Dinner for 6

Chicken Marengo with mushrooms

Name: Chicken Marengo with mushrooms
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 7 chicken thighs; kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 onion; 1/2 cup pitted black kalamata olives; 1 green pepper; 1 lb mushrooms; 1 cans (14 oz) chopped tomatoes; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1/2 cup white wine; 1/2 cup chicken broth; 1/2 tbsp butter; 1 pinch red pepper flakes and garlic powder

$11.03for 460 minServes 6

Flour-coated chicken thighs simmer with tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, olives, wine, and broth in one Dutch oven.

Photo: thekitchenmagpie.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chicken thighs, 2.2 lb$2.29/lb typical	2.2 lb	$5.01Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Pickles and olives, 2.5 oz$0.18/oz typical	2.5 oz	$0.45Typical price
	Bell peppers, 0.4 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.93Typical price
	Mushrooms, 16 oz$0.40/oz typical	16 oz	$6.40Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 15 oz$0.08/oz typical	15 oz	$1.20Typical price
	Broth, 4.25 oz$0.07/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.29Typical price
	Butter, 0.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.10Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$16.55

Swaps

Swap chicken thighs for chicken breastabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperFlourOlive and cooking oilWine, beer and spiritsDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$$typical cost tier

French Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$2.76 per serving$11.03 for 4

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Ingredients

7 chicken thighs
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion
1/2 cup pitted black kalamata olives
1 green pepper
1 lb mushrooms
1 cans (14 oz) chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 tbsp butter
1 pinch red pepper flakes and garlic powder

Steps

Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then coat it with flour.
Heat the vegetable oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat and brown the chicken for 8 minutes, turning once.
Cook the onion, green pepper, and mushrooms in the pot for 8 minutes.
Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, white wine, broth, olives, red pepper flakes, and garlic powder.
Return the chicken to the pot, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes, until the thickest thigh reaches 165 F.
Stir in the butter and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.

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