Italian Restaurant Chicken Recipe

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Here’s a healthful dish that’s a favorite with family and friends. While the chicken and sauce cook, I make pasta to serve with it. The moist, tender, richly seasoned chicken is something special! —Patricia Nieh, Portola Valley, California

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Italian Restaurant Chicken Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 50 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
25 50 75

Ingredients

  • 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 pounds), cut up and skin removed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped carrot
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh basil

Directions

  • Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In an ovenproof Dutch oven, brown chicken in oil in batches. Remove and keep warm.
  • In the same pan, saute the onion, celery, carrot and garlic in pan drippings until tender. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in the tomatoes, bay leaf, rosemary and chicken; bring to a boil.
  • Cover and bake at 325° for 50-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Discard bay leaf; sprinkle with basil. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3 ounces cooked chicken with 2/3 cup sauce equals 254 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 73 mg cholesterol, 442 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Italian Restaurant Chicken in Healthy Cooking August/September 2011, p33

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Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.

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Italian Restaurant Chicken Recipe

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Reviewed on Apr. 01, 2012 by bjsilve0

So So. I would not bother making this again. The flavor did not warrent the prep time/chopping.


Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2012 by Carc

Great flavor! My husband said this is a keeper. The sauce was a little thin for us, next time I'll thicken the sauce up some.


Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2011 by mrscrazyed1

This is a great recipe if you like chicken covered in marinara. Made it exactly as directed and served with pasta. The seasoning was excellent and the chicken came out moist and tender. Unfortunately, I found I didn't care for the sauce-covered chicken -- just personal preference.


Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2011 by Farmchef

This was easy and very good. My husband said immediately that this was a "keeper".


Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2011 by scotchcat

Excellent!!! Easy, hearty - served with whole wheat pasta. Made it with the red wine, made it special. Husband asked that I make this again.


Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2011 by mcbryde

This dish was fantastic. Great flavor and very easy to make.

 
 
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