Osso Bucco Style Chicken
As I mentioned the other day, we like to pick out new recipes to try each week. Hubby always amazes me with his choices. He usually picks something rather complicated with at least 10 ingredients. I always shoot for quick and easy…
This Osso Buco style chicken was well worth the effort that Hubby put into it! I offered to help and he didn’t take me up on it, but after reading the recipe, it definitely requires a bit of chopping and multiple pots/pans getting dirty.
Hubby didn’t take the skin off the chicken which would definitely help to lighten this dish up, but I didn’t mind. It’s freaking delicious. The polenta really pulls the flavors of the sauce and chicken together. And the gremolata gives a nice splash of citrus to the dish.
We thouroughly enjoyed this recipe (including the leftovers the next day for lunch) and plan to make it again soon.
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Osso Buco Style Chicken
Yield: 6
Ingredients:
For the Chicken
1 Tbsp olive oil, divided
6 chicken thighs (about 2 pounds)
3/4 tsp salt, divided
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 cups chopped onion
3/4 cup cubed carrot
3/4 cup coarsely chopped celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 cup dry white wine
5 cups chopped tomato (about 2 pounds)
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried rosemary
For the Polenta
2 cups 1% low-fat milk
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup uncooked instant polenta
3/4 cup (3 ounces) grated fresh Gruyère cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
For the Gremolata
3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 tsp grated lemon rind
1 garlic clove, minced
Directions:
For the Chicken
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove chicken from pan.
Heat 1 teaspoon oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, and 2 garlic cloves. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in wine, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, tomato, basil, and rosemary; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 15 minutes.
Return chicken to pan. Cover and simmer 35 minutes or until chicken is done. Uncover and cook 5 minutes or until tomato mixture thickens.
For the Polenta
Combine milk and broth in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; gradually add instant polenta, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cover and cook over medium-low heat 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
For the Gremolata
Combine parsley, rind, and 1 garlic clove. Serve chicken mixture over polenta; sprinkle with gremolata.
Recipe from Cooking Light
I love homemade chicken soup. I just made it myself for the first time about a month ago. And then I ahd some in the freezer that I took out last week to eat while I was sick. It is the best thing when you’re sick.
I’m one of those people who don’t add the noodles to the soup. 🙂
Such a classic! I always ruin mine with too much rice!
Nothing can make you feel better than homemade soup! Hope you and the hubby get well soon!
Homemade soup are the best comfortfood then ever!!! Ciao Flavia
Just made chicken soup this week for my sick hubby. I had fresh herbs on hand so the broth was extra tasty. Individual frozen soup is always my favorite brown bag lunch. Hope you feel better!
To me it may be the perfect food. It’s comfort in a bowl. Yours looks wonderful!