Greek Chicken With Red Wine And Garlic

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2-2 lbs broiler-fryer chicken pieces
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil (or 1 t. dried basil)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint (or 1 t. dried mint leaves)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (4 3/4 ounce) jar pitted kalamata olives, drained

Recipe

• 1 place chicken in a shallow glass or plastic dish.
• 2 mix the next 5 ingredients together; pour over chicken.
• 3 cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• 4 brush grill rack with vegetable oil.
• 5 heat coals or gas grill for direct heat (medium heat).
• 6 remove chicken from marinade (reserve marinade).
• 7 place chicken on grill, skin sides down; grill 5-6 inches from medium heat for 15 minutes.
• 8 turn chicken, brush with marinade; cover and grill 20-40 minutes longer, brushing occasionally with marinade, until juices run clear.
• 9 discard any remaining marinade.
• 10 serve chicken with olives.