2 – Beef Tournedos as a a main dish, but I also had chicken. I used another delicious recipe from the Seven Fires cookbook and made chicken with capers and olives. This is yet another recipe with both Argentine and Italian influences, as are so many of the Argentine recipes.

I plated both my chicken and my beef tournedos together.

Chicken with Capers and Olives

The recipe called for Kalamata olives. Don’t get me wrong, I love Kalamata olives, but I also love green olives. In fact, I actually like green olives more. So I ALWAYS mix my olives and use a variety of types. I have about 3 or 4 different kinds of olives in my fridge right now, but I also had a mixed olive tapenade, which worked perfectly for this recipe, especially since I had to chop them anyway.

4 chicken breasts about 6 oz each

coarse salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

1/2 cup chopped olives

1 TBSP capers

1 TBSP fresh oregano, chopped

1 TBSP fresh thyme, chopped

1/4 cup olive oil

Combine all the ingredients together and mix thoroughly.

Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Coat the chicken on both sides with the olive mixture, and firmly press into the chicken.

You can cook this on top of the stove, in a very hot skillet or chapa, or you can grill it parilla style. We grilled both the tournedos and the chicken this time. As you would expect, it got rave reviews and was a big hit. Both were. I just heard from Janet and she said she gained 2 lbs from this meal alone. 🙂

As I have said many times, often times, the simple recipes are the best recipes, using simple ingredients. So much of what makes a dish fancy is the presentation, and even more importantly, the love that goes into making the meal, more than anything else. 🙂

!Desfruta! ! Mangia! Enjoy! Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.