Weeknight chicken in white wine is a one skillet meal you can throw together with just a few ingredients. Simple enough for a weeknight but too good not to share with friends.
Course: entree
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Prep Time: 20minutes
Cook Time: 45minutes
Ingredients
8chicken thighs with skin and bones
1tablespoonolive oil
1tablespoonbutter
1onion(thinly sliced)
1celery stalks(thinly sliced)
3carrots(cut into 1 inch chunks)
2clovesgarlic(minced)
4sprigs fresh thyme(about 1 teaspoon)
2sprigs fresh rosemary(about 1 tablespoon)
1cupdry white wine
1cupchicken broth
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325º.
Pat chicken dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper.
In an oven proof skillet or Dutch oven heat the oil and butter over medium high heat. When hot, add chicken breasts, skin side down and cook without moving for 5 minutes until golden brown. Turn and cook the other side for 5 minutes, remove to a plate.
Reduce heat to medium and add onions, celery and carrots, cooking until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, thyme and rosemary and cook for another minute. Add wine scraping up any brown bits from the skillet and cook until slightly reduced, about a minute. Add chicken broth and bring to simmer.
Add chicken back to the pan along with any juices that have collected on the plate and place in the oven, uncovered for 45 minutes, basting about every 15 minutes.