Provencal Chicken Stew Food

PROVENCAL CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F. Toss eggplant with 1 tablespoon olive oil, season with salt and pepper to taste. Roast for 15 mins, shaking the pan periodicallyso eggplant browns nicely. Set aside to cool.
• Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces, season with salt and pepper to taste. Tosschicken with cornstarch, coating all sides and shaking off excess.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter. Sautee chicken in batches until golden brown,and slightly undercooked, it will finish cooking in the stew. Set aside.
• In the same pot, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and sauté carrots, celery, and onion until soft. Deglaze the pan with the wine orstock. Add the chicken back in, along with the rest of the ingredients. Simmer on med-low heat for 15 mins.
• Garnish with parsley and serve with polenta

CHICKEN PROVENCAL "STOUP"

Steps:

• One medium soup pot preheated over medium high heat. While soup pot heats, chop carrots into 1/4-inch dice, then add garlic, and stir to coat in extra-virgin olive oil. Chop and drop in the zucchini, pepper and onion next, 1/2 inch dice. Season all the veggies with salt and pepper and herbes de Provence. Cook the veggies together 5 minutes. While they cook, cut potatoes into thin wedges. Add wine to vegetables and reduce a minute or so. Add the tomatoes, cut potatoes and stock to the pot, cover the pot and raise heat to high. Bring the stoup to a boil, then add cut chicken and simmer 8 to10 minutes until potatoes are just tender and chicken is cooked through. Serve stoup in shallow bowls and stir in a rounded spoonful of black olive tapenade at the table. Top soup with chopped parsley and pass crusty bread at the table for dipping and mopping.

PROVENçAL CHICKEN STEW (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• 1. Combine the 3/4 cup flour and the salt in a resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken to the bag, several pieces at a time, and shake to coat completely.
• 2. Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the oil. Add the chicken and cook, turning once, for 8 to 10 minutes, until browned on both sides. Using tongs, transfer to paper towels to drain, then arrange in the slow cooker.
• 3. Set the sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the onion and the 2 tablespoons flour. Sauté, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the garlic and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the wine and stir to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Increase the heat to high and add the tomatoes and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring frequently, for 10 to 15 minutes, until some of the tomato liquid evaporates.
• 4. Pour the onion mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 8 hours, until the chicken is tender. At 3 to 4 hours, the chicken will still be firm and hold its shape. At 6 to 8 hours, the meat will be falling off the bone.
• 5. Divide the chicken among dinner plates and garnish with the parsley, basil, and olives. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND WHITE BEAN STEW

Steps:

• In a large soup pot or Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until cooked, but not crisp (about 5 minutes).
• Add the onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until softened (about 5 minutes).
• Add the potatoes and chicken broth; simmer until the potatoes are just tender (about 15 minutes).
• Meanwhile, pull the meat off the rotisserie chicken, discarding skin and bones.
• Add the chicken and white beans to the stew; cook until heated through.
• Just before serving, stir in the arugula and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

PROVENçAL CHICKEN & POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Wash and dry the fresh produce. Small dice the potatoes. Separate the chard leaves and stems; roughly chop the leaves and thinly slice the stems. Peel and mince the garlic. Chop the chicken into bite size pieces.
• Season the chopped chicken with salt and pepper; toss to coat. In a large, high-sided pan (or pot), heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil on medium-high until hot. Add the seasoned chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, 4 to 6 minutes, or until browned. Add the tomato paste; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the tomato paste is dark red.
• Add the potatoes, zucchini, chard stems and ¾ of the garlic to the pan of chicken; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes, or until slightly tender and fragrant. Add Herbes de Provence to taste (I usually use a tablespoon or more). Cook, stirring frequently, 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until thoroughly combined and fragrant.
• Add the chard leaves, the vinegar and 2 cups of water to the pan of chicken and vegetables, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Heat to boiling on high. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium-high and simmer, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork and the liquid has reduced in volume by about half. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• If you want a richer sauce feel free to make an easy aioli. In a medium bowl, combine 2 tbsp mayonnaise, a clove or so of fresh garlic paste and 1/2 tbsp of red wine vinegar; season with salt and pepper to taste.

ROASTED CHICKEN STEW PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Coat large, heavy nonstick roasting pan with olive oil cooking spray.
• Toss root vegetables with vinegar, 2 teaspoons tarragon, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, garlic, salt, black and red pepper until coated. Bake in preheated oven 30 to 45 minutes, until vegetables begin to caramelize.
• Add green beans. Bake 10 to 15 minutes longer, until vegetables are tender.
• Remove vegetables to large bowl. Cover to keep warm.
• And wine to pan, scraping brown bits off bottom. Add chicken. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until cooked through. Add chicken to vegetables. Cover.
• Place roasting pan on top of range. Add broth. Bring to simmer.
• Stir flour with 1/2 cup water until smooth. Add to broth. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth.
• Add 1 teaspoon tarragon and 1/2 teaspoon tyme. Return vegetables and chicken to pan. Toss to coat evenly. Heath through.

CHICKEN PROVENCAL STEW IN THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Cut up the chicken into portions. Cut the potatoes into cubes, slice the onions, garlic and peppers.
• Place chicken and potatoes into the crock pot dish.
• In a bowl, combine the onion, garlic, green pepper, tomatoes, wine and Italian seasoning.
• Pour the mixture into the crock pot and mix with chicken portions and potatoes.
• Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
• Enjoy!

ROASTED CHICKEN PROVENçAL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Put the flour in a shallow pan, and lightly dredge the chicken in it, shaking the pieces to remove excess flour.
• Swirl the oil in a large roasting pan, and place the floured chicken in it. Season the chicken with the herbes de Provence. Arrange the lemon, garlic cloves and shallots around the chicken, then add the vermouth to the pan.
• Put the pan in the oven, and roast for 25 to 30 minutes, then baste it with the pan juices. Continue roasting for another 25 to 30 minutes, or until the chicken is very crisp and the meat cooked through.
• Serve in the pan or on a warmed platter, garnished with the thyme.

PROVENCAL CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Combine the 1 cup flour and the salt in a resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken to the bag, several pieces at a time, and shake to coat completely. Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat and add the oil. Add the chicken and cook, turning once, for 8 to 10 minutes, until browned on both sides. Using tongs, transfer to paper towels to drain, then arrange in the slow cooker.
• Set the saute pan over medium-high heat and add the onion and the 2 tablespoons flour. Saute, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the garlic and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the wine and stir to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Increase the heat to high and add the tomatoes and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring frequently, for 10 to 15 minutes, until some of the tomato liquid evaporates. Pour the onion mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 8 hours, until the chicken is tender. At 3 to 4 hours, the chicken will still be firm and hold its shape. At 6 to 8 hours, the meat will be falling off the bone. Divide the chicken among dinner plates and garnish with the parsley, basil, and olives. Serve immediately.