BRAISED MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN WITH POLENTA

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An everyday, one dish meal. You can make the polenta more flavorful by using chicken broth and grated parmesan (about 1/3 cup) instead of water.

Provided by Abiner Smoothie

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 55m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 tablespoon olive oil
8 chicken thighs
coarse salt
ground pepper
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1 tablespoon chopped oregano leaves, fresh
1/2 cup dry white wine
3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
3 small zucchini, quartered and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

  • Use a Dutch oven to heat oil.
  • Season the chicken with the salt and pepper.
  • Brown chicken on all sides in batches (about 8 minutes per batch).
  • Drain the fat, but reserve 1 tablespoon and return the pot to heat.
  • Cook garlic, tomatoes and oregano about 30 seconds.
  • Add wine and scrape up the browned bits for 1 minute.
  • Add broth and chicken to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Add the zucchini and season again with salt and pepper.
  • Cover and simmer for an additional 15 minutes before stirring in lemon juice.
  • Meanwhile, combine 4 1/2 cups of water, 1 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Slowly whisk in cornmeal. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, whisking frequently for 20-25 minutes. Whisk in butter.

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