Best 14 Wine Braised Chicken Recipes

WINE-BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Using cotton kitchen twine, tie thyme, parsley, and bay leaf into a bundle; set aside.
• Heat a Dutch oven or 5-quart heavy pot with a lid over medium-low. Add bacon; cook until browned, about 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain (leave bacon fat in pot).
• Raise heat to medium-high. Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Working in three batches to avoid crowding, brown chicken about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate; set aside.
• Add onion, carrots, and garlic to pot. Cook until onion softens, about 4 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and flour; cook 1 minute.
• Add wine, broth, chicken, and herb bundle. Bring to a boil; cover, and reduce to a simmer. Cook 10 minutes; uncover, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove and discard herb bundle; stir in bacon.

WINE-BRAISED CHICKEN WITH PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Place chicken and onions in a 4-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine soup, wine and seasonings; pour over chicken and onions. Cook, covered, on low 7-8 hours or until chicken is tender., Remove chicken; skim fat from cooking juices. Serve cooking juices with chicken and rice. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

RED WINE-BRAISED CHICKEN WITH CHORIZO AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Place raisins in a small bowl; cover with hot water. Set aside.
• Mix cumin, paprika, 1 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. cayenne in another small bowl. Pat chicken dry and rub all over with spice mixture.
• Heat oil in a 5-7-qt. Dutch oven or large wide saucepan over medium-high. Add chorizo and cook, stirring frequently, until crisp, 5-8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix chickpeas, orange zest, remaining 3/4 tsp. salt, and a pinch of cayenne in a medium bowl.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer chorizo to chickpea mixture; stir to combine. Drain all but 2 Tbsp. fat from pan, then return to medium-high heat. Cook chicken, skin side down, until well-browned, 12-14 minutes. Transfer to a plate skin side up. Add onion to pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 3 minutes.
• Add wine and broth. Bring to a boil, nestle chicken skin side up into onions in pan. Lower heat to medium, cover, and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, drain raisins and stir into chorizo mixture.
• Stir chorizo mixture and Sherry vinegar into chicken mixture. Cook, uncovered, until heated through, about 1 minute. Stir in 1/3 cup parsley, then divide among 4 plates. Top with remaining 1 Tbsp. parsley and serve.

COQ AU VIN (CHICKEN BRAISED IN RED WINE)

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper and put in paper or plastic bag.
• Drop chicken pieces into bag and shake to coat.
• In large skillet fry bacon until crisp; drain and reserve bacon bits.
• Brown chicken in bacon drippings.
• Remove to a plate.
• Add onions and mushrooms to skillet and cook until onions are tender.
• Drain off fat.
• Return chicken pieces to skillet (or you can place this in a large oven-proof baking dish).
• Add remaining ingredients, including bacon bits.
• Cover and simmer about 1 hours.
• or until chicken is tender.
• (Or cover and bake at 350F for 1-1 1/2 hrs).
• Remove Bouquet Garni before serving.
• Skim off excess fat.
• If desired, sprinkle with snipped parsley.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet with a tight-fitting lid, arrange thighs, bone side up; season with salt and pepper. Add garlic, wine, and thyme.
• Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook, 30 minutes.
• Turn chicken over. Place a lemon slice on each piece; cover and continue simmering until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Leaving garlic and liquid in skillet, transfer chicken and lemon slices to a platter. Cover tightly with foil to keep warm.
• Bring liquid in skillet to a boil; cook until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat. Add butter, parsley, and lemon juice; stir until butter has softened and sauce is smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken with sauce.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH WHITE WINE, TOMATOES, AND PEAS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, cook rice according to package instructions. Spread 3 cups cooked rice on a rimmed baking sheet to cool; refrigerate for Chicken Fried Rice, up to 1 day. Cover remaining rice in pan to keep warm; set aside.
• While rice is cooking, season chicken with salt and pepper. In a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Working in batches, cook chicken until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side; transfer to a plate (reserve pot).
• Return chicken and any juices to pot; add wine and thyme. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer, and cook, partially covered, until chicken is opaque throughout, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove 4 chicken thighs; refrigerate for Chicken Fried Rice, up to 1 day.
• Add peas and tomatoes to pot; cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes are softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken and vegetables over rice, garnished with thyme sprigs.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CORIANDER, WHITE WINE, AND GARLIC

