Awesome idea ! Bon appétit :)

that looks amazing. but seriously, do your kids eat that? if yes, you are truly blessed! if no, what do you make for them?

very pretty necklace Dana… love it…. recipe looks scrumptious too. thanks for sharing.

Yum! I’m adding this to my recipe folder to try once our kitchen remodel is finished. Right now we’re eating a lot of takeout food, which isn’t a good way to start a healthy new year.

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Mabrey and Everett eat it but Layne likes his chicken plain so I usually just bake a plain breast for him and give him green olives, not baked, on the side.

oh my goodness. you are so lucky to have good eaters. i think i’m going to try this anyway. my boys will eat olives, but not chicken (unless it’s in nugget form). it looks so yummy—maybe it’ll be the dish that makes them try something new!!!

This recipe is amazing! It’s been my go to for a few years, when I want to like a fabulous cook or just plain old comfort food. I especially love it reheated the next day, even better if that’s possible!

Everett isn’t keen on eating meat. For Mabrey and Everett, I cut everything up (so it’s almost shredded) and serve it mixed with the couscous in a bowl.

This looks delicious, but your necklace also looks beautiful!!

Yum! I’m always looking for new recipes to try out for dinner. I have to try this one out.

This looks absolutely amazing. I don’t really like to cook (probably because I’m not that good at it,) but I keep trying. I really love it when something is simple, but still tasty. I know this isn’t a “food” blog, but if you have any other recipes/ideas, please share! :)

I have a friend who is a caterer and this is one of her favorite recipes for weddings! People who never in their lives would be interested in olives or prunes gobble it up :)

This looks delish!!!! I am an olive addict and love prunes, so other than the capers, I usually have all of the ingredients on hand. On the weekend, my husband and I love cooking more elaborate meals together, but this looks like a perfect (and pretty fancy:-)) after-work dinner. And, yes, please keep sharing your recipes!

This recipe looks really good – adding it to our list to “must try”!

And I hope you don’t take this the wrong way, but I think it’s hilarious that you have this big gorgeous cooking, but admit to not liking to cook. :) Irony of life I guess…

big gorgeous “kitchen” that should have said… oops.

Saw your recipe and made it last night! I had every single thing on hand I couldn’t believe it so I had to try it! It was delicious….and easy! This will be one of the dinners in my rotation, thank you! I would love to see more recipes so feel free to share please! I’m sure you eat pretty healthy and I’d love to see more of what you fuel yourself and family with. :)

You helped solve the inevitable weeknight question of, “What do we want for dinner tonight?!” and it was delish!

love this— now a fashion post!?

No offense taken at all! But please don’t think that our kitchen is this space that never gets used or isn’t appreciated.

I cook a lot and my family thinks I’m a good cook…I just don’t really lose myself in the process of cooking like some people do. I spend most of my day in the kitchen and am so, so thankful for a functional space that reflects my style. I don’t enjoy cooking specifically but I very much enjoy spending time in my kitchen whether I’m cooking, eating, cleaning up, working at the desk, entertaining or helping the kids with homework at the island. Our kitchen is definitely the heart of our home.

Perfect timing! I was just compiling a list of recipes the family eats because a lot of times I find recipes online and forget about them, then I get stuck cooking the same things over and over. I’m adding this one to my list to try. My kids like chicken and olives, perfect!

So glad to hear that you liked it! Maybe a monthly recipe post?

This is a classic recipe — the classic recipe — from the Silver Palate Cookbook. I’m sure I’d gleefully eat this version, but a few changes that make it even better:

— use skin-on chicken. It browns beautifully from the brown sugar, and the herbs and spices from the marinade will cling to it better after cooking.
— add fresh parsley to the marinade.
— marinate overnight. Honestly, this step isn’t negotiable. I’ve made it both ways, and the chicken comes out entirely different. There’s no active cooking time added, just some extra planning.

Thanks for the great idea, I haven’t made this in ages. Nom.

My sister-in-law passed this recipe onto me and I wasn’t sure where it had originated. Thanks for the info! And that skin-on part + marinade time sounds delish!!

Yes! A monthly recipe post would be a fantastic addition! Great idea, I’m in! I love your blog and I get so many inspirational ideas that I copy so adding a recipe goes naturally. Yay!

I’d love to see monthly recipe posts too!

When I looked at the picture the first thing I have notices were olives which I adore. It looks like a real Italian dish and I am sure that it is rather piquant. Did you invent this recipe by yourself?

Tried this last night – loved it! Thank you, and it’s beautiful to look at too.

Lord no. I can follow a recipe or tweak one with good results but I have never developed a complete original recipe from scratch and probably never will. My mom can look in her pantry for 30 seconds and have a delicious, original dish prepared in thirty minutes. I did not inherit that gene.

I love your plates! Your photography is beautiful! Thanks for sharing your talents through your blog!

Thank you! The plates were a wedding gift – over a decade ago!

The high-chair is soooo cute!

Just made this for dinner tonight – delish! Hubs raved about how good it was! Thank you for sharing :)

This looks amazing! I love mediterranean food. Pinning this one for sure.

I am about to make this for dinner this evening because it looks amazing and super simple (which is good for me, because I’m not a great cook). I will report back on how it turns out. In the meantime, I have a question about the going the crockpot way. For how long? And on low or high? I’d love to try that method too, but would want to know specifically how long to keep it in there and at what temperature. Thanks!

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I tried the dish and it turned out good. Thank you for sharing the recipe! Love reading your blog and is that cardigan from Jcrew – I have the same, I think. :) Lovely necklace too!!

Cardigan is from my pregnancy days! Eeek! I think it was Target.

I think I cooked the chicken marbella on LOW for 4-6 hours, frozen.

I would love to see a monthly recipe if they’re all as (relatively) easy and delicious as this one. YUM!

Thank you so much for making this! I made it for my husband Friday night and we loved it! This will definitely be made again!

I made it for my family and you were right. The smell was amasing! Everyone loved it :)

[…] Psst…easy chicken marbella is pretty comforting, too. […]

Dana, I had to circle back to say THANK YOU for sharing this recipe! I bookmarked it months ago and finally got around to making it last night. It was so easy to assemble, tasted absolutely delicious, made our house smell wonderful and got my husband swooning too.

A friend recommended this recipe. It was delicious! I wrote it up on my blog, linking it to your site.

Just saying…shouldn’t you credit The Silver Palate cookbook for this, even though perhaps you “tweaked” the recipe? Intellectual property and all. Just seems like it would be a respectful thing to do.

Wanted you to know this is still one of my favorite recipes (five years later!!). I pull it out when I want to impress guests with very little effort. ;-)