Chicken Perket Aka Croatian Chicken Stew

Submitted by Mary Cokenour

"I combined 3 separate recipes from my Croatian heritage to come up with this Americanized version. From my food blog at: http://www.comfortcookadventures.com/2013/07/doesnt-matter-what-language-you-speak.html"

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 12 large plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1 large red onion, chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and julienned
• 1⁄2 cup flour, divided in half
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic, divided in half
• 4 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced in half lengthwise
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1⁄2 cup chicken stock
• 1⁄2 cup white wine
• 1 1⁄2 lbs angel hair pasta

directions

1. Set a 6 quart crock pot on high; spray inside with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Begin layering ingredients inside – tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, ¼ cup flour sprinkled evenly over all, 1 tablespoon garlic. Place in the chicken breast pieces and spread the remaining ¼ cup of flour over them. Add the mushrooms, remaining garlic; then evenly sprinkle over the black pepper and paprika. Pour the stock and white wine over the top.
3. Cover and cook for 3 and ½ hours; remove chicken and 1/4 of the vegetables. Use a stand or immersion blender to puree the remaining vegetables, and thicken the liquid. Return the chicken and reserved vegetables to the pot; cover and cook for another half hour before serving. Also during that last half hour, prepare the pasta to desired tenderness; place a serving into bowl and top with sauce, chicken and some vegetables.

Reviews

[suereedich]

In spite of a great smell while cooking, the flavor was nearly non-existent. It tasted like canned tomatoes. It needs a little more more salt, perhaps some sugar to offset the acidity of the tomatoes. And definitely it needs more spices.