Chicken Provencal

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3 -4 lbs bone-in chicken breasts or 3 -4 lbs bone-in chicken thighs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cup dry wine
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 15 ounces crushed tomatoes or 15 ounces diced tomatoes
• 1 cup black olives or 1 cup green olives

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 season chicken pieces with salt, pepper, and thyme.
• 3 brown chicken pieces in olive oil.
• 4 saute onion and fennel in remaining oil until tender.
• 5 add garlic to onion, cooking just until fragrant before adding the wine to the pan.
• 6 simmer for about 5 minutes.
• 7 stir tomatoes, chicken broth and rosemary into the sauce then pour over the chicken in an ovenproof baking dish.
• 8 roast the chicken, covered, for 25-35 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink by the bone, adding olives during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• 9 check seasoning again before serving.