Description:

Picnic fare or dressed up to grace the finest table! Savory and tangy chicken drumsticks, cheap, nutritional, and deeeeelicious!

Source:

S. Chokel

Serves/Makes:6 or more

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb (.2 kg). feta cheese, crumbled
• 8 chicken drumsticks (I substitue boneless skinless breasts all the time)
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) plus 1 tsp (5 ml) olive oil, divided
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 17 oz (476 grm). can plum tomatoes with liquid, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) sweet basil (substitute rosemary, thyme, or dill if you like it better)
• pepper, to taste
• steamed rice or pasta

Preparation

• Place feta in water to soften and set aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp (15 ml) of oil in frying pan (I use a dutch oven and double recipe for entertaining) and brown chicken pieces.
• Transfer chicken to a covered dish to set aside until needed again.
• Add the tsp of oil to the pan along with the sliced onions.
• Cook over low heat for about 6 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook for another 5 minutes or until onions start to brown.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and liquid, sweet basil and pepper.
• Place chicken pieces on the sauce.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook 40 minutes.
• Remove feta from water and arrange on top of chicken.
• Cover and cook for another 15 minutes.
• Serve with steamed rice or your favorite pasta. We like it simply with slices of a good Italian bread or French Bread.. and a great spinach salad! A chilled glass of a good Chardonnay is a nice touch too!
• Note: If you want something more elegant for more formal occasions, use skinless, boneless chicken breasts and prepare the same.

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