Chicken With Hilopites In Wine Sauce
By: Litsa
Published: Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 3:53pm

Ingredients




[traditional Greek pasta comfort food
Recipe for 4 people
6 chicken legs visible fat removed and cut in two
1/4 cup olive oil
1 large onion sliced
2 garlic cloves crushed
1/2 cup red wine
1 cup prepared tomato sauce
3 cups water
1/2 teaspoon Salt,peper and sugar

Preparation

1 In heavy pot add olive oil, onion and garlic, sauté for a few min. in medium heat. 2 Add chicken and continue cooking for 6-8 min. 3 Deglaze with the wine. 4 Add tomato sauce, water, salt and pepper. 5 Cover and cook for 15-20 min. 6 At this point place chicken with sauce in an ovenproof casserole pan, 7 Add 2 cups Hilopites and 4 cups hot water. 8 Adjust seasonings. 9 Cook in a hot oven for 25-30 min at 350 stirring occasionally. 10 When done remove and let stand for 5 min. 11 Serve with grated cheese. 12 Litsas Tip: Long grain rice, elbow pasta and penne work well with this recipe.