4 Bean Chicken Ragù…

Now that I finished grad school, I can now update my blog more often…lol

Today, we received quite the snow storm here in Montreal.  The buses were running slow so Mommy was late getting home.  So I  put my chef hat on and decided to cook dinner.  She had defrosted some boneless chicken breast so that was the meat I had to work with.  I looked in my many cookbooks for ideas but couldn’t find any real quick recipes that I wanted to make.

Plan B was to see what I had in the cupboard and an improvise a meal.  Like they say in french: à la bonne franquette (without any preparation).  So here are the ingredients I used.  Measurements aren’t really exact”cause I didn’t really measure anything…lol

3 boneless chicken breasts

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 can of mix beans

Dried oregano

Chili pepper flakes

Cayenne pepper

White wine

3 bay leaves

1 tablespoon of flour (for thickening the sauce)

Dried Parsley

Salt & pepper to taste

What I did:

Cut the chicken into small cubes and brown them in olive oil.  Once the chicken is browned, add the can of tomatoes, about a glass of white wine, dried oregano, chili flakes, cayenned pepper, bay leaves and salt & pepper.  Bring everything to a boil and simmer for about 15 minutes.  Add beans and turn heat to medium for 5 minutes.  Add flour until you obtain your desired sauce thickness. A couple of minutes before serving, add the dried parley.

This is the result of my concoction…lol

Now time for dessert…lol

~ by gabvoie on December 9, 2008.