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Basque-Style Chicken

Here's how you make Basque-Style Chicken
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/4 pounds bone-in chicken breasts (4 large chicken breasts)
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 cups mushrooms (halved)
  • 2 medium bell peppers (cut into strips)
  • 1 medium sliced yellow onion
  • 1 can (14 1/2 ounce) diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 2 cups cooked rice (hot)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Skin chicken.

  • Step 2: In 12-inch skillet, cook chicken in hot oil over medium heat 10 minutes or until light brown, turning to brown evenly. Remove chicken.

  • Step 3: Add mushrooms, sweet peppers and onion to skillet. Cook and stir 3 minutes.

  • Step 4: Stir in undrained tomatoes, wine, salt, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat.

  • Step 5: Return chicken to skillet.

  • Step 6: If desired, sprinkle with additional salt and pepper.

  • Step 7: Simmer, covered, 25 - 30 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.

  • Step 8: Transfer chicken to platter.

  • Step 9: Cover; keep warm.

  • Step 10: Skim any fat from vegetable mixture.

  • Step 11: Combine water and cornstarch; stir into vegetable mixture. Stir in peas. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more.

  • Step 12: Spoon over chicken and rice.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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