If you're a Chicagoan you know what Chicken Vesuvio is, it's one of Chicago's signature dishes. In fact, many of the restaurants here offer it as "The Specialty of the House".
There are many variations to to this Italian American dish, the mix of herbs you might use, red versus white potatoes, lemon or no lemon, whole garlic or crushed, bone in or boneless chicken, and adding additional veggies such as artichokes or mushrooms. Throughout the years I have made this every way I've mentioned. I even posted the artichoke version way back when I first started my blog. Some things are just worth repeating, and this recipe truely is!
This is homey food, intensely flavored herb roasted chicken and potatoes, swimming in a pool of garlicky white wine sauce, topped off with sweet green peas.
I love to make this on a Sunday afternoon, always making extra so we can have the leftovers during the week. By the way, it tastes even better the next day!
This recipe is one of the more classic ways to make Chicken Vesuvio, and is adapted from Harry Caray's Restaurant, Chicago
INGREDIENT'S :
** One Bone In Whole Chicken
** Potato Wedges, about 4 Russet or 6 smaller Red
** Equal Parts White Wine and Chicken Stock 1 1/2 Cups each
** 10 to 12 Whole Garlic Cloves
** Frozen Peas
HERES WHAT YOU DO
1. Season your chicken pieces on both sides with salt, pepper, dried oregano and granulated
garlic.
2. Take a large heavy skillet, coat with olive oil, and brown your potato wedge's and chicken
pieces till nicely browned, then remove and place in a roasting pan.
3. Now throw in all your garlic cloves in the skillet and cook till golden.
4. Deglaze your pan with the wine, I used Pinot Grigio, and add your chicken broth.
5. After it cooks down for a couple minutes pour everything into the roasting pan with the
chicken and potatoes. The last 15 minutes throw in some frozen pea's.
6. Bake at 375F till chicken is cooked through, about an hour and 15 min's.
Make sure you smear that soft sweet garlic all over your chicken as you're eating this!
Buon Appetito!!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Chicago Style Chicken Vesuvio
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Sounds delcious! I will be making this soon!
Marie.. this looks so fantastic and simple to prepare! I love being able to prepare a dish that the family will ask for time and time again and this seems like just the dish!
Hope your doing well, it's good to see you posting!
Ciao and Hugs!!
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Mmmm. This sounds perfect for sunday dinner. It's still freezing over here and comfort meals are still needed.
I've never had this signature dish! Now I know the first thing I'll order whenever I visit Chicago. It looks delicious!
I love chicken and I'm always looking for a new way to prepare it. This sounds so gooood!
I agree with Dawn...it sounds like Sunday dinner. My family will love this.
Sally
I used to get this all the time when I lived in Chicago. Yours looks great.
Oh that chicken look so good, I have to make this especially the recipe sounds very easy to make. I don't normally like leftover, but I am convinced.
Cheers,
elra
What a delicious looking dish, I have found a new chicken item, thanks! One can never have too many great chicken dishes.
Oh Marie, I never knew the name of this, my Mom this made often.. and we always enjoyed. This looks so good!
MMMMM...this sounds perfect for tonight's dinner!!! MMMMMMM....
5 ingredients only.....wow and this is what you've made!!! Very impressive!!!Thanks for sharing this Chicago classic!!!
Great classic! I loved the Vesuvio at Gianotti's when I lived in Illinois! Now I have to make this! http://cook-italian.com
Marie,
I have never heard of this dish!
I guess we don't serve it in NJ!
we have everything else Italian!
Looks delish. I love peas!
Yum, this will go on my must make list!
T
That looks so good. I clipped it and will be making it soon.
This looks wonderful, Marie! One of our fave Italian restaurants has this dish on the menu and my husband orders it every time! Never knew it was a Chicago specialty.
Being from Chicago I love to see this. I've never made it though...I must make it one of these days, thanks for the recipe Marie.
LL
How can I be Italian and not have heard of this dish--wow I am gonna make it tomorrow for Sunday dinner-thanks for sharing!
Mmmm ... I'm ready to hop on a plane and head out to O'Hare this very minute! This is very similar to what my mom made for us growing up. She told me that Mt. Vesuvius was visible from her village in Calabria!
Great lookng chicken dish, I belive i will give it a try. Thanks
Mama Mia! This looks good! All that yummy dark meat. I've never heard of the name of this dish - I'll have to make it.
