CHICKEN FRICASSEE - SMOTHERED CHICKEN AND GRAVY

CHICKEN FRICASSEE - SMOTHERED CHICKEN AND GRAVY image

Yield 6-8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

One large package of dark meat chicken, legs, thighs or a combination.
1 teaspoon of seasoned salt (like Lawry's)
4 tablespoons of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of cajun seasoning, or to taste
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup white wine
2 large yellow onions chopped in large pieces
6 cloves garlic minced
1/2 cup of chopped red bell pepper
4 pkg. of McCormick low-sodium chicken gravy mix
1 32 oz of low sodium chicken broth
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 can condensed low-sodium cream of mushroom soup
2 slices of white bread toasted for bread crumbs
Course ground black pepper and salt to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven over medium high heat. Sprinkle both sides of the chicken lightly with seasoned salt. Whisk the cajun seasoning into the flour and dredge the chicken into the seasoned flour, shaking off excess. Fry the chicken pieces until lightly browned all over, set aside on a rack to drain. Discard excess grease from pan and deglaze with wine. Melt butter in same skillet. Add the onion and bell pepper to the melted butter and drippings and saute until tender, but not over-browned. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Reduce heat to low and stir in left over seasoned flour and cook for 2 minutes. Mix 4 pkgs. of McCormick chicken gravy with 32 oz. chicken broth until fully dissolved. Pour into skillet and bring heat up to medium and cook stopping when gravy reaches the desired consistency. Stir in the cream of chicken soup and cream of mushroom soup. Stir well and bring to a boil. Add black pepper and salt to taste. Remove pot from the heat and add the chicken to the pot, turning to coat all sides of each piece; sprinkle bread crumbs on top and transfer pot to the oven. Bake at 350 for about one hour, gently stirring up from the bottom to prevent burning, and turning pieces occasionally, until chicken is cooked through.