Happy Easter Recipe
Ingredients
- Roasted Chicken with Italian Sausage
- (Adapted from a Nigella Lawson recipe in Food & WineâMarch 2007.)
- 2 T. crushed brown mustard seeds
- 1 T. Champagne vinegar
- 1/2 c. extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 c. white wine
- 1 T. dried chervil
- 1/4 c. fresh flat leaf parsley
- 1 T. Worcestershire
- 1 lemon
- 1 large onion, peeled (I used five âover-winteredâ onions from the garden.)
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- 1 bay leaf (fresh is best)
- Ground pepper to taste
- 5 lbs. of chicken pieces (breasts, thighs, or assorted pieces)
- 1 (16 oz.) pkg Italian Sausage (I used some locally made authentic Italian sausage.)
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