Chicken With White Wine, Onions and Herbs
- Total Time
- 40 minutes
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Ingredients
- Chicken breasts
- Onions
- Butter
- White wine
- Bay leaves
- Thyme
- Parsley
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook 2 chopped onions with 2 tablespoons butter and some salt and pepper until the onions soften, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Step 2
Add the chicken, 1 cup white wine, 2 bay leaves and several sprigs of thyme and parsley. When the liquid boils, lower heat to a simmer; cover and cook chicken for 10 to 15 minutes or until tender and just cooked through.
- Step 3
Transfer chicken to a plate and keep warm. Turn heat to high and boil the mixture until it is reduced by three-quarters; it should be fairly thick.
- Step 4
Lower heat, stir in 2 tablespoons butter and return the chicken to the pan to reheat and coat with sauce.
- Step 5
Adjust seasoning. Garnish: Chopped fresh thyme.
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Comments
I made this for my roommates today. I always use pinot grigio and reduce the sauce with lemon juice, crushed red pepper, and a little bit of garlic. Everyone always seems to enjoy it.
Ingredient amounts work for 2-3 breasts well, add a little more depending on the amount of chicken.
Fresh lemon juice both during the reduction and at presentation definitely enhanced the flavor. I took Austin's suggestions.
When the shallots were almost done, I added garlic to the pan. I was out of bay leaves, so I used Herbs de Provence instead. So good!
Made mostly as written and quite enjoyed it. I didn’t use lemon because it’s not my family’s taste. I sliced the onions thinly and cooked them longer, not really caramelized, but very soft. I added four cloves of sliced garlic and a big fresh rosemary stem with the thyme. I didn’t use parsley because I didn’t have any on hand. The flavor balance was nice, though more rosemary wouldn’t have hurt. I basically had onion jam at the end, which was delightful on fresh bread after the meat was gone.
Added Orzo during the reduction (with some chicken stock, lemon, red pepper flakes as suggested by others) and it went great!
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