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Chicken with Caponata Ragout

Chicken breasts are seasoned with coarse salt and fresh ground black pepper. Prepared chicken breasts are browned on both sides in hot olive oil. Eggplant pieces and chopped celery are sautéed until soft and combined with chopped vine-ripened tomato, and tomato juice in large skillet. Browned chicken is arranged over vegetables and baked until chicken is cooked through. Chicken is topped with sauce prepared from brown sugar, red wine vinegar, and chopped fresh basil.

Ingredients -

1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
2 tablespoons Chopped Fresh Basil
1 Vine-Ripened Tomato, chopped
1/2 White or Yellow Onion, chopped
3 tablespoons Olive or Vegetable Oil
2 Bone-In Chicken Breast Halves, halved crosswise
1 cup Tomato Juice
1 Celery Stalks, chopped
1 Small Eggplant, chopped
Coarse Salt
Fresh Ground Black Pepper
2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar

Preparation:

1. Turn the oven to 350 degrees and preheat.

2. Season chicken with salt and pepper.

3. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet.

4. Add the chicken and brown on both sides.

5. Remove the chicken from the skillet to a plate and set aside.

6. Add another 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet and add the eggplant.

7. Cook through, stirring often, and transfer to a bowl.

8. Add the remaining oil, onion and celery and cook for 3 minutes, stirring often.

9. Add the tomato, tomato juice and cooked eggplant to the skillet.

10. Arrange the chicken, skin side up and any juices on top of the vegetable mixture and bake until the chicken is cooked through.

11. Transfer the cooked chicken to a serving platter and keep warm.

12. Add the brown sugar, vinegar and basil to the skillet and stir until the sugar is dissolved.

13. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

14. Spoon the vegetable mixture around the chicken and serve.

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Eggplant

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