Country French Chicken

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Source: Rachael Ray

Serves 8 people

Categories: Chicken, Main Dish, Rachael Ray

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • coarse salt & pepper
  • 1 lb boneless skinlesschicken tenders or 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into chunks
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into chunks
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 shallots, chopped or 1/4 cup very finely chopped onion
  • 3 small carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 10 cremini mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 4 sprigs fresh tarragon, leaves removed and chopped to about 2 TBS or 4 sprigs about 1 tbs dried tarragon
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 1 (32 ounce) can chunky-style crushed tomatoes or 1 (32 ounce) can diced tomatoes in tomato puree or 1 (32 ounce) whole tomatoes, hand squeezed
  • fresh Italian parsley

Directions

  1. In a large skillet over medium high heat, warm the olive oil. Season the chicken with fresh ground salt & pepper, brown it in the oil for 2 or 3 minutes on each side, and remove to a plate.

  2. 2 Return pan to stove and reduce heat to medium. Add butter to the pan and saute the shallots, carrots, and mushrooms. Saute for 3 to 5 mnutes until mushrooms darken and carrot bits are fork tender. Add tarragon and parsley and stir. Add wine and reduce liquid for 1 or 2 minutes. Add tomatoes to the sauce and stir to combine. Add chicken back to the pan and simmer chicken in sauce for 6 minutes or until chicken is cooked through an juices run clear.

  3. 3 Top chicken with fresh flat leaf (Italian) parsley when serving.

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