I was planning my dinner for tonight and didn’t have time to run to the grocery store
Luckily, I had some defrosted some chicken thighs on hand.
Searching my refrigerator, I saw that I had 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, some white wine and tomato paste. It was time to use put these ingredients to use.
This recipe was such a success, my family asked me to make it again the following week.
It was an ideal way to use the ingredients I had in my home as well as creating a new favorite family recipe.
From my home to yours!
Ingredients for the Chicken Thighs
6 chicken thighs
2 small white onions, chopped (or 1 large)
6 garlic cloves, chopped
3 tbsp. tomato paste
1 cup of good white wine
3 cups of chicken broth
4 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped (or 2 tsp. dried)
4 sprigs of fresh oregano. chopped) or 2 tsp. dried)
1 pint of cherry tomatoes, cut into half
1 tsp. salt (plus 1 tsp. reserved)
1 tsp. pepper (plus 1/2 tsp. reserved)
3 tbsp. olive oil
Preheat oven to 350.
Pat chicken thighs dry with paper towel. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
Place olive oil in pan over medium heat. When the pan is very hot, add chicken thighs, skin side down. Set your timer for 7 minutes.
After 7 minutes, turn the chicken thighs over and cook for another 5-6 minutes.
Remove chicken thigh from pan and set aside.
Spill out all but 1 tbsp. of fat from pan.
Add onions and cook until translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
While onions are cooking, push them over to one side of the pot, and add tomato paste to the other side.Let it brown while onions are cooking about 5 minutes. Give each side a few stirs during this process.
Combine onions and tomato paste.
Place chopped garlic in the pan and let cook for 1 minute.
Pour in white wine and let it reduce for 5 minutes.
Scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
Add in the tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes.
Pour in the chicken broth and herbs and bring mixture to a boil.
Place the chicken thighs back into the pan (liquid should come up to half of the chicken thighs). Bring back to a boil.
Turn off the heat and put pan into the oven.
Bake for 20 minutes.
So delish!
It’s that simple!
