Pastitsada - Greek Chicken In Tomato Sauce With Macaroni
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 1499kcal
Ingredients
- 1200 grams /2 lb 10 oz chicken thighs
- 300 ml sweet red wine
- 5-6 pieces of allspice
- 5-6 pieces of cloves
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- flour
- olive oil
- 500 grams / 17.6 oz Macaroni pasta or other hollow pasta
Instructions
- Marinade chicken thighs in the 300 ml of wine along with all the spices overnight.
- Heat a good splash of olive oil in a cooking pot over high heat.
- Remove chicken from marinade (do not throw away marinade) and coat with flour.
- Brown chicken thighs on all sides. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In same cooking pot, reduce heat to medium, add another splash of olive oil (if needed) and saute the onion and garlic until softened.
- Add the fresh tomato and tomato paste and cook for 2-3 minutes more while stiring constantly.
- Add the chicken back to the pot and pour the martinade on top.
- Add 0,5 liter of water, and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for about 1 hour. Or until sauce thickens.
- Cut macaroni in half, and cook according to package instructions.
- Serve with Greek Gruyere cheese, Romano cheese, or even Feta cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 1499kcal | Carbohydrates: 122g | Protein: 94g | Fat: 61g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 27g | Cholesterol: 276mg | Sodium: 1233mg | Potassium: 1003mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g