Chicken Scarpariello
Seared chicken thighs and Italian sausage with onions, sweet peppers, and pickled Peppadews in a bright white-wine pan sauce—finished in the oven until tender and deeply flavorful.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken thighs, bone-in with skin (about 6 thighs)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 2 large bell pepper, multicolored, cut into strips
- 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence or an Italian blend
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 8 to 12 hot or sweet whole pickled Peppadew peppers or pepperoncini, or a mixture of both, with 1/4 cup of the pickling liquid
- 1 cup chicken stock, low-sodium
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Pat the chicken thighs with paper towels to dry.
- Heat the olive oil in a large oven-safe skillet or sauté pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken thighs skin side down, and cook until the skin is golden brown and crisp, about 7 to 8 minutes, turn and cook for 3 minutes longer. Remove the chicken to a plate and set aside.
- Add the sausages to the pan and reduce the heat to medium; cook for about 4 minutes, turning once. Remove the sausages to a cutting board and slice each sausage into 2 or 3 pieces. Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat.
- Add the sliced onions and bell peppers to the pan and place it over medium-high heat; cook for 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Reduce the heat to medium. Add the herbes de Provence and garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Add the wine and cook, scraping up any brown residue in the pan. Cook until the wine has reduced by about half, about 2 minutes.
- Add the pickled peppers with 1/4 cup of their liquid.
- Add chicken stock and sugar; stir and bring to a simmer.
- Return sausage to the pan and return the chicken, skin-side up.
- Return the chicken and sausages to the pan, nestling them into the into the vegetables.
- Place the skillet in the oven and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 756kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 40gFat: 57gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 225mgSodium: 746mgPotassium: 758mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1846IUVitamin C: 74mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 3mg
Disclaimer:
Our nutritional information is based on a third-party application that analyzes the ingredients list to determine the values. The information is meant to be helpful, but should be considered an estimate. Values may differ depending on measurements, brands, serving variations, and database availability.
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