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Tomato-Braised Rotisserie Chicken

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Give a store-bought bird a new identity by simmering it in a quick tomato-bacon braise. 

Reprinted With Permission From COOK90: The 30-Day Plan for Faster, Healthier, Happier Meals By David Tamarkin, Published By Little, Brown and Company, 2018

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

2

tsp. extra-virgin olive oil

4

oz. bacon (about 4 slices), sliced crosswise ¼" thick

2

shallots, thinly sliced

⅓

cup dry white wine

2

garlic cloves, finely chopped

2

tsp. finely chopped rosemary

1

14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes

1

cup low-sodium chicken broth

½

tsp. kosher salt

¼

tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

1

2½-lb. rotisserie chicken, cut into 8 pieces

1

bunch curly kale, ribs and stems removed, leaves torn into bite-size pieces

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or skillet with a lid over medium. Cook bacon, stirring occasionally, until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots are softened and bacon is brown and crisp, 8–10 minutes.

    Step 2

    Increase heat to high and add wine, garlic, and rosemary to pot. Cook, stirring, until wine is reduced by half, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes along with their juices, broth, salt, and red pepper flakes and bring liquid to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; nestle in chicken, skin side up. Top with kale, cover pot, and cook until kale is wilted, 5–7 minutes. Stir kale into sauce and continue to cook, uncovered, until chicken is warmed through, about 5 minutes more.

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  • I followed a lot of the suggestions. Used Wegmans Rosemary Rotisserie chicken and put under low broil to crisp the skin. Instead of salt I added Kalamata olives. Definitely added more garlic and 2 T of tomato paste. Used the Lacinato kale. Set the chicken (post broiler) on top of the tomato/kale/olive mixture and put in 350 oven covered for 15 min and uncovered for last 15 min. It was definitely a hit!

    • Michelle R

    • Cary, NC

    • 2/11/2024

  • This is fantastic like others I have added a little sun dried tomatoe paste and more garlic yeee Just wondering I’m in the uk 🇬🇧 the supermarkets here state not to reheat rotisserie chicken - I did no problems as I had prepped the sauce before for that reason - do you think it’s safe to reheat as per the recipe ? Any foodie experts here give me a steer please ? Thank you Tim

    • Tim martin

    • Isle of Wight England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • 6/30/2022

  • So easy and soooo tasty! I love any recipe where you can get in more veggies. Next time I make it I might add a couple tablespoons of tomato paste to make the sauce a little thicker but it really was delicious exactly as written

    • Anonymous

    • Denver, CO

    • 11/29/2020

  • This was very easy and very tasty! My family enjoyed it. I used canned diced tomatoes in basil and lemon peppered rotisserie.

    • Bee

    • Orlando, FL

    • 11/10/2020

  • Very easy to try. Beginner friendly lol.

    • Ritz80

    • California

    • 7/26/2020

  • I was kinda disappointed by this recipe. The chicken ended up super soggy, and the tomato wasn't flavorful to me. Maybe I did wrong, but I don't think so.

    • Anonymous

    • Los Angeles, CA

    • 4/17/2020

  • This was awesome! Really easy and tasty. We used lacinto kale which I find not as tough to eat. So good!

    • Anonymous

    • Los Angeles

    • 4/8/2020