PROVENCAL BRAISED CHICKEN

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I found this recipe at finerkitchens.com Originally from "Classic Home Cooking" by Mary Berry and Marlene Speiler. I used skinless chicken breasts, the original recipe used a whole cut up chicken.

Provided by Dona England

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 skinless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons herbes de provence
1 head garlic, cloves peeled
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 carrot, diced
6 parsley sprigs
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon tomato paste
chopped parsley (to garnish)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Season chicken generously with salt, cayenne and herbs de Provence.
  • Place in an oven safe skillet, interspersed with garlic, red pepper and carrot.
  • Tuck in the parsly sprigs and pour on stock to almost cover chicken.
  • Cover the skillet and braise in the oven until chicken is just cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, reduce the vinegar in another saucepan to 2 Tablespoons.
  • Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
  • Place the skillet on the stove and simmer until vegetables are very soft.
  • Remove the parsly and puree the skillet's contents in a blender. ( I used an immersion blender).
  • Return sauce to skillet.
  • Add the reduced vinegar and tomato paste to the sauce.
  • Return the chicken to the pan to reheat gently.
  • Serve on a platter with chopped parsly, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 313.4, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 137.8, Sodium 1986.9, Carbohydrate 10.6, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 3.2, Protein 57

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