Name: Basque-Style Roast Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Basque Country
Ingredients: 200 g ofchicken breasts (or fillet); 3 tomatoes; 1 red bell pepper; 1 onion; 10 black olives; 2 pods ofgarlic; bouquet garni (thyme, bay leaf); olive oil (not extra virgin (does not withstand high temperatures)); salt, pepper

Basque-Style Roast Chicken

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Updated on 20 January 2026 by

falbala

9 reviews 4.2 : Very good

Cuisine

Basque Country

Level

Elementary

Preparation

10 minutes

Cooking

25 minutes

This recipe for Basque-style roast chicken is one of my go-to weeknight meals.

It’s perfect for a romantic dinner for two or a meal with the whole family. And thanks to this easy-to-prepare recipe, you can enjoy a homemade dish made with fresh ingredients without spending too much time in the kitchen!

I’ve tweaked the ingredients a bit from the traditional Basque-style chicken recipe. This makes for a lighter dish, perfect for everyday meals, but still very flavorful.

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200 g of chicken breasts or fillet
3 tomatoes
1 red bell pepper
1 onion
10 black olives
2 pods of garlic
bouquet garni thyme, bay leaf
olive oil not extra virgin (does not withstand high temperatures)
salt, pepper

1
Preheat the oven to 220°C.
2
Rinse the tomatoes and slice them; rinse the bell pepper, remove the seeds, and cut it into half-centimeter-wide strips, then cut those strips in half. Peel the onion, remove the core, and finely chop it; do the same with the garlic. Cut the chicken breasts into pieces.
3
Put everything in a mixing bowl, add the olives and the bouquet garni, season with salt and pepper, drizzle with a little oil, and mix well so that the oil coats all the ingredients.
4
Pour the contents of the mixing bowl into a baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.