Quick Coq au Vin

Submitted by PanNan

"A quick but delicious version of this classic dish. It also has the advantage of being low cal and low fat."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 cups quartered cremini mushrooms
• 2 cups sliced carrots (1/4" thick)
• 1⁄3 cup sliced Canadian bacon (1/4" thick)
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste

directions

1. Combine flour, thyme, and salt in a zip lock bag, add chicken.
2. Seal and shake to coat.
3. Remove chicken from bag, shaking off excess flour.
4. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
5. Add chicken; cook 8 minutes or until browned, turning frequently.
6. Remove chicken from pan.
7. Add mushrooms, carrot, and bacon to pan; saute 2 minutes.
8. Stir in wine, broth, and tomato paste; cook 9 minutes.
9. Return chicken to pan, cook 8 minutes or until chicken is done.

Reviews

[chattycathy642]

This recipe was fantastic! My husband gets SO tired of eating chicken, and this was a hit with him. Everyone in the house loved it. This one is a keeper. Low fat, easy to make. Works well with Weight Watchers....

 

[BonnieZ]

This recipe truly is an excellent and quick version of a classic. I did however make a few changes adding garlic, a few peppercorns and herbs de provence instead of the thyme. I also deglazed the pan with a bit of cognac before adding the wine, broth & tomatoe paste. Thank you PanNan for sharing the recipe.

 

[Snowcat]

Incredible Recipe! The entire family enjoyed this meal. The sauce is even better the next day. So next time, I am going to cook this recipe and refrigerate it overnight to allow the sauce to get even richer.

 

[TOOLBELT DIVA]

Last night's dinner was wonderful. In preparing your Quick Coq au Vin recipe, PanNan, I used a whole chicken and cut it into 10 pieces... 2 drums, 2 thighs, 2 wings, 4 pieces of breast... It worked really well and gave us a goodly variety of dark and white meat. Ingredients measurements were adjusted logically, to accommodate the extra pieces, but that was no hardship. My own personal "pantry" includes a supply of chicken broth in the freezer, what a good thing. You are so right, this recipe is indeed "A quick but delicious version of this classic dish." A wonderful recipe for a working family with little time to prepare delicious family meals. Thanks PanNan. It's a keeper.

 

[Rita1652]

Fantastic! This was just Great! I made it with three chicken breast and the rest of the ingredients. Using shitaki mushrooms n place of Cremini. To my dismay I didn`t have fresh carrots so for some odd reason I had a can of them in storage. Made it real simple!! I did use white because that's what I was drinking while making this tasty dish.A must make!