Spicy Mediterranean Chicken with Sausage-Stuffed Cherry Peppers
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Cooking:
35 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Spicy Mediterranean Chicken with Sausage-Stuffed Cherry Peppers

1. Bone-in chicken thighs with skin - 6 (4 ounce)
2. Ground black pepper - 1 tablespoon
3. Ground cumin - 2 teaspoons
4. Salt - 1 teaspoon
5. Cherry peppers in brine (such as Peppadew®) - 18
6. Fresh Italian sausage - 6 ounces
7. Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
8. Onion, sliced - 1
9. Salt - 1 pinch
10. Garlic, crushed - 4 cloves
11. Herbes de Provence - 1 tablespoon
12. Crushed red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon
13. Sliced pepperoncini peppers, with liquid - 1 cup
14. Chicken stock - 2 cups
15. Artichoke hearts, drained and chopped - 1 (14 ounce) can
16. Pitted kalamata olives - ½ cup
17. Chopped fresh basil - 1 tablespoon
18. Chopped fresh oregano - 1 tablespoon
19. Chopped fresh marjoram - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Spicy Mediterranean Chicken with Sausage-Stuffed Cherry Peppers

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Stage

Place chicken thighs in a large bowl; season with black pepper, cumin, and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside.

3. Stage

Stuff each cherry pepper generously with Italian sausage. Set aside.

4. Stage

Heat olive oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Place chicken thighs, skin-side down, in pan and brown, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken over and brown other side, about 1 minute. Remove chicken from pan.

5. Stage

Cook onion in the Dutch oven with pinch of salt over medium-high heat; cook and stir until caramelized, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; stir in garlic, herbes de Provence, and crushed red pepper.

6. Stage

Stir in pepperoncini and juices; cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

7. Stage

Place chicken, skin-side up, in a single layer on top of the onions and pepperoncinis in the Dutch oven. Pour stock into the pan until almost covering the chicken.

8. Stage

Sprinkle artichoke hearts, olives, and stuffed cherry peppers over top of chicken.

9. Stage

Return to medium-high heat and bring to a simmer.

10. Stage

Cover and roast in preheated oven until sausage is cooked through and liquid is bubbling, about 1 hour.

11. Stage

Garnish with chopped basil, oregano, and marjoram.