Red Wine-Braised Chicken With Couscous
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 skinless chicken breast halves
- 2 skinless chicken drumsticks
- 2 skinless chicken thighs
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 cups merlot or 2 cups other fruity red wine
- 1 1/2 cups fat free chicken broth
- 2 cups chopped seeded peeled tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/2 cup kalamata olive, pitted
- 3 tablespoons capers, rinsed
- 2 cups hot cooked couscous
- 1 sprig flat leaf parsley (optional)
- Place garlic in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 2 minutes. Drain; set garlic aside.
- Sprinkle chicken with pepper.
- Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken; cook 10 minutes or until browned, turning once.
- Remove chicken from pan.
- Increase heat to high; add wine to pan.
- Cook until reduced to 1 cup (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat.
- Stir in garlic, drumsticks, thighs, broth, tomato, and tomato paste.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
- Add breast halves; cover and cook 30 minutes, turning chicken after 10 minutes. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm.
- Increase heat to medium-high; add olives and capers to pan.
- Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Return chicken to pan, turning to coat.
- Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
- Serve with couscous. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/red-wine-braised-chicken-with-couscous-138426 (may not work)