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CHICKEN MARENGO: NAPOLEON'S FAVORITE DISH



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Chicken Marengo is a rustic French chicken recipe made with black olives, tomatoes, and herbs, and legend has it that it was invented by Napoleon's chef.

Provided by Danilo Alfaro

Categories     Brunch     Dinner     Entree     Lunch

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 (4 ounces) chicken breast filets (boneless and skinless)
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 medium onion (peeled and sliced)
1 cup grape tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes, sliced into halves or thirds)
1 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup Kalamata olives (or other black olives, pitted and chopped)
1/4 cup fresh thyme leaves (stripped from their stems)
Kosher salt (to taste)
Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

Steps:

  • Season chicken breasts with Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Heat a heavy-bottomed sauté pan over medium-high. Add olive oil and heat for another minute. Add chicken to pan and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side until the breasts are lightly browned. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
  • Add some butter to the pan and heat until it foams. Then add the onions and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add wine and bring mixture to a boil. Return the chicken to the pan and add the tomatoes. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes or until chicken is tender and cooked through.
  • Remove chicken and plate it. Add the chopped olives and thyme to the pan and cook for another minute, then top the chicken with the sauce and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 412 kcal, Carbohydrate 7 g, Cholesterol 117 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 38 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 278 mg, Sugar 3 g, Fat 21 g, ServingSize Serves 4 (4 portions), UnsaturatedFat 0 g

CHICKEN MARENGO



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There's a story that says that this dish was served to Napoleon on the day he defeated the Austrians on the battlefield near the village of Marengo in northwest Italy, mid-June 1800. The original recipe contained chicken cooked in oil, tomatoes, a little water, and garlic. The chicken was served with local steamed crayfish and fried eggs as garnish. Back in France, the dish became popular with the addition of mushrooms, thyme, and white wine. If you'd like, you can add uncooked crayfish or shelled uncooked shrimp in the last 10 minutes with the mushrooms. You can also substitute chicken breasts or chicken parts, skinned or unskinned.

Provided by Millereg

Categories     Stew

Time 1h10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (3 lb) ready-to-cook chicken, cut up
4 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup dry white wine
3 tablespoons tomato puree
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped parsley (, or 1 tbsp. dried)
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 lb mushroom
croutons, fried or baked in butter or oil

Steps:

  • Rub chicken pieces with 1½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper; dredge in flour.
  • Brown in oil on one side, and then add onion and turn pieces to brown on the other side.
  • When well browned, pour in wine and boil until wine reduces to about half.
  • Stir in puree, garlic, and parsley, and then cover and cook slowly for 20 minutes.
  • Add thyme and mushrooms; cook 10 minutes longer.
  • Adjust seasoning.
  • Transfer chicken to platter surrounded with croutons; pour pan gravy over the chicken.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 620.6, Fat 45, SaturatedFat 10.8, Cholesterol 155.2, Sodium 154.9, Carbohydrate 7.2, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 3.1, Protein 40.9

CHICKEN MARENGO



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Categories     Chicken     Bake

Yield serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 13

Olive oil spray
1 cup penne or farfalle
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 to 3/4 pound chicken breasts or thighs
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
5 garlic cloves, quartered
6 ounces wild mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup small green pimiento-stuffed olives
1 cup fresh or frozen pearl onions
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
5 to 6 leaves rainbow or Swiss chard, stemmed and chopped (see page 30)
One 14-ounce can diced tomatoes

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  • Spray the inside and lid of a cast-iron Dutch oven with olive oil.
  • Pour the pasta, 1/3 cup water, and the olive oil into the pot, and stir to coat the noodles.
  • Arrange the chicken on top and season with salt and pepper. Scatter the garlic on top of the chicken along with the mushrooms, olives, onions, parsley, and basil. Add the chard and pour the entire, undrained can of tomatoes evenly over all.
  • Cover and bake for 45 minutes, or until 3 minutes after the aroma of a fully cooked meal escapes the oven. Serve immediately.
  • nutrition information
  • Calories: 335
  • Protein: 34g
  • Carbohydrates: 37g
  • Fat: 6g
  • Cholesterol: 75mg
  • Sodium: 926mg
  • Fiber: 5g

