How to Make Portuguese Chicken & Clams - The Best Dish we ate in Portugal

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

non-alcoholic wine maintains acidity while being lower in calories.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

chicken breast is leaner, while drumsticks are often more affordable.

clams

🥗Healthier: mushrooms

💰Cheaper: canned clams

canned clams are more accessible and budget-friendly.

Cut chicken into pieces and place in a marinade of 1/2 cup white wine, salt, and pepper.

Let the chicken marinate for about an hour.

Chop onion and set aside some for the marinade and some for cooking.

Heat about 1/3 cup olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.

Add chopped onion to the pan and cook until soft and slightly golden.

Add the marinated chicken to the pan along with the marinade.

If needed, transfer chicken to a larger pan to brown better.

Add pre-cooked clams to the marinade in the pan.

Squeeze the juice of one lemon into the pan with the clams.

Stir everything together and cook on medium-high heat to warm the clams.

Chop cilantro while the chicken and clams are cooking.

Once heated, stir in the chopped cilantro and let sit for a couple of minutes before serving.

Serve the chicken and clams on a platter with rice.

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