Roasted Chicken with Dried Fruit

Prep Time - 15 minutes
Cook time - 1 hour

Serves 6

Ingredients:

1 tsp ground black pepper, plus additional to taste
1/2 tsp iodized salt, plus additional to taste
1 tsp Italian seasoning
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 lbs Fresh Chicken Thighs
2 cups Chicken Broth
1 cup Dried Apricots
1 cup Pitted Prunes
1 cup Dried Cherries
1 tbsp unsalted butter
3 tbsp all purpose flour
2 cups chardonnay

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425F.

In a small bowl, combine black pepper, salt, Italian seasoning, garlic and olive oil.  Apply spice mixture to chicken.

Place chicken in roasting pan with chicken broth, apricots, prunes and cherries.  Roast in oven for 45 minutes until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165 degrees.  Strain chicken broth, reserve.

In a medium saucepan, saute butter for 30 seconds, whisk in flour and cook for 2 minutes, whisking occasionally.

Pour win into pan and scrape bottom of pan.  Bring to a boil and reduce liquid by half.  Add reserved broth, bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Season to taste with pepper and salt.

Arrange chicken on a platter with dried fruit, serve sauce on side.

Courtesy of ALDI test kitchen.