Wine Soaked Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 cup onion, roughly chopped (about 1 medium onion)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

Directions

1. 1

   Clean and cube chicken breasts and place in a plastic zippy bag with the red wine. Expel the extra air, squish the chicken and wine around for a minute, then allow the chicken to marinate in the fridge for a couple of hours at least, three hours is better. The longer you leave it in, the more tender the chicken will be.

2. 2

   Heat olive oil in a skillet and saute the onions and garlic with a bit of salt and pepper until onions are translucent.

3. 3

   Reserve the wine marinade and add the chicken to the skillet. Add basil and paprika and stir fry the chicken until no longer pink inside.

4. 4

   Pour the marinade into the skillet and allow it to come to a boil. The marinade will thicken just a bit as it cooks. Boiling gets rid of not only the alcohol, but also any germs in the marinade left over from the raw chicken.

5. 5

   Taste it and re-season if necessary.

6. 6

   Serve chicken over rice and drizzle wine sauce on top.

7. 7

   Enjoy!

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   Note: You'll enjoy this much more if you use a wine that you would drink. The cooking wines in the grocery store are no good for something like this, but you can find a good, drinkable bottle of wine for under $10.