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Gluten-Free Braised Chicken with Fennel and White Beans

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 23, 2013
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Moist and flavorful braised chicken combines with fennel, tomatoes, cannellini beans and rosemary for a fabulous skillet cassoulet.

Gluten-Free Braised Chicken with Fennel and White Beans

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 cut-up whole chicken (2 1/2 to 3 lb), skin removed
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarse (kosher or sea) salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 small onion, cut into thin wedges
  • 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 fennel bulb, quartered, cored, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into bite-size strips
  • 1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen™ organic whole peeled tomatoes, undrained
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine or Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
  • 1 can (15 or 19 oz) Progresso™ cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
  • Chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley, if desired
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In deep 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken pieces to skillet; cook 5 to 6 minutes, turning occasionally, until chicken is light golden brown. Remove chicken from skillet.
  • Step 
    2
    Add onion, garlic, fennel and bell pepper to skillet. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add chicken, tomatoes, wine and rosemary; break up tomatoes. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes, turning chicken once, until chicken is tender.
  • Step 
    3
    Stir in beans. Cook uncovered about 5 minutes longer or until sauce is slightly thickened and juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and drumsticks). Serve in shallow bowls; sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition

510 Calories
19g Total Fat
44g Protein
39g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
510
Calories from Fat
170
Total Fat
19g
29%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
100mg
33%
Sodium
810mg
34%
Potassium
1500mg
43%
Total Carbohydrate
39g
13%
Dietary Fiber
10g
40%
Sugars
9g
Protein
44g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
70%
70%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
40%
40%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 5 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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