This Braised Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms and Leeks recipe is the ultimate comfort food! I love to prepare a batch of this before going out for a nice brisk winter walk. When I get home, I pop it in the oven for an hour and lo and behold, a delicious tasty dinner for 4!
To make this dish, start by seasoning the chicken all over with a salt, pepper and paprika rub. Brown the chicken all over, in batches on all sides. Cook the chopped leeks in butter until soft. Add the mushrooms and season with salt. Stir and cook for 5 minutes, until the mushrooms release their juices. Sprinkle with flour, stir in the chicken broth and the sherry and simmer before returning the chicken to the pot and spooning the mushroom-sherry sauce over them. Cook in the oven, with the lid on until tender and cooked through.
To make Braised Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms and Leeks, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 375 °F.
Rinse the leeks well under water and separate the layers to ensure no dirt remains. Slice into ¼-inch half moons.
Mix 1¼ teaspoons of salt with ¼ teaspoon of pepper and ½ teaspoon of paprika.
Season the chicken all over with the rub.
Place a large Dutch oven over high heat. Once hot, spray with olive oil. Brown the chicken on all sides. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side in batches and adjust the heat as needed. Set cooked chicken aside.
Turn the heat to medium-low and add 1 tablespoon of butter.
Once the butter foams, add the chopped leeks. Sauté, stirring frequently for 6 - 8 minutes until soft. Add 8 ounces of quartered mushrooms, ¼ teaspoon salt. Place the lid on the pan and cook for 5 minutes, until the mushrooms release their juices.
Sprinkle the mushrooms with flour. Stir and add 1 cup of chicken broth and 3 tablespoons of sherry. Simmer for 2 - 3 minutes.
Place the chicken in the Dutch oven and spoon the mushroom-sherry sauce over them. Bake in the oven with the lid on for 40 - 50 minutes, until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
Pile the chicken thighs on a sharing plate to serve.
This Braised Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms and Leeks recipe is one of my all-time favorite comfort foods. Try this recipe out soon and don’t forget to come back here afterwards and leave a review!
Delicious chicken recipe! Thanks!
