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Greek Chicken Stew over Pasta: Corfu Chicken Pastitsada
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Greek Chicken Stew over Pasta: Corfu Chicken Pastitsada



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Ingredients
6 chicken quarters, bone-in, skinless
1/4- 1/3 cup olive oil
2 small onions, finely chopped
4-5 garlic cloves, grated
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
1 pound bucatini pasta
grated Parmesan cheese for serving
2-3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley for garnish
The Spices:

1 cinnamon stick
5 allspice berries
3 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon paprika (not smoked)
1 teaspoon ground cumin powder
1 tablespoon dried crushed oregano
Instructions
In a large pot that is heating over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and 3 of the chicken quarters. Brown them for 4-5 minutes on each side and set them aside on a plate. Do this in a few batches as to not overcrowd the pot.

Add the chopped onion to the pot and reduce the heat to medium. Season lightly with salt and cook until soft and golden. About 8 minutes.

Add the garlic and warm through for a few seconds.

Add the crushed tomatoes, the chicken, salt, pepper, and the spices. Mix it all together and cover the pot. Cook over medium heat, making sure to stir it often. After about 45 minutes the chicken should be fully cooked and the sauce should thicken. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.

Add the parsley and the dried oregano.

Boil the pasta according to the package instructions.

Serve the chicken stew over the pasta and then top it with lots of cheese. Kali Orexi!

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36 Comments

  2. Susan B

    I know how amazing that must taste. I absolutely love Greek tomato sauce cooked with those spices. I’ll have to make this recipe soon. As always, thanks Dimitra… you’re the best! 💕

  3. Cherie Spitzer

    Love this recipe – I am a huge fan of stews. Any recommendations for a lamb stew anytime soon? By the way your nails always look perfect just like your recipes ❤️

  7. Tanya Vav

    TY sweet Dimitroula mou! I'm definitely gonna make this dish since I gotten so many pastas and spaghettis given to me from the pantry where I live and I need to use them up. Stay safe!

  8. O Really?

    Idk for some reason I seem to want cooler weather because great food like this is so hearty and delicious and comforting

  10. Maria Koufalis

    Both my parents are from Kerkyra. We always make it with rooster when I find it at the supermarket. The only variation is that I boil the noodles in the same sauce the meat was stewed. Once I remove the pieces I may need to add a little more liquid and the pasta is then boiled in there.

  11. Mandy Holland

    I was going to say that I took great delight in picking out the roosters when I was in Corfu because they used to attack me when I fed them so I had the hit list and they were very tasty

  12. Mandy Holland

    My friend wouldn’t thank you very much for not putting the skin on there is something she loves more than skin and sucking the bones I know it sounds disgusting but she used to love it

  14. Carolyn Eubank

    I was raised on this dish but I have noticed that you use Parmesan but we alway use mitzithra cheese in all of our macaroni dishes including pastichio.

  16. eva hantzis

    Great recipe lovely, Dimitra. I would need to agree with your children concerning cinnamon.I rather use cinnamon in loukomades and baklava and not in this dish😊

  27. IAN T

    Δήμητρα ποσό ευτυχισμένο νε κανείς όταν ακούω μια Αμερικάνα να μιλάει την πιο πλούσια γλώσσα του κόσμου την ελληνική και να φτιαχνει τις πιο νόστιμες και αρχαίες συνταγές της ελληνικής κουζίνας
    Μπράβο και συγχαρητήρια κοπέλα μου

  30. andrew kapetanios

    Well done. So good. Like the way you dice onions. Cutting them in half, pole to pole, and then making vertical cuts. Then cutting to dice from top to bottom. Chefs for some reason (?) make the dangerous parallel cuts. No need, nature has already layered the onion .

  31. andrew kapetanios

    Could you mention to google Fake Olive Oils and The Worst Olive Oils. I was at the market, and a man asked me about olive oil. Most people don't have a clue.

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