Chicken with Saffron Rice

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 pounds chicken thighs and drumsticks
• salt to taste, plus 1 1/4 tsp.
• ground black pepper Freshly, to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 yellow onion finely diced
• 1 red bell pepper seeded and finely diced
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 5 garlic cloves minced
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 2 1/4 cups chicken broth
• juices
• 14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes
• 3 cups medium grain rice
• 1/2 cup green olives pitted and halved
• 1 tablespoon fresh flat leaf parsley minced

Nutrition

• Calories : 890 calories
• Carbohydrate : 78 grams
• Cholesterol : 190 milligrams
• Fat : 41 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 48 grams
• SaturatedFat : 10 grams
• Sodium : 570 milligrams
• Sugar : 6 grams