Chicken Vesuvio
Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 1⁄2 pounds small potatoes, halved (New, red, Yukon gold, etc)
4 large cloves garlic, minced
3⁄4 cup white wine
3⁄4 cup chicken broth
1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
8 ounces frozen artichoke hearts
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 450*F.
2. Heat the oil in large ovenproof pot over high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Working in 2 batches if necessary, cook the chicken in the pot until golden brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a bowl. Carefully add the potatoes to the same pot and cook until they are golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add the wine and stir to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pot. Add the broth, oregano, and thyme. Return the chicken to the pot. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
3. Cover and bake in the oven until the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a platter. Arrange the potatoes around chicken. Add the frozen artichoke hearts to the sauce in the pot. Cover and simmer over high heat until the artichokes are tender, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Turn heat to low. Stir in the butter. Pour the sauce over chicken and potatoes, and serve.
Comments
This recipe is from Giada De Laurentiis and it’s great. If you’ve got a Dutch oven type of pot, I recommend that you use that. A few years ago Art’s awesome parents gifted us with a fantastic one from Le Creuset and it’s just amazing for applications like this. It’s certainly an investment, but I find it to be an extremely worthwhile one. It’s a cinch to clean, distributes heat perfectly, and deglazes like a champ.
Back to the dish. I love artichokes and potatoes and this is a great complete meal in one pot. It was perfect to make after a long day at the Renaissance Faire because it comes together very quickly and doesn’t require a lot of prep work in order to do so.
Sorry for the messy looking picture, I was a bit rushed.
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