Chicken Vesuvio
Chicken Vesuvio is a classic Italian Chicago dish. Chicken is seared and browned with red potatoes, then a lovely roasting pan sauce is made with plenty of fresh garlic, white wine and chicken stock and finished off in the oven. Frozen green peas are added, at the end. The chicken turns out moist and flavorful with a delicious white wine sauce.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 3 pounds bone-in skin-on chicken pieces (I used bone-in chicken breasts)
Season the chicken:
- Salt and pepper
- Dried oregano
- Dried Rosemary optional, my adaption
- Granulated garlic
- NOTE: Why aren't there measurements? Season to taste!
Remaining ingredients:
- Potato wedges about 4 russets or 6 reds
- 1 1/2 cups white wine and chicken broth equal parts
- 10-12 whole garlic cloves
- 1 cup frozen peas
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt, pepper, oregano and garlic.
- Coat the bottom of a large, heavy skillet with olive oil and brown chicken pieces and potato wedges. Remove to a large roasting pan.
- NOTE: (I set the chicken and potatoes aside, loosely wrapped with foil so that I could return it to the oven-proof skillet.)
- Add garlic cloves to the skillet and cook until golden brown.
- Deglaze pan with wine, then add chicken broth. Cook down for several minutes and pour over chicken and potatoes. Add peas the last 15 minutes of cooking.
- Bake at 375F until chicken is cooked, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- NOTE: Since I used two bone-in chicken breasts, my roasting time was about 45 minutes. The chicken was thoroughly cooked and very moist.
Notes
NOTE: Because I used less than 3 pounds of chicken, we had lots of sauce-- this is a good thing. Next time, I think either crusty bread or even creamy polenta would soak up the flavorful pan sauce.
Recipe source: Adapted from "Proud Italian Cook"