I wanted to prepare this pack of chicken thighs some way that was just tasty for anytime and not too fancy. I flavored olive oil with garlic, sea salt, and Bomba Calabrese (the Coluccio Brand). I only marinated the chicken one hour. Then I pan fried the chicken and it came out tasty and tender. Serving size may differ. I don’t know if you want the chicken for a small lunches or a bigger dinners? I got 10 smaller chicken thighs in my 3 1/2 pound pack so for me it around 10 servings.

Ingredients for around 10 servings

3 1/2 lbs chicken thighs ( got ten in my pack)

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 Tablespoon course sea salt

8 garlic cloves – ground to paste

2 Tablespoons (heaping if you use the PREFERRED Coluccio Brand) Bomba Calabrese – all the brands do taste different and they all offer different levels of heat. Of course I haven’t tried them all but Coluccio has a wider range of flavors than what I’ve tried from several brands.

Fresh basil

fresh tomatoes – I only had a part of a pint – cut in halves

sea salt – to taste

fresh black pepper – to taste

non stick spray

Directions

In a gallon zip lock bag add the olive oil, salt, garlic, Bomba Calabrese and mix well. Then add the chicken thighs. Try to distribute the liquid all around each chicken thigh. Leave this sit out one hour.

Shake them off before frying.

Spray a larger fry pan with non stick spray. Put the pan on medium high heat. When the pan is hot you can add thighs to your pan. Leave them cook until they get a brown crust on the bottom (mine took 8-10 minutes). Then turn them over for around another 5 minutes. Remove from pan and add salt and pepper to taste.

Now is when it’s best to fry off the tomatoes in the leftover oil and juices. When done remove them and clean the pan.

Fry up the rest of the chicken the same way.

Finish with some fresh basil.

They come out delicious and everyone will enjoy them. They re-heat amazing in a small amount of tomato sauce too!

Bomba Calabrese Marinated Chicken Thighs

ENJOY!!!