Chicken Provencal

Chicken Provencal provides comforting French-inspired flavor thanks to the dish's staples like tomatoes, olives, herbs, and wine.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 471 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 (3 pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
• 0.75 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 0.5 cup red wine
• 0.5 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
• 1.5 cups canned crushed tomatoes with their juice
• 0.33 cup black olives, such as Nicoise or Kalamata, halved and pitted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large, deep frying pan over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper and put it in the pan. Cook the chicken until browned, turning, about 8 minutes in all. Remove the chicken from the pan. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from the pan.

Step 2

Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion starts to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the wine to the pan and simmer until reduced to about 1/4 cup, 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, olives, anchovy paste, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Add the chicken thighs and drumsticks and any accumulated juices. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Add the breasts and cook until the chicken is just done, about 10 minutes more. Stir in the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Serve.