Creamy Olive Chicken Bake

This Creamy Olive Chicken Bake is thick, creamy and infused with flavor from green olives with pimiento, garlic and Parmesan. Try this today!

This Creamy Olive Chicken Bake is magnificently thick and creamy and infused with garlic flavor and nuttiness from Parmesan Cheese. The best part; however, is the salty and briny flavor kick from the green olives with a little sweetness from the pimiento.  Baked in the oven, this Creamy Olive Chicken is super simple and takes a boring chicken breast over the top with flavor!!

Olives: Small but Mighty Fruit

Yep, Olives are a fruit.  Makes sense, really, but because they are more salty, than sweet, you may not readily think of them as fruit.  But the beauty of these little guys is how healthy they are and how much of a flavor punch they pack.  

Let’s start with the healthy benefits.  Yes, they are high in fat, but it’s a good oleic fat that has been linked to decreased inflammation and a reduced risk of heart disease.  They are also a good source of vitamin E, which is a powerful antioxidant.  For more on the health benefits of Olives, check out this article from HeathLine.com.

And they taste Damn Good!  A little bit of chopped olives can go a long way to bring a sauce, sandwich, salad, or vegetables to a whole new flavor level.  Try Olives in this AMAZING Creamy Olive Pimiento Dip.

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Time-Saving Prep for Creamy Olive Chicken

To prep this dish ahead, you really just need to make the creamy olive sauce.  Start by rough chopping the green olives with pimiento.  I like to chop them into pretty fine pieces so that the flavor really mixes through the sauce. 

Finely slice the scallions.  Mince the garlic.  HACK: When you buy a head of garlic, mince all of the cloves at once and then freeze the minced garlic, so you always have it on hand!  For more Freezer Hacks to make meal prep easier, download this FREE FREEZER HACK SHEET!

In a medium mixing bowl, add the mayonnaise, garlic, Parmesan cheese, olives, scallions, water, and ground pepper.

Once the sauce is mixed, you can store it in the fridge until you are ready to cook.

Cooking Your Creamy Olive Chicken

Cooking this dinner could not be easier as it’s baked in the oven!  Simply place the chicken breasts in a casserole dish coated with extra virgin olive oil.  I love to use the Sonica Organics Oil Sprayer for coating pans with olive oil  because a little goes a long way and it’s non-aerosol (no toxins and propellants) and is so easy to pump, then spray.

Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Then cook in preheated 400 F degree oven for 15 minutes.

 After the chicken has cooked for 15 minutes, remove the chicken and spread the olive sauce all over the top.  Put the chicken back in the 400 degree oven for another 10-15 minutes, until the sauce turns a beautiful golden brown and the internal temp of the chicken reaches 165 F.

Serve with rice or quinoa and vegetables or a salad and you have a delicious meal.  ENJOY!

😍 Carrie

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Creamy Olive Chicken Bake

This Creamy Olive Chicken Bake is magnificently thick and creamy and infused with garlic flavor and nuttiness from Parmesan Cheese. The best part; however, is the salty and briny flavor kick from the green olives with a little sweetness from the pimiento.  Baked in the oven, this Creamy Olive Chicken is super simple and takes a boring chicken breast over the top with flavor!!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, chicken dinner, easy dinner, olive

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Resting Time 5 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 4 people

Author Carrie Tyler

Ingredients

Chicken

• 4 Chicken Breasts, skinless, bonelesss 6oz each
• 1 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 teaspoon Salt as needed to season each chicken breast
• 1 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper as needed to season each chicken breast

Creamy Olive Sauce

• ½ cup Mayonnaise
• 1 Garlic Clove
• ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
• ½ cup Green Olives with Pimiento chopped
• ½ teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
• 4 Scallions
• 2 Tbls water

Instructions

Prep Ahead Step for Creamy Olive Chicken

1. Rough chop ½ cup green olives stuffed with pimiento.

   

2. Finely slice the scallions.  Mince the garlic.

3. In a medium mixing bowl, add the mayonnaise, garlic, Parmesan cheese, olives, water, scallions, and ground pepper.  Mix to combine.

   
4. Once the sauce is mixed, you can store it in the fridge until you are ready to cook.
   

Cook

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F degrees.

2. Place the chicken breasts in a casserole dish coated with extra virgin olive oil.  Season with salt and pepper on both sides.  Then cook in the oven for 15 minutes.

   
3. After the chicken has cooked for 15 minutes, remove the chicken and spread the olive sauce all over the top. 
   
4. Put the chicken back in the 400 degree oven for another 10-15 minutes, until the internal temp of the chicken reaches 165 F.
   

5. Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.  Serve with rice or quinoa and vegetables.  Enjoy!