Insta-Friday with a Recipe!

This week I tried a great new recipe from my Martha Stewart Living magazine called Roasted Chicken Thighs with Tomatoes, Olives, and Feta.

Since I always have my phone in the kitchen with me, the majority of my food pictures are on my phone, so I figured a recipe would be a great thing to share from the week here at Insta-Friday.  Now if you have been reading the blog for a while you know I never follow recipes exactly (you may have already noticed the broccoli above); here is the original recipe:

Here is how I changed it up:

Ingredients

• I used only 6 thighs and they were boneless skinless
• No switch on the olive oil or tomatoes
• Instead of Spanish olives, I used kalamata
• I had no shallots so I used an onion
• I substituted dried thyme for fresh
• I used garlic salt and pepper
• I left out the mint; I am not a huge fan of mint in savory foods
• Instead of feta cheese I used goat cheese (and loved the substitution by the way)
• I added garlic, broccoli, and balsamic vinegar

Preparation:

• I marinated the chicken thighs in a mixture of 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar,  3 tablespoons of olive oil and crushed garlic cloves for 5 hours (this could be done longer, even over night)
• I sliced the onion in chunks and made florets from my broccoli

Cooking:

• Spray a corning ware with cooking spray and put in the chicken thighs
• Add all vegetables and garlic
• Drizzle remaining marinade over top
• Sprinkle with garlic salt
• Cook according to directions above, then garnish with crumbed goat cheese

I served it with store bought sun dried tomato and garlic polenta.

And a side of steamed sugar snap peas.

It made for a tasty dinner.

Sammy also likes chicken, but hers was of the plastic squeaky variety.

If you wanted to follow me on Instagram, you can find me here: http://instagram.com/emadw. You will find lots of pictures of Sammy along with other random things like this quote I stole from a friend on Facebook and love.

So true.



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Have a fantastic weekend!