Mideastern Lemon Chicken

My upstairs neighbor makes this all the time. Once she let me have a taste and I immediately bullied the recipe off of her.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  oil
• 2  lemons, juiced
• 2  teaspoons garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon saffron
• 2 1⁄2 lbs chicken, cut-up
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 7  ounces green olives
• 4  cups white wine
• 1  onion, diced

• Lemon Rice

• 6  cups brown rice, freshly cooked
•  lemon, rind of
• 1  lemon, juiced,use same lemon you "rinded"
• 6  teaspoons margarine
• 1  cup celery, chopped
• 1  teaspoon rosemary

Directions

1. Use blender to combine oil, lemon juice, garlic and saffron.
2. Rub this mixture on chicken pieces.
3. Place remaining ingredients in pan with chicken.
4. Simmer covered 20-30 minutes.
5. Serve with Lemon Rice.
6. Lemon Rice: Combine rice with all ingredients and toss together.
7. Serve immediately.