Quick & Easy Coq Au Vin

We’ve simplified and added our own healthier spin on traditional Coq Au Vin. But don’t worry. It’s still super good.

Fit for company, yet easy enough for a nice weeknight dinner.

Serve with potatoes or brown rice, steamed broccoli, and a salad.

Rachel’s Tips:

If you do not have wine on hand, you may substitute wine for more chicken, or vegetable broth.

The wine really adds rich flavor.

All of the alcohol will cook out – so no worries there.

Do not use “cooking wine” as most of those have an astringent taste much like rubbing alcohol…LOL.

For best results, use a decent to nicer bottle of wine that one would actually drink because this will produce the very best flavor.

Here’s how to make your own ghee.

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs chicken pieces, bone in, skin on (I use thighs and drumsticks, but breast with skin work well too)
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 Tbsp ghee or clarified butter
• 4 strips nitrate-free, high-quality bacon, diced
• 1 large sweet onion, diced
• 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1-1/2 lbs cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 2 cups dry white wine
• 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut, almond or cashew milk
• 1 Tbsp gluten-free flour, or arrowroot powder
• 1 bunch chopped fresh parsley

Instructions:

Pat chicken pieces dry with a paper towel.

Melt your ghee in a large skillet over medium heat.

Quickly season the chicken with sea salt and pepper on all sides, then add it to the hot skillet. Cook until evenly browned, about 3-4 minutes per side. Set chicken aside on a plate, as we’ll continue to cook it later on.

Add chopped bacon to the skillet and cook on medium-low heat, until crispy.

Set cooked bacon aside on a paper towel-lined plate.

Into that same heated skillet, sauté the onion and carrots until they begin to brown.

Stir in garlic and mushrooms and continue to cook, stirring often, for another 5 minutes.

Return your chicken to the skillet together with the wine and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to a low, cover, and allow it to cook until chicken is cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk your milk, flour, and mustard together really well.

Once the chicken is cooked through, whisk in the milk mixture; simmer for a few more minutes, until thickened a bit.

Sprinkle your coq au vin with crumbled bacon and chopped parsley and serve hot.

Enjoy!

Rachel

Quick & Easy Coq Au Vin

Category: Dinner, Recipes

Author: Rachel Maser - CleanFoodCrush

Servings:  6

Ingredients

• 3 lbs chicken pieces, bone in, skin on (I use thighs and drumsticks, but breast with skin work well too)
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 Tbsp ghee or clarified butter
• 4 strips nitrate-free, high quality bacon, diced
• 1 large sweet onion, diced
• 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1-1/2 lbs cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 2 cups dry white wine
• 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut, almond or cashew milk
• 1 Tbsp gluten free flour, or arrowroot powder
• 1 bunch chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Pat chicken pieces dry with paper towel.
2. Melt your ghee in a large skillet over medium heat.
3. Quickly season the chicken with sea salt and pepper on all sides, then add it to the hot skillet. Cook until evenly browned, about 3-4 minutes per side. Set chicken aside on a plate, as we'll continue to cook it later on.
4. Add chopped bacon to the skillet and cook on medium-low heat, until crispy.
5. Set cooked bacon aside on a paper towel lined plate.
6. Into that same heated skillet, sauté the onion and carrots until they begin to brown.
7. Stir in garlic and mushrooms and continue to cook, stirring often, for another 5 minutes.
8. Return your chicken to the skillet together with the wine and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to a low, cover, and allow it to cook until chicken is cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.
9. Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk your milk, flour, and mustard together really well.
10. Once the chicken is cooked through, whisk in the milk mixture; simmer for a few more minutes, until thickened a bit.
11. Sprinkle your coq au vin with crumbled bacon and chopped parsley and serve hot.
12. Enjoy!

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