White Wine and Herb Braised Chicken and Potatoes
User Submitted RecipeIngredients
6 Chicken Legs & 6 Chicken Thighs-bone in & skin on
1 Bottle White Wine (Pinot Grigio Preferred)
2 White onions
1 Head of garlic
8 Small or 5 large red potatoes
1 Tablespoon dried rosemary
5-6 Sprigs fresh thyme
10-12 Fresh sage leaves
2-3 Teaspoons smoked paprika
1 Lemon
Salt & Pepper
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees
Smash Garlic cloves to remove outer paper, dice onions, and cube potatoes into bite sized pieces
In a large baking dish (preferable one with a heavy lid) add white wine, diced onions and smashed garlic - arrange to cover bottom of dish evenly. Arrange potatoes along the outside of the dish leaving the center open for the chicken & onions
Dust potatoes with rosemary, salt and pepper - arrange sage leaves in the middle of the baking dish
Lay chicken on top of onions, garlic and sage leaves evenly - skin side up
Cut lemon in half and squeeze juice over chicken and potatoes
Remove thyme leaves from steams and dust chicken and potatoes with thyme, paprika, salt and pepper
Cover with lid or heavy tin foil and bake for 2 1/2 hours, braising chicken with turkey baster every 15-20 minutes. For the last 20 minutes (or so) turn heat up to 425 and leave uncovered until skin in golden brown

