Chicken Provenal
From valinkenmore 14 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 6
An uncomplicated red wine makes a fine accompaniment to the hearty flavors of onion, garlic, fennel, and olives in this French chicken stew. Fom Country Living.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 6 (4-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, each cut in half shopping list
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced shopping list
- 1 medium fennel bulb, thinly sliced shopping list
- 6 cloves garlic, sliced shopping list
- 1 can (28-ounce) whole peeled tomatoes with thick tomato puree shopping list
- 1 can (14 1/2-ounce) reduced-sodium chicken broth shopping list
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives shopping list
- 1/2 cup red wine shopping list
- fresh thyme sprigs (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- In heavy 6-quart saucepot, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add chicken; sauté until pieces are browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove chicken to medium-size bowl and set aside.
- Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the onions, and fennel to saucepot; sauté until golden -- about 10 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 2 minutes. Return browned chicken to saucepot with vegetables. Add tomatoes with puree, chicken broth, dried thyme, pepper, and salt. Heat stew to boiling over high heat; reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 45 minutes. Add olives and red wine and cook 15 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
- To serve, stir chicken stew and ladle 2 pieces of chicken with tomato-vegetable mixture into each of 6 soup plates. Garnish each with a sprig of thyme, if desired, or keep stew warm over very low heat for guests to help themselves as desired. Stew may be kept warm for up to an hour on top of stove; add a little boiling water when needed to keep from sticking. Check occasionally with quick-read thermometer and adjust heat if necessary to maintain temperature above 140 degrees F.
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Reviewed by 4 people-
This looks delicious. I'd give it 10 forks if I could. Absolutely perfect!
ozsmom
in Nepean loved it
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Looks and sound great, Val. ;') Wish I had some thighs.....
justjakesmom
in Everett loved it
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Great post, Val. I will have to put fennel on my shopping list so I can give this a try. Five forks.
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in North Reading loved it
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