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BRAISED CHICKEN WITH FENNEL AND
WHITE BEANS
 
Braised in white wine, tomatoes and rosemary, this chicken is moist and flavorful.

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 1/2- to 3-lb cut-up whole chicken, skin removed
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt (kosher or sea salt)
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 small onion, cut into thin wedges
2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 fennel bulb, quartered, cored, thinly sliced
1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into bite-size strips
1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen® organic whole peeled tomatoes, undrained, cut up
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 can (15 or 19 oz) cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
Chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley, if desired

In deep 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken pieces to skillet; cook 5 to 6 minutes, turning occasionally, until chicken is light golden brown. Remove chicken from pan.

Add onion, garlic, fennel and bell pepper. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add chicken, tomatoes, wine and rosemary. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is tender, turning chicken once.

Uncover; stir in beans. Cook about 5 minutes longer or until sauce is slightly thickened and juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone. Serve in shallow bowls; sprinkle with parsley.

Serve with crusty French or Italian bread. You'll need it to dip in the flavorful sauce!

Makes 4 servings.

© 2006 and ®/™ General Mills, used with permission.

Submitted by: Muir Glen

recipe reviews
Braised Chicken with Fennel and White Beans
 #32067
 KCatty (Missouri) says:
I made this after receiving a bulb of fennel in my organic produce delivery. I used organic chicken, which I brined. This was insanely delicious. I used a red pepper instead of yellow, and a little more garlic and rosemary. I also used San Marzano tomatoes, which I think really gave the dish a wow factor.

I served in a bowl over sauteed red chard, and paired with crusty whole grained bread.

One of the top 5 dishes I've ever made!
 #34424
 Anlbert (United Kingdom) says:
I made this and followed recipe to the letter, buthave to say it was so very bland. had to rescue the whole thing with paprika and dry chillis to add some flavour andheat.really dissapointing.
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 Sheila Camp (United Kingdom) says:
Excellent. I followed the recipe and also tried it again using all the ingredients but treating it like a stir fry so it didn't take as long. Lovely either way.
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 Onritsu (United States) says:
Amazingly simple, followed the directions to the T, our fennel was kinda bland so it didn't stand out in this dish, but man what a great layer of flavors.
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 Sarah (New York) says:
It's very good! It just needs 1/4-1/2 cup (depending on taste) of balsamic vinegar to be 5 stars! IMHO:)

 

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