Chicken, Millet and Mushroom One Pot Meal

Serves: 6 to 8   Prep Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil divided
• 8 skinless bone-in chicken thighs (about 2 1/2 pounds)
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 large yellow onion chopped
• 1/2 pound cremini or button mushrooms sliced
• 1 cup uncooked millet
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 3 cups shredded Swiss chard (without stems)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Method

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat.

Season chicken with salt and pepper, then arrange 4 of the thighs in the skillet. Cook, flipping once, until deep golden brown all over, about 10 minutes total.

Transfer chicken to a large plate; repeat process with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining thighs.

Once all of the thighs are browned and transferred to the plate, add onions, mushrooms and millet to the same skillet and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes.

Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Stir in wine, broth, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper. Nestle chicken into skillet, submerging it in the millet and vegetables; bring to a boil.

Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and cook until chicken is almost cooked through, about 25 minutes. 

Uncover skillet and gently stir in chard. Cover skillet and cook until millet and chard are tender and chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes more. 

Spoon chicken, millet and vegetables onto plates and serve.


Nutritional Info:
Per serving: 360 calories (130 from fat), 15g total fat, 3g saturated fat, 85mg cholesterol, 450mg sodium, 26g carbohydrates (3g dietary fiber, 2g sugar), 27g protein.