Chicken And Beans Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 chicken legs or 8 chicken breasts
• 12 ounces canned red beans
• 1 tomato (chopped)
• 10 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomato (diced)
• 4 carrots (peeled, sliced as desired)
• 1 shallots (chopped) or 1 red onion (chopped)
• 3 red potatoes (peeled, sliced as desired)
• 6 garlic cloves (diced) or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 celery ribs (chopped)
• 1/2 tablespoon hot red pepper or 1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons basil (diced)
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons wine
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• salt

Recipe

• 1 clean the chicken: remove skin from the legs and fat; soak the chicken for 10 minutes in cold water with lemon or lime juice and a pinch of salt.
• 2 rinse the chicken and pat dry, on the chicken legs or breasts make 2 one inch light slits on each piece.
• 3 on a lightly greased pan, stir-fry the chicken until lightly dry.
• 4 in a medium saucepan, mix the chicken pieces with, red chili powder, garlic, oil, wine, black pepper and stir-fry for 10 minutes; cover tightly; put it in the fridge for 20 minutes to marinate.
• 5 combine the marinated chicken with the onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, all kinds of tomatoes, basil, bay leaves and a pinch of salt.
• 6 in a preheat 400 degree oven, cover and bake the chicken for 20 minutes.
• 7 add the beans; mix well; cover and bake for 20 minutes; uncover and bake for 10 minutes.
• 8 serve it warm.