Chicken Braised with Tomato and Chickpeas

Name: Chicken Braised with Tomato and Chickpeas (Polio in Umido con i Ceci)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1½ cups drained canned chickpeas; 1 sprig fresh rosemary; 3 medium garlic cloves; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; Salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 chicken, about 3½ pounds; 1½ cups canned whole peeled tomatoes with their juice

Polio in Umido con i Ceci

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

One of the tricky things about cooking chicken is that breast pieces cook faster than dark meat and will dry out if overcooked. Holding back the breast and putting it in after the rest of the chicken has cooked for about 20 minutes ensures moist, perfectly cooked breast pieces.

Ingredients

1 chicken, about 3½ pounds
1½ cups canned whole peeled tomatoes with their juice

Europe
Italy
Main course
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Cut the chicken into 12 pieces as described. Coarsely chop the canned tomatoes.
Lightly crush and peel the garlic cloves and put them in a 12-inch skillet with the olive oil. Place over medium heat and sauté until they brown lightly,