French Chicken Casserole – Damn Delicious

October 12, 2020

The coziest, most wholesome meal. With golden brown chicken, tender potatoes, white wine, fresh rosemary + thyme.

Say hello to the coziest meal of 2020.

Perfectly-seared golden brown chicken thighs (breasts can be substituted), tender baby golden potatoes, juicy mushrooms (can be omitted if it’s not your thing), and an herb-wine sauce that you can guzzle down.

It’s perfection on a crisp, 55 degree Fall day – or really, any day of the week.

Serve with the leftover white wine for a complete meal.

French Chicken Casserole

Yield: 6 servings

prep time: 20 minutes

cook time: 55 minutes

total time: 1 hour 15 minutes

The coziest, most wholesome meal. With golden brown chicken, tender potatoes, white wine, fresh rosemary + thyme.

French Chicken Casserole

20 minutes55 minutes

Chungah Rhee

Ingredients:

• 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, halved
• 3 large shallots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pound baby gold potatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup heavy cream

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Season chicken thighs with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
3. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side; set aside.
4. Add mushrooms, shallots and celery, and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender and browned, about 5-7 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
5. Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
6. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
7. Stir in wine, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
8. Stir in chicken stock, thyme, rosemary, bay leaf and potatoes. Return chicken to the skillet.
9. Place into oven and bake until potatoes are tender and chicken has completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 175 degrees F, about 40-45 minutes.
10. Stir in heavy cream; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
11. Serve immediately.

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