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Recipe Tags: Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation North American Main Dish Poultry Vegetables American Chicken Stove Top Dietary One Dish Meal Low Cholesterol Low Saturated Fat Low Calorie Low Carb Inexpensive Healthy 2 Low In Something Meat Chicken Breasts Chicken Thighs Legs Equipment 4 Hours Or Less

Braised Chicken With Baby Vegetables And Peas

This is a one dish meal! buy a whole chicken cut up, or if you prefer dark meat, buy four chicken leg quarters. this recipe is from cooking light.

Steps

Melt 1 tbsp butter in a dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper.
Add chicken to dutch oven.
Saute 5 minutes on each side or until browned.
Remove from pan.
Add broth to pan.
Cook 1 minute , scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
Add wine , thyme , turnips , carrots , onions , 6 parsley sprigs , and bay leaves.
Stir.
Add chicken to pan , nestling into vegetable mixture.
Bring to a boil.
Cover , reduce heat , and simmer 20 minutes or until chicken is done.
Discard bay leaves and parsley sprigs.
Remove chicken and vegetables from the pan.
Place a zip top plastic bag inside a 2 cup glass measure.
Pour cooking liquid into bag.
Let stand 10 minutes.
Seal bag.
Carefully snip off 1 bottom corner of bag.
Drain drippings back into the pan , stopping just before fat layer reaches opening.
Discard fat.
Return liquid to pan.
Bring liquid to a boil.
Cook until reduced to 1 1 / 2 cups (about 5 minutes.
Melt remaining 1 tbsp butter in a sm.

Ingredients

butter, chicken breast halves, chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks, salt, black pepper, chicken broth, dry white wine, thyme, baby turnips, baby carrots, white pearl onions, parsley sprigs, bay leaves, all-purpose flour, green peas, parsley