Recipe
Picnic Chicken or Chicken Alla Cacciatore
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Cook Time:
Serves: 6
This recipe can be enjoyed both as a hot or cold meal. Serve hot with your favourite sides or cool the chicken to make delicious sandwiches.
Contributed By: Chicken Farmers of Ontario
Ingredients
1
whole chicken cut into pieces (or 8 skinless thighs or drums)
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tbsp (15 mL)
olive oil
1/2
onion, finely chopped
1
clove garlic, crushed
1/4 cup (60 mL)
fresh parsley, chopped
1/2
stalk celery, finely chopped
bay leaves
1/2 cup (125 mL)
dry white wine
1/2 cup (125 mL)
water
Instructions
1
Season chicken with salt and pepper.
2
Heat a large skillet on high and add olive oil, chicken, onion, garlic, parsley and celery.
3
When the chicken begins to brown, add the bay leaves and continue cooking until the chicken is a deep brown.
4
Add the white wine and lower the heat to medium, Continue cooking until the wine evaporates. Add the water, cover and adjust heat to simmer slowly for 45 minutes.
5
Remove chicken and refrigerate immediately to serve cold.