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    Chicken in Wine Sauce

    Published: Apr 24, 2013 | Updated: Apr 13, 2022

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    This Chicken in Wine Sauce is rich and flavorful. It will make any dinner feel like a special occasion. Don’t be dissuaded by the ingredient list! You’ve got this!

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    Chicken in Wine Sauce

    It’s time for our monthly Cooking Light recipe! I’ve decided, because I’m in charge here after all, that once a month we can break our bonds to old American cookbooks and heritage recipes. We will do this in honor of one of my favorite cooking magazines.  Last month it was the Meyer Lemon Chicken! This month I bring you Chicken in Wine Sauce from the Jan/Feb 2013 Cooking Light Magazine.

    I know dinner has been a hit when there is already a request for me to make it again before the dishes have even been cleared from the table.

    Chicken in Wine Sauce

    I personally think it is a necessity when a recipe calls for a "dry white wine" for the blogger or chef to mention which specific wine they used to make it. Don’t they know that the wine aisle or store is an incredibly big and intimidating place? Wine is one of the main components of this dish. It is always true that the better the quality of the wine you use, the better the flavor of the finished dish! And it is especially true with this Chicken in Wine Sauce recipe.

    Recently my Dad has gotten me into White Burgundy wines! These are are simply white wines from the Burgundy region in France. This type of dish benefits from these wines, as they are flavorful yet not overpowering. For this recipe I used Domaine Maroslavac - Leger “La Combe” 2010, a wine which is reasonably priced but bursting with flavor. (I know that there is a different wine in the pictures. Ignore it. I liked the bottle better.) If you live in Atlanta, then I highly recommend that you visit Highland Fine Wine and Crystal. Nick, the owner, is knowledgeable, friendly and incredibly helpful!

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    Chicken in Wine Sauce

    Chef Lindsey
    This Chicken in Wine Sauce is rich and flavorful. It will make any dinner feel like a special occasion. Don’t be dissuaded by the ingredient list! You’ve got this!
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    Prep Time 30 minutes
    Cook Time 45 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
    Course Dinner, Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 454 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 4 bone-in chicken thighs (skinned )
    • 2 bone-in chicken breasts (skinned)
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt (divided)
    • ½ teaspoon freshly ground balck pepper (divided)
    • 2 teaspoons canola oil
    • 1 cup chopped onion
    • ½ cup carrot (thinly sliced )
    • ½ cup celery (thinly sliced )
    • 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
    • 2 cup dry white wine
    • 1 cup low sodium chicken stock (bonus points for homemade)
    • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • 3 tablespoons fresh tarragon (chopped )
    • 3 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley (chopped, divided)
    • 1 tablespoon whole-grain Dijon mustard
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 1 tablespoon butter (unsalted)
    • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 325°F.
    • Heat a Dutch Oven or large oven-safe pan with a lid over medium heat. [I made mine in a 5QT Calphalon Stainless Steel Lidded Pan; it wasn’t ideal but it worked.] Pat chicken dry and sprinkle evenly with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Brown chicken on both sides. In a large pan you can do all the chicken at one time but in a Dutch Oven you will need to brown the chicken in two batches. Set chicken aside.
    • Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic to pan; cook for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add wine; cook for 2 minutes, scraping pan to loosen brown bits. Return chicken to pan. Combine stock and flour in a bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Add stock mixture to pan.
    • Stir in tarragon, 2 tablespoons parsley, mustard, and bay leaf and bring to boil. Cover and bake at 325°F for 45 minutes or until chicken is done and very tender.
    • Remove dish from oven and remove chicken from pan and top with ¼ cup cooking liquid. Keep warm. Heat pan over medium-high heat, and bring to boil. Boil 5 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 3 cups. Whisk in butter, remaining ¼ teaspoon salt and remaining ¼ teaspoon pepper. Discard bay leaf.
    • While the sauce is reducing, preheat broiler on high. Toss tomatoes with a teaspoon of olive oil and arrange in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan. Broil 6 minutes or until blistered. Sprinkle chicken with tomatoes, crumbled bacon, and remaining 1 tablespoon chopped parsley. Serve with sauce. I also served it with rice to soak up the amazing wine sauce!

    Notes

    Adapted from Cooking Light Jan/Feb 2013
     
    Using boneless chicken breasts and thighs will drastically reduce the baking time to under 20 minutes. 
    Keyword chicken, date night meals
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    You can find my instructions for the Roasted Asparagus pictured here! I actually didn't broil my tomatoes because I roasted both the asparagus and tomatoes at the same time. Place tomatoes on top rack closest to coils!

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