Chicken And Sausage Bake Recipe
Chicken And Sausage Bake is quite a modest name for a dish that has much more to it. Garlic flaovred skillet- cooked chicken and sausages, baked with artichoke hearts, mushrooms and Italian Green Beans, and garnished with orzo is what this incredibly tasty bake is all about. If you don;t belive me, give this Chicken And Sausage Bake a try and let me know if you agree with me.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons salad oil
1 garlic clove, cut in half
1 2 1/2-pound broiler-fryer, cut up
2 pounds hot Italian-sausage links
1 cup dry white wine
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 9-ounce package frozen Italian green beans, thawed
1 9-ounce package frozen artichoke hearts, thawed
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/2 cups orzo
Directions
1. In 12-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot salad oil, cook garlic until golden; with slotted spoon, remove garlic from oil and discard.
2. In drippings remaining in skillet, over medium-high heat, cook chicken and sausages, a few pieces at a time, until browned on all sides. Remove meat to 3-quart shallow casserole. Add white wine, mushrooms, green beans, artichoke hearts, and salt. In cup, stir water and cornstarch until blended; stir into casserole. Cover casserole and bake in 375°F. oven 1 hour and 15 minutes, occasionally basting meat and vegetables with liquid in casserole, until meat is tender.
3. About 15 minutes before meat is done, prepare orzo as label directs. To serve, skim fat from liquid in casserole. Spoon orzo around meat mixture in casserole.
2. In drippings remaining in skillet, over medium-high heat, cook chicken and sausages, a few pieces at a time, until browned on all sides. Remove meat to 3-quart shallow casserole. Add white wine, mushrooms, green beans, artichoke hearts, and salt. In cup, stir water and cornstarch until blended; stir into casserole. Cover casserole and bake in 375°F. oven 1 hour and 15 minutes, occasionally basting meat and vegetables with liquid in casserole, until meat is tender.
3. About 15 minutes before meat is done, prepare orzo as label directs. To serve, skim fat from liquid in casserole. Spoon orzo around meat mixture in casserole.