Chicken with Sweet Peppers: Pollo con Peperoni

Name: Chicken with Sweet Peppers: Pollo con Peperoni
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 2 kilograms chicken, giblets removed, rinsed and patted dry; 43 grams dried porcini, reconstituted in hot water to cover, drained, liquid reserved; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 1 bunches fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup; 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced; 6 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 Spanish onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 227 grams ripe tomatoes; 4 bell peppers, either red or yellow or a combination of both

Chicken with Sweet Peppers: Pollo con Peperoni is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. One portion of this dish contains approximately 76g of protein, 81g of fat, and a total of 1142 calories. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of garlic clove, porcini, wine, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Cut the chicken into 8 serving portions (4 breast pieces, 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks). Generously salt and pepper each piece.

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In a 12-inch saute pan, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil over a medium-high flame until hot but not smoking. Working in batches if necessary so as not to crowd the pan, brown the chicken pieces, skin-side first, until all the pieces are golden brown on both sides, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.

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Olive Oil

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Remove from the heat.

In a 14-inch saucepan, heat the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil over a medium-high flame until hot but not smoking.

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Olive Oil

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Add the garlic and bay leaf and let cook until the garlic is soft and light golden brown, about 5 minutes.

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Add the chopped onion and continue cooking another 5 minutes.

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Onion

Clean the bell pepper, removing any seeds and interior ribs.

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Bell Pepper

Seeds

Ribs

Cut into 1-inch wide strips.

Add the pepper strips and the wine to the onion mixture and continue cooking at a boil for 15 more minutes, letting the wine evaporate.

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Onion

Wine

Add the porcini mushrooms.

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Roughly chop the tomatoes, removing any seeds, and add the tomatoes to the pan with the peppers and onions. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Cook until the tomatoes begin to soften, about 5 minutes more.

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Tomato

Peppers

Onion

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Add the browned chicken, skin side up, to the pan with the tomatoes and peppers. Begin adding the reserved porcini liquid, bit by bit, to keep the pan moist.

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Tomato

Whole Chicken

Peppers

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Let simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 6 to 7 minutes.

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Serve immediately, the chicken atop the pepper mixture, with a sprinkle of chopped parsley.

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