Main Dishes

Chicken Legs in Olive Sauce

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 20 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 4 large chicken legs
  • pepper
  • Paprika powder
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 large onions, (chopped)
  • 400 ml broth, instant
  • 1 small Glass olives, green (filled with peppers)
  • 1 small Can / s tomato paste
  • marjoram
  • Madeira
  • Worcester sauce
  • Tabasco
  • possibly sauce thickener, (light)
Chicken Legs in Olive Sauce
Chicken Legs in Olive Sauce

Instructions

  1. Season chicken legs with pepper and paprika. Fry in 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat for 3 minutes per side until browned. Add chopped onions and sauté for 2 minutes. Pour in 400 ml broth. Slice olives thinly and stir in with tomato paste. Sprinkle chicken with marjoram. Cover and simmer for 50 minutes.
  2. After 45 minutes of simmering, preheat oven to 200°C (392°F).
  3. Remove chicken legs and place in an ovenproof dish. Bake in the preheated oven at 200°C (392°F) for 8 minutes until skin crisps.
  4. While chicken bakes, season the pan sauce with Madeira, Worcester sauce, and Tabasco to taste. If needed, thicken lightly with sauce thickener.
  5. Pour sauce over chicken legs just before serving.
  6. Serve with curry rice.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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