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So all you classically trained chefs out there, don’t hate me for this.
I made French Coq au Vin, but I did it the super quick way…not the traditional way which can take up to four hours. I know this is probably all wrong in so many ways and the French are most likely screaming at me right about now. But hear me out, I am not a trained chef and most of the time I am totally winging it. And since I am totally winging it, this allows me to be a little more creative….or ok, lazy.
So really, I just take a lot of short cuts.
Well whatever, all I know is it’s a really good meal and it’s made pretty quickly and easily – and I love it.
Now in full disclosure here, the Coq au Vin (which I most definitely am not pronouncing right by the way) is the dish that gets made in one pot. I was not smart enough to think of a way to also make the mashers in the same pot. I am kind of thinking that can’t be done, but then again you never know, I’ll leave that to the master chefs.
Here is the deal with this fancy, but not so fancy dinner. It happened all because it snowed. You see, the snow does magical, and apparently delicious things this time of year.
I have to say that I was pretty excited for all the snow we got, and are supposed to continue to get throughout the rest of the week. It’s just what I crave this time of year. Trust me, come late January I will be so over it, but right now I am loving it and loving the foods it inspires me to make.
I was having a pretty hard time deciding between recipes the other day. I was doing the whole back and forth, back and forth, “oh, but I sort of already made something similar to this last month” thing. It’s kind of the worst when this happens because I just get straight up annoyed with myself that I cannot think up anything creative. And that I feel like I am wasting time practically arguing with myself in my head about what I should make. I know it is completely insane, but as you all know, I have issues with making decisions.
Meaning I can’t make them.
When I can’t decide on recipes, I do the stupidest thing. I go in search of new recipe inspiration. I know, like why would I do that if I already have recipes ideas to choose from? It’s most likely because I am not crazy exited about the ideas I have written down in my notebook and I feel like I need a new fresh idea. It’s complete craziness, but it is how I work. Plus, I really like to be excited about each and every recipe I do.
So then I stumbled upon a whole bunch of Coq au Vin recipes and thought to myself “oh my gosh, that is perfect for the snowy weather”. The only thing was, I didn’t have four hours, so I just took a few shot cuts, used a lot wine, made some quick mashers and it all just came together. In perfect time too. With the sun setting so freaking early now, it means I actually have to get my stuff together by like four, and if you know me, this is nearly impossible and NO FUN. But somehow I have been managing. I think it may just be luck…just hoping it does not run out anytime soon. The lucky pot of gold is endless, right?
This dish has classic French flavors, wine, mushrooms, garlic and the best painless mashed potatoes to soak up all the sauce – which by the way is so good. Don’t be freaked out by the fancy name, this meal is totally laid back with simple mellow flavors that even picky eaters will love. Although, I do think that the only reason I got my brothers to try this was because of the mashers. They love mashed potatoes, especially mashed potatoes along with a saucy-gravy like dish.
The only reason they were hesitant to try the chicken was because of the veggies in the sauce, but they just slid those off to the side and totally loved the dish. The rest of us normal eaters ate our veggies. Typical.
The Coq au Vin (which if you are wondering is just chicken in a red wine mushroom sauce) honestly takes a little over thirty minutes, maybe more or less depending on how slow or quick you are working. Adding the mashed potatoes added on the time, but I mean, how could brown butter mashed potatoes not be worth it?
They are. Even if they require another dish to clean (sorry!). And really, every saucy dish like this SHOULD require creamy, buttery mashers. There really is no other way in my mind.
I know that everyone is in “Thanksgiving foods only” mode, but hey, don’t we still have to eat between now and the 27th? Pretty sure we do, and this meal is so cozy and delicious!
Surely this One-Pot 45 Minute Coq au Vin will keep you satisfied until the big feast.