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, toast coriander seeds until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Transfer seeds to a mortar and pestle and lightly crush.
• Smash two of the garlic cloves and remove peel. Peel remaining clove of garlic and finely chop. Add oil to skillet and increase heat to medium-high. Add smashed garlic and cook until pale golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to skillet; let brown on all sides, about 5 minutes per side.
• Remove all but about 2 tablespoons fat from skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low. Return coriander seeds to skillet along with wine; cover and cook until chicken is cooked through, 15 to 18 minutes. During the last 5 minutes of cooking, stir in chopped garlic.
• Transfer chicken to a serving platter. Increase heat to high and simmer liquid in skillet until thickened, 4 to 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Pour cooking liquid over chicken and serve garnished with fresh cilantro.

WINE-BRAISED CHICKEN WITH ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high, and add chicken, skin side down. Cook, without flipping, unitl the skin is deeply golden and much of the fat has rendered, 8 to 10 minutes. (You may need to pour off some of the fat)
• Using tongs, flip the chicken skin side up. Let the undersides cook for anoother 5 or so mlinutes. Set chicken aside. Add artichoke haearts and onions to the pan, letting them sizzle until they get a little color, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add wine and thyme, shaking skillet to make sure the wine is evenly distributed and scaping up any golden-brown bits. Add chicken back to the pan, over the artichoke hearts and onions. Bring to a simmer and place in the oven until chicken has finished cooking and sauce is reduced by about half, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Remove chicken from oven and scatter with parsley. Finish with more pepper, a drizzle of olive oil, and a sprinkle of sumac, if you have it.

WINE & TOMATO BRAISED CHICKEN -- CROCK POT

Steps:

• Place the skinless, bone-in chicken thighs in a 4-quart (or larger) crock pot.
• Cook bacon ~ drain well ~ crumble bacon over chicken in crock pot.
• IF YOU HAVE THE TIME, cook onion, over medium heat, in 2 tablespoons reserved bacon fat, stirring, until softened, 3 to 6 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, fennel seeds, pepper and bay leaf and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add wine, bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, scraping up any browned bits. Add tomatoes and their juice and salt; stir well.
• Pour the tomato-wine mixture over chicken.
• IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME, place the following into crock pot over the chicken: crumbled bacon, sliced onion, garlic, thyme, fennel seeds, pepper, bay leaf, wine, tomatoes and their juice, and salt!
• Cover and cook until the chicken is very tender, about 3 hours on High, or 6 hours on Low. Remove the bay leaf.
• Serve chicken and sauce over cooked noodles, or rice ~ garnish with chopped parsley.

WINE-BRAISED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• 1. Position the rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
• 2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Generously coat both sides of the thighs with mustard and then dip in the bread crumbs (a large, shallow plate or pie dish is great for this), one at a time, turning the meat over to ensure it's evenly covered. Transfer the breaded chicken to a baking sheet or large platter and let it rest for at least 10 minutes to allow the coating to set.
• 3. In a Dutch oven over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons oil until shimmering. Add the breaded chicken skinned side down, all at once or in batches of two depending on the size of your pan. Cook until the breading is dark golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Resist the urge to move the chicken too soon to ensure the breading stays put. Flip the pieces over, ideally with a fork, as tongs can dislodge more of the breading. Cook another 3 to 5 minutes, adding more oil as necessary to keep the pan from drying out and the chicken from burning or sticking. Don't worry if a little of the breading comes off - you can press it back on or leave to help thicken and flavor the braising liquid. Transfer the chicken back to the baking sheet or platter.
• 4. If the pan is looking dry, add another glug of oil. Stir in the sliced garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add a splash of the wine and scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the sliced mushrooms, season with a generous pinch of salt and stir. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, just to jump-start the cooking process. Nestle the chicken pieces, skinned side up, on top of the mushrooms and pour in the rest of the wine around the chicken. The amount you'll need will vary based on the width of your pan, but make sure it's enough to cover the mushrooms and just reach the bottom of the chicken.
• 5. Cover the pan with a lid and transfer to the oven. Cook for 30 minutes and then remove the lid. Cook an additional 15 to 20 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer reads 165 degrees. Dark meat is very forgiving, and will be fine up to as high as 195 degrees, so don't fret if you overshoot it a bit. Serve the chicken warm, with the mushrooms and plenty of juices for dipping.
• 6. I served with rice

