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Osso Buco-Style Chicken Thighs




Source of Recipe


Cooking Light-10/02






List of Ingredients



• Chicken:
  
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
  
• 6 chicken thighs (about 2 pounds), skinned
  
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  
• 2 cups chopped onion
  
• 3/4 cup cubed carrot
  
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped celery
  
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 3/4 cup dry white wine
  
• 5 cups chopped tomato (about 2 pounds)
  
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
  
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  
• Polenta:
  
• 2 cups 1% low-fat milk
  
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can fat-fee, less-sodium chicken broth
  
• 1 cup uncooked instant polenta
  
• 3/4 cup (3 ounce) grated Gruyere cheese
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• Gremolata:
  
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
  
• 1 clove garlic, minced
  






Instructions



1. To prepare the chicken, heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove chicken from pan.
   
2. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, and 2 garlic cloves. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in wine, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, tomato, basil, and rosemary; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 15 minutes.
   
3. Return chicken to pan. Cover and simmer 35 minutes or until chicken is done. Uncover and cook 5 minutes or until tomato mixture thickens.
   
4. To prepare polenta, combine milk and broth in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; gradually add instant polenta, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cover and cook over medium-low hwat 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
   
   
5. To prepare gremolata, combine parsley, rind and 1 clove garlic. Serve chicken mixtur over polenta; sprinkle with gremolata.
   
6. Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup polenta, 1 chicken thigh, 2/3 cup tomato mixture and about 1 1/2 teaspoons gremolata). 412 cal, 13.4g fat, 33.6g pro, 40.8g carb, 6.9g fiber, 108mg chol, 3.5mg iron, 763mg sod, 314mg calc.