Kota me Hilopites-Chicken with Pasta

Kota me Hilopites-Chicken with Pasta

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Recipe type: Main

Author: Peter G

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 1 hour 50 mins

Total time: 2 hours 5 mins

Serves: 3-4

Braised chicken served with square pasta and topped with myzithra cheese.

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 portions
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 can of tinned tomatoes
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
• 2 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
• 2 bay leaves
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup hilopites
• grated Myzithra to serve

Instructions

1. Pre-heat your oven to 180 deg C.
2. Wash the chicken and dry well.
3. In a large casserole dish, heat the olive oil on a medium to high temperature and proceed to cook the chicken on all sides until it is browned. Once cooked remove and set aside.
4. In the same pot, add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent.
5. Add the tomatoes, stock, chicken pieces and all the herbs. Season well and allow the mixture to come to a rapid boil.
6. Drop the oven temp to 160 deg C and place the casserole dish in the oven, ensuring it is well covered.
7. Cook for 1.5 hours or until the meat begins to separate from the bone, remove the chicken portions and set aside and then add your hilopites to the sauce.
8. Cook for a further 10 mins and then remove the pot and allow the pasta to rest for a further 10 mins before serving with chicken pieces and lots of grated cheese on top.

Notes

You can substitute orzo or risoni for the hilopites
You can also substitute Pecorino or Romano cheese for the myzithra cheese.