One-Pot 45 Minute Coq au Vin with Brown Butter Sage Mashed Potatoes.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 811 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
Coq au Vin
- 4 slices thick cut bacon chopped
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 sweet onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced or grated
- 1 small sweet potato, cubed
- 2 medium size carrots, chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken tenders or small chicken breasts may sub thighs if desired
- 2 cups button mushrooms sliced
- 2 cups red wine plus more if needed
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 leaves bay
- 4 whole sprigs fresh thyme
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
Mashed Potatoes
- 4 large Idaho potatoes peeled and quartered (I used Idaho, but you may sub Russet)
- 2-4 cloves garlic peeled (I used 4)
- salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter browned
- 8 leaves fresh sage chopped
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- In a large pot of cold water, bring the potatoes and garlic to a boil. Salt the water and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet or brazier with high sides over medium-high heat and cook bacon until crispy. Add another drizzle of oil if needed and then add the onion, garlic, carrots and sweet potatoes. Cook the veggies, stirring often until soft and lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and then scooch the veggies to the outside of the pan to make room for the chicken.
- Add a drizzle of oil to the pan if needed. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the chicken in the hot pan and sear on both sides until browned. About 4-8 minutes per side, depending on how thick your chicken is (mine was thin). Toss in the sliced mushrooms and cook another minute or two.
- Slowly pour in the red wine and chicken broth. Add the a bay leaf and thyme and season with salt + pepper. Gently stir everything to combine and then bring the sauce to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for about 10 minutes or until the sauce has reduced by about 1/3.
- By this time, the potatoes should be just about ready to be drained. Drain the potatoes, return the potatoes to the pot and mash over low heat, or mash in the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, adding the cream and 2 teaspoons salt.
- In a skillet or small sauce pot melt the butter and chopped sage over medium heat until just browned. The butter will melt, foam and froth, then begin to brown along the bottom. Whisk browned bits off of the bottom of the pan. Pour the browned sage butter into the warm mashed potatoes. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
- To serve, remove the bay leaf and thyme from the Coq au Vin. Plate the mashed potatoes. Serve the chicken on the side of the mashed potatoes and then ladle the sauce + veggies over the chicken. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.
Notes
*The Coq au Vin can be made in advance, covered and simmered over low heat on the stove or in a 280 degree F. oven until ready to serve. You will need to add more chicken broth or wine to keep the sauce from getting too thick. I also would recommend using chicken thighs to avoid dry chicken if you will be cooking this all day. **I like to mash my potatoes the super easy way by just letting my stand mixer do all the work. If you have never done this, just add the hot potatoes to your stand mixer and use the paddle attachment to mash the potatoes. It works so well!
Now let’s eat!
This looks like a wonderful recipe!
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I hope you love this! xTieghan
I have dairy free family members. How can I make the mashed potatoes? Can I use almond milk creamer? What would I substitute for the butter? Thanks.
HI! I am sure almond milk creamer and vegan butter or ghee will be great! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you and happy holidays! xTieghan
Would leaving out the sweet potatoes compromise the outcome in any way (darn hubby doesn’t like them) ? Also new to your site and loving it but don’t see a recipe search button only by month of post. Am I missing it? Thanks! Looking forward to trying this coq au vin
Hi Lorr!! You can easily omit the sweet potatoes, that is no big deal at all! The recipe search bar is in the top right hand corner of the blog. Let me know if you are still have trouble finding it. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan ??
I cannot believe the success of this recipe!!!!! I am in disbelief… My husband is a TERRIBLE picky eater…. Won’t touch mushrooms, onions, sweet potatoes, etc. Well I asked him to just TRY this dish, please. He scraped his plate clean!! I will never want anything other than these mashed potatoes ever in my life again. The flavors all melded together perfectly, as my husband says, “You can’t tell where the dish begins or ends” because it all was glorious. Thank you SO much for this staple recipe for cozy nights and holidays. Can’t wait to try more!!
WOW that is so amazing!! I am so glad you both loved this recipe Stephanie! Thank you for trying it! xTieghan
This is delicious! We cut the wine by half and the onion. I will forever make potatoes this way! Than you!
