On this cold and quiet late-January Sunday I want to share the recipe for a simple and delicious main course: Braised Chicken in a Skillet. A delightful and flavorful sauce coats the chicken, making it very tender and tasty — and don’t forget to prepare a few slices of bread because it will be impossible not to mop up the sauce. To prepare this dish I used chicken drumsticks, but you can also use other parts of the chicken, even a whole chicken cut into pieces. In short, a recipe I really recommend you try soon — let me know if you liked it. Let’s rush to the kitchen and prepare together a delicious Braised Chicken in a Skillet!
DON’T MISS THESE RECIPES AS WELL:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Affordable
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Cooking time: 1 Hour
- Portions: 4 Servings
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 326.26 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 3.82 (g) of which sugars 1.72 (g)
- Proteins 21.12 (g)
- Fat 25.08 (g) of which saturated 6.47 (g)of which unsaturated 14.45 (g)
- Fibers 1.43 (g)
- Sodium 398.88 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Braised Chicken in a Skillet
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 14 oz peeled tomatoes
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 2 1/8 cups vegetable broth
- 3 oz pitted black olives (pitted)
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 5 leaves bay leaves
- to taste salt
How to prepare Braised Chicken in a Skillet
Clean the carrot and cut it into small cubes. Wash the celery stalk and cut it into small cubes as well. Peel the onion and cut it into cubes. Pour the EVO oil into a large saucepan and add the chopped vegetables and the chicken drumsticks.
Let the chicken brown over medium heat for 5 minutes, turning the drumsticks with a wooden spoon. Add the peeled tomatoes, breaking them up, and mix well. Also add the bay leaves.After 3-4 minutes of cooking, pour the hot vegetable broth into the saucepan. Cover with a lid and let the braised chicken cook for about 50 minutes.
Halfway through cooking, add the pitted black olives to the chicken.
Loredana’s Tips
For a more flavorful dish you can also add two tablespoons of capers and a hot chili pepper.
Also read the recipe for my Roast Chicken, crispy and flavorful, and my Chicken Scaloppine with Speck and Walnuts.
