peasant chicken

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jean Antosh
Brookfield, CT

This recipe was the result of a few ingredients I had but no idea what I was going to do with them. It came together with some memories of a greek chicken dish I had been served way back when I was in high school. I added a few things and it became a hit on a cold Sunday afternoon.

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 40 Min
cook time 1 Hr 20 Min

Ingredients For peasant chicken

  • 1 can
    28 ounces canned tomatoes
  • 1
    whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
  • 8
    links sweet italian sausage
  • 2
    fresh green peppers
  • 2
    fresh red peppers
  • 2
    russet potatoes
  • 6
    fresh cloves of garlic
  • 2/3 c
    uncooked rice
  • 2 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • salt and pepper
  • 2
    tbs fresh lemon juice
  • 1
    large onion

How To Make peasant chicken

  • 1
    Quarter potatoes, onions, red and green peppers into large chunks. Place in the bottom of a large roaster pan.
  • 2
    Add sausage links and 3 chopped garlic cloves.
  • 3
    Pour canned tomatoes over all and add lemon juice, salt and pepper and cinnamon.
  • 4
    Place chicken pieces on top and add remaining garlic on top of chicken.
  • 5
    Place in 375 preheated degree oven and cook 45 minutes.
  • 6
    The chicken on the top should be starting to brown a little and the juices increasing. Now pour in the rice and stir it into the bottom so that it begins to soak up the juices.
  • 7
    Cook about 40 minutes more. Serve in bowls with some pieces of everything and offer crusty bread to dip into liquid in bowl. Enjoy.

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