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Coq au Chardonnay - Chicken in White Wine

Tender, fall-off-the-bone chicken in a delicious and creamy white wine sauce.
Cook Time 1 hr
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 5 strips of bacon chopped
  • 8 chicken thighs
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 4 cloves of garlic grated
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 16 oz. baby portobello mushrooms quartered
  • 2 cups chardonnay
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Instructions
 

  • In a large heavy bottomed skillet, cook the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon to a plate.
  • Salt and pepper the chicken and brown them in the bacon fat, about four minutes per side. Set aside chicken.
  • Discard all but about two tablespoons of the bacon grease. Saute the onion until it becomes tender and translucent. Add the grated garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove the garlic and onions from the pan and set aside.
  • Add the butter to the pan and allow it to melt. Add the mushrooms and cook until tender.
  • Add a half cup of wine to the mushrooms stirring to release the bits of fond from the bottom of the pan.
  • Return the chicken, onion and bacon to the pan.
  • Add the remaining wine and bring to a simmer.
  • Simmer for 40 minutes.
  • Remove the chicken and place on a serving dish.
  • Add the heavy cream to the sauce. Stir and let simmer for about 10 minutes. Pour the sauce over the chicken before serving.