Thank you Jeannette! xTieghan
This recipe looks amazing! I was wondering if the mushrooms are necessary for the flavor? I don’t mind mushroom flavors in a dish but I unfortunately don’t enjoy huge hunks of them. If I take them out is the recipe going to be unbalanced with the flavors?
Hey Meghan! You can easily just omit the mushrooms. There is plenty of other delicious flavor in this recipe. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
delicious!!
Thank you Jennifer! xTieghan
Wow! I mean, wow! This is absolutely delicious! We had my 88 year old grandpa over for dinner, who speaks French and loves the French culture/food. He was able to correctly say the name of this dish (because I butchered it!) and then explain what it meant and where it came from. He’s adorable! Thanks for helping us have an enjoyable evening together with another great recipe!
Wow that is so sweet!! I am so glad you all loved this recipe, Corrie! Thank you so much! xTieghan
I was so excited for this and as soon as I took a taste from the pan, I realized I screwed it up! I used red wine vinegar ???. The taste of the vinegar was overpowering. The mashed potatoes were so yummy though – used thyme since I didn’t have sage. I’ll have to give it another
Shot but maybe with just broth since I don’t normally have wine.
Oh no! I hope this turned out better for you the next time, but I am so glad you loved the potatoes! Thank you! xTieghan
OMGeeee this was fabulous!! My hubby loved it! I posted it on Facebook and now my friends are wanting your recipe. I told them to check you out at Halfbaked Harvest! Where did you learn to cook so well? Mom, relative, or on your own? I am going to try your lemon butter chicken with orzo next! Your recipes are not only awesome the presentation is so lovely!
I am so glad you and your husband loved this recipe, Kelly! Thank you so much for making this! xTieghan
This looks AMAZING! I really want to try this but I’m allergic to wine! What would you recommend for a substitute? If anything?
HI Danielle! You can us chicken broth in place of the wine! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
How key is the bacon in this recipe? I dont eat red meat. Is there anything else I could throw in for a similar flavor?
Hey Gina, you can just omit the bacon. Not a huge deal. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much!! xTieghan
Hi! So excited to try this. Quick question, do you peel your potatoes? And would subbing for Yukon golds still be good? Thank you!
HI! Yes, I peel them and yes, yukons will be great!! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much!! xTieghan
Tried this a couple of days ago as a pre-test for Xmas eve dinner for 16 people.
It won the vote hands down. Amazing flavour. Followed recipe pretty closely so my notes for next time.
1. Probably could have used 3 cups wine. But for some strange reason, the remaining bottle had evaporated by the time I figured it out. Must have been very hot in the house.
2. Kids thought it was mostly vegetables. They have a slight point, but they are kids. I’m not a pro, and have no idea what a medium/small carrot or sweet potato is. My medium carrots were probably large and so was my sweet potatoe. I’d say next time 1.5-2 cups each of sweet potatoes and carrots would make a nice ratio for that Amt of chicken.
3. It’s very hard to sear the chicken quickly in the same pot. Use a large pan and sear on high. For boneles thighs 4 minutes a side is way too long. If chicken cooks through during sear, by the time you simmer in pot and reheat next day, it becomes pretty shreddable, which was probably not the idea.
4. Definitely Make day ahead and skim off congeled fat before reheating. The mash is so rich, get rid of the excess fat in the chicken dish.
5. Mash is amazing, but very very very rich. If you don’t like that, cut some of the cream, but definitely keep the quantity of brown butter. That stuff is the money! When my 10 yr old only wants to eat the mash plain, you know it’s a heart stopper for us old guys!
Thanks for recipe! Christmas Eve is now set!
Hi Derek! I am so glad this recipe turned out so amazing for you! Thank you so much for your notes as well!
Omg. I know this recipe is a few years old but I made it after I saw your Instant Pot version since I don’t have an Instant Pot, and HOLY MOLY it is amazing! It took a little longer for me to reduce the sauce (more like 20-25 min) than indicated, but other than that it was perfect. Thank you so much for creating this!
I am so glad you loved this recipe, Katie! Thank you so much!