Chicken and Peppers
Be sure you include the parsley just at the very last minute, of course, if you do not care for capers that much, either rinse them, dice them up in smaller pieces, or bypass them entirely, even though I think they will add a terrific dimension. My buddy LeeAnn named this dish Chicken Aphrodite, for no reason at all aside from it truly is so scrumptious you'll love it -- and I think that states it all.
Ingredients -- Chicken with Peppers
* 6 pieces bacon, diced
* 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
* Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
* 1 red bell pepper, diced
* 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
* 1 medium onion, diced
* 2 cloves garlic, chopped
* 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes
* 1/2 cup white wine
* 2 tsps. thyme
* 2 tsps. oregano
* 1 small bay leaf
* 1 tsp . anchovy paste or 1 anchovy filet
* 1/2 cup chicken stock
* 3 tbsps capers, drained
* 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
Directions
1. In a Dutch oven or big heavy bottomed saucepan, cook the bacon till crisp. Remove bacon from pan, then place to one side.
2. Season chicken breast pieces by using salt and pepper on both sides. In the same pan, brown the chicken in the oil from your bacon until golden brown on both sides. Remove chicken from the skillet then place aside.
3. Once again inside the same skillet, add onion, peppers and the garlic and cook for about one minute, stirring thoroughly. The moisture from your veggies will start to deglaze your pan. Include the white wine, tomatoes, thyme, oregano, bay leaf plus anchovy paste or filet. Blend well to finish gathering all the good brown pieces from the bottom of your dutch oven.
4. Return the chicken pieces into the dutch oven, as well as all juices that accumulated. Add chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Lessen heat to a bare simmer, cover, and then simmer until chicken is cooked properly through - somewhere between 20-30 minutes, dependant upon the size of your chicken pieces.
5. Spread the top of the chicken using the set-aside the bacon, the capers and the parsley, and serve.