Provencal Chicken Stew Recipes

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

PROVENçAL CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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 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.

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.

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

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 c.
• 1/2 the peppers and place in a per rated grill for 8-10 minutes until chargrilled and blistered. Transfer to a sealed bag for 10 mins. Then remove skin and cut into thick strips.
• Heat oil in a large frying pan on a medium heat. Add chicken and cooked until browned. Then transfer to large baking dish.
• Add onion to the pan and fry slowly for 5 mins. Add garlic and cook until aromatic. Then add the wine and cook for 2 mins until reduced by half.
• Add the passata , peppers, stock & thyme. Season with salt & pepper.
• Pour over the chicken and bake for 45 mins or until chicken cooked through.
• Stir in olives - if used.
• Serve with salad.