This recipe won a contest on a television show called The Chew.
Mario Batali and others judged 3 chicken recipes made by regular people, and this won first prize!
It is simple and satisfying, and a great weeknight recipe. Such a nice change to boring baked chicken.
I used white wine, instead of the red, because I like it better with chicken. I also increased the garlic and placed the vegetables UNDER the chicken pieces, instead of around them. I baked my chicken at 375F because I like crispy skin.
The recipe calls for "brown" mustard, which is Gulden's in my book, however, I have a nice French tarragon mustard, so I used that instead. The results were fabulous!
INGREDIENTS :
- 4 lbs. chicken legs and thighs, w/ skin (I used a chicken cut up, including breasts)
- 1 cup artichoke hearts, halved (canned is fine)
- 1 medium onion, cut into pieces same size as the artichokes
- 1 pound white button mushrooms (halved or quartered)
- 2 tablespoons brown mustard
- 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup red or white wine (you could also sub in chicken stock)
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1 bay leaf
- kosher salt and pepper (to taste)
INTRUCTIONS :
- Preheat oven to 350F-375F, depending if you like crispy skin or not.
- Place artichokes, onions and mushrooms on the bottom of a big pan.
- Place chicken pieces on top of the vegetables.
- Mix the mustard with the rest of the ingredients and pour over chicken.
- Season w/ kosher salt & pepper.
- Bake about 1 hour, basting the pieces once or twice.
- Dinner is served!
- Thank you Regina for letting me know about the recipe!
Recipe Adapted From staceysnacksonline.com