Pan-Roasted Chicken with Tarragon and Lentils

Name: Pan-Roasted Chicken with Tarragon and Lentils
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms whole chicken, split down back; 473 milliliters chicken broth; 237 milliliters dried French green lentils, rinsed and drained; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh tarragon; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 1 Tbsp olive oil, divided; 6 servings Freshly ground pepper, to taste; 6 servings Sea salt, to taste; 4 shallots, quartered; 4 sweet potatoes, washed; 2 Tbsps white wine vinegar

Pan-Roasted Chicken with Tarragon and Lentils might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 906 calories, 66g of protein, and 49g of fat each. This recipe covers 40% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up wine, olive oil, sea salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Wrap sweet potatoes in foil, and bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes or until soft when squeezed.

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Sweet Potato

Wrap

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Remove from oven, and set aside.

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Oven

Rinse chicken, and pat dry; remove any excess skin or fat.

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Whole Chicken

Sprinkle all over with sea salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat, and add chicken, breast side down. Cook until skin is crispy and brown, about 10 minutes. Turn chicken over, add garlic and shallot, and cook, stirring constantly, about 1 minute.

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Whole Chicken

Shallot

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add vinegar, wine, and broth; stir, scraping up all browned bits from bottom of pan. Stir in lentils, and add more sea salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Lentils

Vinegar

Broth

Wine

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Transfer skillet to oven, and bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes or until lentils are tender and juices from chicken thighs run clear or meat thermometer registers 17

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Chicken Thighs

Lentils

Meat

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Frying Pan

Peel reserved sweet potatoes, and mash with a potato masher.

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Sweet Potato

Potato

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Potato Masher

Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Cut chicken into 8 serving pieces.

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Whole Chicken

Place a spoonful of sweet potato on each plate, and top with lentils, shallots, and a piece of chicken. Spoon cooking liquid over and around chicken and vegetables.

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Sweet Potato

Vegetable