October 12 Meal: Winey Chicken

Another night for a fast meal from the Fast Easy Fresh section: Quick Coq Au Vin.  I've actually only eaten coq au vin once before and really enjoyed it.  It was super rich and was served with mashed potatoes.  This one didn't quite live up to that experience, but was still a nice way to eat chicken.  Coq a vin means "cock of the wine" and is traditionally made with wine, lardon, and mushrooms.  This one started with a saute of the bacon.  Then the chicken breasts are added to the pan with the bacon drippings and sauteed until cooked.  The chicken breasts are kept warm in the oven while mushrooms and shallots are sauteed in the same skillet.  Add a bit of garlic, chicken broth, red wine, bacon, and parsley and boil.  Mix some flour and chicken broth in a separate bowl and add to the whole mixture to thicken.  This all gets put on top of the chicken breasts.  Since it wasn't as rich as I'd hoped at least it was a pretty fast meal.

Yumminess: 7 out of 10

Cost: Approx. $13.50 for 3 servings

Time: Bon Appetit said 45 minutes for prep and total and I spent about the same amount of time.

Was it worth it?: Probably not.  There are other dishes that would taken the same time that I would prefer.