Oven Baked Mediterranean Chicken

Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cook Time: 1-2 hours

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup white wine
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper
• 6 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 1/2 cup prunes
• 1/3 cup pitted green olives
• 4 small chicken legs and 4 thighs (about 2-1/2 pounds)
• 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 1 cup long-grain white rice

Instructions

1. To a oven baking dish, add wine, brown sugar, oregano, vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper; whisk together.
2. Add garlic, capers, prunes, and olives; mix. (see Note)
3. Add chicken, nestling it among olives and prunes.
4. Gently stir in parsley.
5. Thirty minutes before serving, cook rice according to package directions.
6. Serve chicken, prunes, olives, and sauce over rice.

Notes

I substituted spinach and mushrooms for the prunes and olives. You can follow the recipe or substitute with other vegetables and dried food that you like.