50 MIN · STOVETOP

Chicken Marengo

Name: Chicken Marengo
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 300 g mushrooms (sliced); 4 chicken legs; 500 g passata (sieved tomatoes); 1 chicken stock cube (crumbled in); 100 g black olives (pitted); parsley (fresh, chopped, for serving)

Rustic French braised chicken legs with mushrooms and olives.

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Ingredients

1 tbspolive oil
300 gmushrooms, sliced
4chicken legs
500 gpassata, sieved tomatoes
1chicken stock cube, crumbled in
100 gblack olives, pitted
parsley, fresh, chopped, for serving

Method

1
Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish. Stir-fry the mushrooms until they begin to soften.
2
Add the chicken legs and cook briefly on each side to colour them.
3
Pour in the passata, crumble in the stock cube, and stir in the olives. Season with black pepper — you should not need salt as the stock cube provides sufficient seasoning.
4
Cover and simmer for 40 minutes, until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
5
Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve with pasta, mash, or green vegetables.

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