Napa Valley Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large sweet onion minced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1½ cup chicken broth
- 1 15oz can of crushed tomatoes
- ½ cup cooking white wine sub chicken broth if you don't have
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¾ tsp salt
- 2 lbs boneless-skinless chicken breasts cut into 6 portions
- ⅓ cup flour
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- I like to use my cast iron skillet for this. If you don't have one you'll need some kind of oven safe pot. Heat up the skillet over medium high heat until you just start to see a little smoke rising. Then add in 3 tbsp of olive oil. Move the oil around and coat the skillet.
- Pat down the chicken with a paper towel, cut into smaller sections so you have around 6-8 portions. Then season it with salt and pepper. Don't be afraid to use a good amount of salt here. Chicken breast need help.
- Lay the chicken pieces in the skillet and sear on both sides for around 2 minutes each. You should hear them sizzling. Once done, remove them from the pan onto a plate.
- With the same skillet, add in the rest of the olive oil and saute onions until soft and see through. Add garlic and cook for 30-60 seconds. Don't burn the garlic. Then the chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, wine, brown sugar, and salt. Stir and bring to a boil. Then add the chicken back into the skillet. Try to make sure the chicken is almost all the way submerged in the sauce.
- Bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes
- Serve the chicken hot with rice and some asparagus. I think both would go well.
Notes
I included in the pricing stuff like brown sugar and white cooking wine. If you skip the wine you save 2 bucks. If you have brown sugar you save about 1.75. The good thing about picking these items up is they will last you more than just this meal.
We couldn't find a 15oz can of the crushed tomatoes when we were shopping. I did find a 28 oz. I actually liked using more sauce in the recipe. I didn't use the whole can, but I might next time. I like a lot of sauce.
Wife's Rating: 7
Husbands Rating: 8.5
I really liked this chicken. I will definitely start making it again. I like things I can toss into the oven and do other stuff while i'm waiting to eat. Also we had about 3 pieces left over. They were great the next day.