Not only would my Italian husband love this (especially the chicken on the bone!), but the kids would be happy too.
Great recipe. I would love it with artichokes and mushrooms too. Can't wait to try this one.
Yet another Marie Wonders! I can't wait to impress my family with it.
You would not believe the amount of food my son eats.... I might have to double this recipe!
Molti baci,
Amy
Loving this classic dish:D
Perfect Sunday dinner. Maybe my family can forego their Sunday pasta for this yummy dish. Will have to make the trip to Chicago to try a house specialty. been awhile.
A recipe similar to this was topic of conversation last week with some great old friends. I think this is what's for dinner to night. Can't wait to try this version.
Marie, I have really been trying to be good about my eating however, it is now 11.11 p.m. I am at your blog and I'm seriously tempted to go to the fridge and find something to eat. That is just not right at all! Bad Marie :)
I've never heard of this dish, but I love roast chicken. I would love the potatoes and artichokes and sauce. I don't eat peas, but my SO loves them, so I'd put them on the side for him.
I'm sure this would be delicious. Simple chicken recipes are the best!
I've never heard of Chicken Vesuvio, but it looks amazing. I think I'll surprise my boys with it soon.
i'm drinking all that juice at the bottom of the dish!
Yum, I love chicken with potato, nice dish!
Marie, I'm not sure where the Vesuvius part of the name comes from but this sho' looks delish. Crisp potatoes, golden-brown chicken and roasted garlic...Yum!
I'm smearing!
Marie, this post brought back memories of when my mother used to make this and how I loved the aroma that filled the house when she would make this. Always made me smile because I just loved it. I tried making this several years back just from what I remember my mother doing and it didn't come out right. Well, tonight it did!!!! It was so good. Thank you!!
My kind of chicken, never heard of this. I'll have to try.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
Found this great blog while looking for seeds to grow Melrose Peppers. You had a post from 2007. I commented there, but wanted to tell you how much I love this blog. I am full blood Italian and was raised in Melrose Park. I left there in 1874 to start a family. I live in River Falls, Wisconsin. Mom and sister still live there. Mo still cooks at 88!!
Glad I found you. Great Blog!
love this recipe Marie - very rustic and simple, my kinda food:) Been so busy forgot to enter the festa, next time... Looks great!
First time I see this (never been in Chicago so far...), and it looks delicious!!!
That looks delicious. I've never seen this before, but I've never been to Chicago either, so that probably explains it. I can't wait to try it.
What a perfect meal. I may just have to make this tonight.
This looks absolutely DIVINE! I can't wait to make this weekend. . . plus, I want to congratulate both of you on such a wonderful 'festa'. The recipes are gorgeous to simply look at! Are we in Heaven?
Grazie mille!
Roz
Sounds simple AND delicious! It's on my list of recipes to try....yum!
Makes me want to visit Chicago!!
I will have to try this. It sounds like something I would really love :)
I never realized it was Chicago dish. I always enjoy it. And that big smear of garlic is always a nice treat in a meal.
Marie, I've been looking for this recipe for years and, thanks to you, I've finally found it.
Gourmet magazine did a feature many years ago on Chicago Institutions and had a picture of this dish but no recipe. I can't put my fingers on the article right now but I know they mentioned The Drake Hotel and Shrimp de Jonge, which we love. They also talked about Chicken Vesuvio and I was so upset there was no recipe.
Thank you again. I'm been dying to try this.
Sam
Will be trying this recipie this week! Curious, Have you ever made stuffed Artichoke?
Yes Ryan! Many times, we love artichokes. Email me at prouditaliancook@hotmail.com and tell me what recipe you're looking for.
I'm from Chicago. First time I had this dish was at Billy's on Rush St. I fell in love with it. The second time was in Palm Springs at Sorrentino's (which is no longer there). The chef from Sorrentino's opened his own resturant in Palm Springs called Leon's & he is still serving Chicken Vesuvio.
I had it two weeks ago, & I was just like the one in Chicago.
Donna
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Marie - I made this earlier this month and it was fantastic. Thanks so much for this recipe.
Your recipie rocks in Sweden aswell! :) I tried this dish at Hole in the wall in Northbrook, IL a few years back and loved it and now I can make it at home aswell, thanks!
I made this recipe a few weeks ago for some friends. It was wonderful! Thanks!
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