Portuguese Chicken Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 6 ounces smoked ham, thinly sliced and cut into 1/2 inch squares (lean)
• 8 small boiling onions
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 large garlic clove, finely minced (or crushed)
• 6 tablespoons dry wine
• 6 tablespoons tawny port or 6 tablespoons port
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons brandy

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f.
• 2 in a casserole, combine tomatoes, ham, onions, mustard, garlic, wine and port.
• 3 season chicken pieces with salt and pepper then arrange on top of tomato mixture in a single layer.
• 4 dot with butter.
• 5 bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until chicken is browned and tender.
• 6 sprinkle with brandy.
• 7 to serve, spoon sauce over chicken.