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH MEDITERRANEAN WINE SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• * Available at Williams-Sonoma stores. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a large sauteuse pan over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil until almost smoking. Working in batches, add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook, turning once, until golden on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a baking sheet. Set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the pan. Reduce the heat to medium, add the shallots and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the wine reduction and stock and bring to a boil, stirring to scrape up the browned bits from the pan bottom. Return the chicken to the pan and add the orange slices and olives. Spoon some of the sauce over the chicken. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the juices run clear when the chicken is pierced with a knife, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a warmed platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Whisk the butter into the sauce, increase the heat to medium-high and cook until the sauce is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve immediately. This recipe yields 6 servings.

COQ AU VIN (CHICKEN BRAISED IN WINE)

Steps:

• Bring the red wine to the boil with the sprigs of thyme, parsley, bay leaves and peppercorns, then leave to cool for 1 hour; pour the wine over the chicken pieces and marinate for 12 hours.
• Fry the bacon in a frying pan, remove with a slotted spoon; add the oil to the pan and fry the onions until softened; remove to casserole dish.
• Remove the chicken pieces from the marinade and pat dry with kitchen paper.
• Dust the chicken pieces with a little flour, then put them in the frying pan and brown them lightly; pour in the warmed brandy and flambé it (or cook off alcohol); transfer the chicken pieces and liquid to the casserole and add the bacon, strained marinade (with tomato paste stirred in), garlic and mushrooms; cover and cook in a preheated oven at 300F for about 1 hour.
• In the meantime, fry the small onions in butter with the sugar and a little water until glazed; add to the casserole and cook for a further 30 minutes; if the sauce needs thickening, stir in a few small knobs of beurre manié.
• Remove the casserole from the oven and sprinkle the chopped parsley over before serving.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH GARLIC AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Trim excess fat off chicken. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Lightly smash garlic cloves just to flatten slightly, leaving peel attached and cloves as whole as possible.
• Heat 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Working in 2 batches, add chicken and cook until brown on all sides, about 12 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken to plate. Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and garlic to pot. Stir until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Add wine and thyme; bring to boil. Return chicken to pot. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, moving chicken pieces from top to bottom every 5 minutes (sauce will not cover chicken), about 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer chicken to platter. Spoon garlic cloves around chicken and drizzle sauce over.

WINE AND TOMATO BRAISED CHICKEN WITH SECOND NIGHT

Steps:

• 1. For Wine and Tomato Braised Chicken: Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Crumble when cool.
• 2. Drain off all but 2 tbsp fat from the pan. Add onion and cook over medium heat, stirring, until softened, 3 to 6 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, fennel seeds, pepper, and bay leaf and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add the wine, bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, scraping up any browned bits. Add the chopped tomatoes and their juice and salt; stir well.
• 3. Place the chicken thighs in a 4 quart slow cooker. Sprinkle the bacon over the chicken. Pour the tomato mixture over the chicken. Cover and cook until the chicken is very tender, about 3 hours on High or 6 hours on Low. Remove the bay leaf. Serve sprinkled with parsley.
• 4. For Chicken Gumbo Soup: Brown the sliced smoked sausage over medium heat until nicely browned on each side. Remove the sausage from the skillet and drain on paper towels.
• 5. Add enough oil to equal 1 tbsp (depends on the fat rendered from your smoked sausage). Add the bell pepper and flour and cook, stirring, until the pepper is beginning to soften and the flour is golden brown, about 2 minutes.
• 6. Add the chicken, sauce, broth sausage, okra, rice and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the flavors meld and the okra is tender, about 10 minutes.