Classic Chicken Vesuvio

Description

This chicken vesuvio dish cooks in a luscious white wine sauce. It starts on the stovetop and completes baking in the oven. For even faster preparation, use an oven-safe skillet.

Ingredients

  • 10 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
  • 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano, divided
  • 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder, divided
  • 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil, or more as needed
  • 1 ½ pounds baby potatoes, halved
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 ½ cups white wine, divided
  • 1 ½ cups chicken broth, divided
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup whipping cream
  • 1 small lemon, juiced
  • 1 cup frozen peas

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Season chicken thighs with 1 teaspoon oregano
  3. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  4. salt
  5. and pepper.
  6. Heat a large
  7. heavy skillet over medium-high heat and add grapeseed oil. Brown chicken in the hot oil
  8. 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer chicken pieces to a plate.
  9. Sprinkle potatoes with remaining 1/2 teaspoon oregano and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder. Add potatoes to the hot skillet and cook over medium-high heat
  10. stirring occasionally to ensure all sides are browned
  11. 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer potatoes and chicken to a large roasting pan.
  12. Cook minced garlic in the hot skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown
  13. 1 to 2 minutes. Pour 1 cup white wine into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits off the bottom of the pan using a wooden spoon. Add 1 cup chicken broth. Allow sauce to reduce
  14. 7 to 10 minutes. Pour over chicken and potatoes.
  15. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
  16. During the last 25 minutes of baking
  17. melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add flour and stir to create a roux. Add remaining 1/2 cup wine
  18. 1/2 cup chicken broth
  19. and whipping cream. Stir until sauce has incorporated and thickened slightly
  20. 7 to 10 minutes. Add lemon juice. Set sauce aside.
  21. Stir peas into the roasting pan and continue baking until peas are heated through and chicken is no longer pink at the bone
  22. about 15 minutes more. Remove from oven and pour sauce over chicken.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins

Servings: 6

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