NAPOLEON'S CHICKEN MARENGO



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Chicken Marengo has been subjected to its authenticity over the years and my personal determination is it's a concept not a true recipe. It is said Chef Dunand prepared this dish for Napoleon by quickly soliciting ingredients from local farmers after the June 1800 Win against the Austrians in Marengo, Italy (which is said to become his "lucky" dish). In fact, that same evening N seized Gen. Kellerman's dinner (not this dish), which had been donated by a local monastery. CD didn't go to work for Napoleon until 1801 and was in Russia in June, 1800. N enjoyed chicken ala provencale often for breakfast, which could be the starter base to the CM recipe, C D recorded recipe in 1809. The use of mushrooms, truffles, garlic, black olives, white wine, seasonings, etc. have been other chef's interpretation or personal preferences. Crawfish and French fried eggs were indeed part of the original recipe, but one or both have been left out or substituted throughout the years. I've written a recipe as close to the original, while making it 21st Century user friendly.

Provided by Southern Lady

Categories     < 4 Hours

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

8 chicken pieces or 4 large chicken breasts
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup flour
4 tablespoons olive oil (or enough to brown chicken)
1 -2 garlic clove, minced
1 medium onion, chopped (optional)
1 cup tomatoes or 1 cup canned tomato, diced
3/4 cup cooking sherry or 3/4 cup sub with chicken broth
1 cup sliced mushrooms, fresh preferably
8 -12 medium shrimp, cleaned (optional)
4 slices 1/2-inch thick bread for toast (French or Italian)
4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped (optional)
4 eggs (optional)

Steps:

  • Salt and pepper chicken and pat in seasonings.
  • Heat olive oil to med-high.
  • Dredge chicken in flour and add to heated oil.
  • Brown on both sides, about 3 minutes each side.
  • Place browned chicken on papertowels
  • In same skillet, saute onions 10 minutes.
  • After five mins add minced garlic.
  • Add tomatoes, wine, and stir until bubbly.
  • Lower heat to a low simmer.
  • Return chicken pieces to skillet.
  • Simmer for 1 hour if using dark meat, 45 mins if using breasts.
  • Check chicken at 15 min intervals. If too dry, add 1/3 C Chicken Broth (or to your liking).
  • At first 15 min interval, taste sauce and S& P to your taste.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Add mushrooms and shrimp to simmering chicken at 50 mins or 35 mins, respectively, assure shrimp is simmering in sauce until just pink.
  • Butter slices of bread or drizzle olive oil and toast in preheated oven (3-5 mins).
  • Add one piece of chicken on top of a slice of toast, spoon sauce over chicken.
  • Add 2-3 shrimp on top or around chicken.
  • Sprinkle a little parsley on each serving (optional).
  • Fry eggs in olive oil or bacon grease, Sunny side up (eggs optional).
  • Place egg by side of chicken serving, S&P to taste.

CHICKEN MARENGO



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Basil lovers rejoice! The sauce in this recipe is gravy-like and the light coating on the chicken makes this light dish seem so rich. Said to be the meal that Napoleon at after defeating the Austrians in 1800, this recipe is named after the Italian town of Marengo where the skirmish took place. Napoleon liked it so much, he declared that the savory chicken breast should be served after every battle.

Provided by Caseylaine

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken, cut into bite sized pieces
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, drained
1 cup chicken stock
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 lb portabella mushroom, diced
1 lemon, juice of
extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup basil, torn
3 tablespoons Italian parsley, chopped

Steps:

  • Sauté the onions and garlic in vegetable oil until translucent.
  • Mix flour, salt, and red pepper flakes, and coat the chicken.
  • Add the pieces of chicken to the pan with the oil and sauté until browned on all sides.
  • Add the tomatoes and chicken stock.
  • Simmer, covered, for 45 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan and sauté the mushrooms until tender.
  • Sprinkle the mushrooms with lemon juice.
  • Remove the chicken pieces from pot, drizzle with olive oil to taste, and place them in a serving dish to keep warm.
  • Add the mushrooms, basil, and chopped parsley to the tomato sauce, pour over the chicken, and toss well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 501.8, Fat 16.1, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 116, Sodium 1054.4, Carbohydrate 41.7, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 7.9, Protein 47.2

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