Chicken-In-Wine With Brie Mashed Potatoes
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 lbs chicken thighs, & breasts (boneless, skinless)
- 2 cups dry white wine
- 2 lbs baby yukon gold potatoes
- salt
- 1⁄2 cup cream
- 1 golden delicious apple, peeled, cored and chopped
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus a drizzle
- 4 ounces pancetta, chopped
- fresh ground black pepper
- flour, for dredging plus 2 tablespoons
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 few sprigs thyme, stripped and leaves chopped
- 1⁄3 lb wedge brie cheese, cut into pieces
- crusty warm bread
directions
- In a large bowl, add the chicken, cover with wine, and set aside.
- Quarter the potatoes, leaving the skin-on. Place in a large pot, cover with water and bring up to a boil over medium heat. When the potatoes are cooked, drain and place in a medium bowl. Mash the potatoes, season with salt and set aside.
- In a small pot, combine apple and cream and reduce over medium heat 15 minutes.
- Drizzle EVOO in a large skillet over medium high heat, add the bacon and crisp 3-4 minutes. Remove to a plate.
- While bacon crisps, remove the chicken to a work surface, reserving the wine.
- Cut chicken into large bite-size pieces, season with salt and pepper, dredge in flour then brown in bacon drippings. While chicken browns chop vegetables. Remove the chicken to a plate, then add 2 tablespoons EVOO to the skillet, season the vegetables with salt and pepper and add bay leaf and thyme.
- Cover pan to sweat vegetables 5 minutes then remove lid, stir in 2 tablespoons flour, cook 1 minute then stir in wine, add chicken back to pan and simmer together to thicken and the chicken is cooked through, a couple of minutes more.
- To a food processor, add the apple-cream and brie, process until smooth and season with salt. Combine apple-brie mixture with the mashed potatoes.
- Serve chicken with wine over brie mashed potatoes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Karen in CT
Natick, MA
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