Country French Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs meaty chicken pieces (preferably breast pieces)
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1/2 coarsely chopped carrot
• 1 medium onion, cut into small wedges
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons snipped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

Recipe

• 1 remove skin from chicken.
• 2 rinse chicken; pat dry.
• 3 spray a cold large skillet with non-stick coating.
• 4 preheat the skillet over medium heat.
• 5 brown chicken on all sides in hot skillet.
• 6 drain fat from skillet.
• 7 season chicken lightly with salt and pepper.
• 8 add mushrooms, celery, wine, carrot, onion, garlic, bay leaf, parsley, and thyme to the skillet.
• 9 bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• 10 cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes or till chicken is tender and no longer pink.
• 11 discard bay leaf.
• 12 transfer chicken and veggies to a serving platter; keep warm.
• 13 for sauce, bring liquid in skillet to boiling.
• 14 cook about 3 minutes or till reduced to 1/2 cup.
• 15 pour sauce over chicken and veggies.