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Braised Chicken in Tomato Sauce

Name: Braised Chicken in Tomato Sauce
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2 kg chicken, cut into serving pieces; 60 g butter; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 375 g tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 125 ml dry white wine; 1 bay leaf; 2 pieces cinnamon bark; ½ tsp sugar; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 400 g macaroni; 50 g kefalotiri, grated

Chicken pieces browned in butter and braised in a wine and tomato sauce scented with cinnamon bark and bay. Serve over macaroni or spaghetti with grated cheese.

Yield6 servings
Hands-on40 min
Total1 h 50 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Chicken

2 kgchicken, cut into serving pieces
60 gbutter

Sauce

1onion, finely chopped
1 clovegarlic, crushed
375 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tbsptomato paste
125 mldry white wine
1bay leaf
2 piecescinnamon bark
½ tspsugar
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

To serve

400 gmacaroni
50 gkefalotiri, grated

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Sulfites
Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
Wheat
Grapes
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
Cinnamon
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop
Dutch oven

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Leftovers-friendly
One pot
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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