Chicken in Red Wine

Chicken in Red Wine

Main dishes

Discover this recipe for “coq au vin,” a classic French dish that combines red wine and mushrooms.

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Coq au vin is a traditional French dish. It is made with red wine, mushrooms, onions, and herbs.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time55 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$3.25 $0.81 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.29
  • $0.21
  • $1.60
  • $0.44
  • $0.44
  • $0.02
  • $0.04
  • $0.21

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash and boil the chicken. ≈ 2 min
  2. Disassemble the chickens into 8 pieces. ≈ 3 min
  3. Prepare a chicken pot pie using chicken, onion, flour, salt, and pepper until the chicken is golden brown.
  4. Add the chopped onions and cook for another 5 minutes.
  5. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 10 minutes.
  6. Pour in the red wine and chicken broth, then add the bacon.
  7. Cook over medium heat for about 45 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
  8. Add the thyme and bay leaf mixture, then continue to cook for another 10 minutes.
  9. Serve hot with pan-fried, locally grown apples.

The bill

Chicken in Red Wine

  • 2 onions, finely chopped$0.29
  • 4 cloves of garlic, crushed$0.21
  • 100 g of bacon pieces$1.60
  • 100 ml of red wine$0.44
  • 100 ml of chicken broth$0.44
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 1 teaspoon of pepper$0.21

Total$3.25

that's $0.81 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken, cut into pieces
  • 6 mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 100 g of bacon pieces
  • 100 ml of red wine
  • 100 ml of chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • One bunch of thyme
  • One laurel wreath
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of pepper

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