Chicken Marbella is an easy choice when you know you’re going to be limited on time. The recipe calls for marinating the chicken overnight, but the preparation is ultra simple, and the outcome is packed full of the kind of flavors one would expect from a meal you’ve slaved over to prepare. The result is tender and juicy meat with a briny and sweet tang. Olives, capers and prunes play so deliciously well together that this will become a staple in your kitchen. Health-conscious cooks may consider skipping the brown sugar: the dish is still wonderful without it.
What is Chicken Marbella?
Chicken Marbella gets it name from Marbella, a Spanish coastal city just across the Mediterranean from North Africa. It likely got its spices from that cuisine. It became popular among Americans in the ’80s as a party dish, likely from the Silver Palate Cookbook. Ina Garten also then took inspiration from that recipe for a later version of the dish. Our version of it is easy,
Recipe by Star Laliberte
Styling and Photography by Keith Recker
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