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Italian Chicken with Tomato Sauce

This creamy chicken with tomato sauce is a gift that keeps on giving. Make one recipe and you'll end up with two different meals.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 2 portions plus extra sauce for 2 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 500
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Equipment

  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 cutting knife
  • 1 medium sized pot
  • 1 pan
  • 1 medium sized casserole

Method
 

  1. Prepare the ingredients to make the recipe.
  2. Peel and chop the onion.
  3. Add the onion and the extra virgin olive oil to a pot and let them sauté.
  4. Clean your drumsticks, removing any extra fat.
  5. Add the Belmorso Neapolitan Tomato and Garlic Sauce to the pot with onions, and season.
  6. Add the thyme and bay leaves in the same pot.
  7. Add the wine and leave to evaporate.
  8. Lower the heat, cover with a lid and leave to simmer for 20 minutes.
  9. In the meantime, pan fry the outer skin of your drumsticks.
  10. Once done, layer the drumsticks into your casserole.
  11. As soon as it has finished simmering, top the drumsticks with the onions in tomato.
  12. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
  13. After 45 minutes, take the casserole out of the oven and serve. See notes.

Nutrition

Calories: 500kcal

Notes

You can serve this with a side of vegetables, with some rice, or potatoes. You'll have plenty of leftovers to make a delicious pasta the next day, or that same day if you are feeling very peckish. 

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