Italian Chicken and Sausage

Feed EVERYBODY

One of the right things about spending this week in Florida is that I get to cook for my kids. Now, if you know me, you know that I cook almost every single night in Colorado. And while I fancy myself to be a pretty good cook, I mean downfall is that I always end up cooking for way more than myself. In fact, my portion sizes are generally considered to be adequate for those of the Army of the Potomac. Fortunately, this problem has been remedied by the fact that I have two teenage boys, one of whom is now a football player meeting that he could eat as much as a brigade himself.

And while this week was originally intended to be just me and the boys, my ex-wife ended up having to stay in Florida this week, meaning that a couple nights ago I was indeed cooking for not only my children, but also the woman who divorced me.¹ So what to make?

I decided on making this very simple dish. It’s essentially nothing more than a roasted chicken and sausages with some potatoes and onions. It’s a classic Italian dish made to feed the masses at a low price. So I thought for tonight’s sub stack post. Maybe I would offer you something a little different. This is my recipe. And maybe it’ll come in handy for you this weekend.

You’ll need:

• a big ol’ pan (I like a ceramic Dutch oven for this)

• Chicken legs or thighs (stick to dark meat with skin on)

• Italian sausages

• One red onion

• A bunch of baby potatoes

• a head of garlic

• Lemon

• Olive oil

• Red wine

• Salt, pepper, and oregano

Directions:

• Set your oven to 400°

• Coat the bottom of your pan in olive oil and get that heated up on medium

• Add your chicken, sausages, onions, garlic, and potatoes to the pan

• Add just a bit of red wine to the edges of your pan (maybe a quarter cup total)

• Then, very liberally (think Eugene V. Debs) add salt, pepper, and oregano. Don’t worry about using too much. You will probably need to add more later.

• Squeeze the juice of one lemon over the entirety of the pan and then leave the lemon in the pan itself

• Finally, drizzle olive oil over the top

• Then put in the oven for about an hour

After an hour, you should be ready to go. It is as simple as that. You’ll probably need to re-season your food, maybe add some salt or pepper to it to taste. But that’s about it. If you’ve got a family or children, and you need something hands off. This is ideal because it makes a bunch of food for a low cost and the leftovers are very good.

So try it out. I posted a video right below. Please forgive the rudimentary video editing, but I spent all day at Walt Disney World and I’m trying to put this together for you now.

Anyway, hopefully you like it. I’ve got a few more of these coming your way soon, including the best dish I make.

Jason

1. Don’t worry, real humility is working for the federal government right now.