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    Home » Recipes » Gluten-Free

    Cider Braised Chicken and Cabbage

    Published: Sep 23, 2018 · Modified: May 15, 2024 by Eileen Murphy Kelly

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    Cider Braised Chicken and Cabbage is a tasty one-pan wonderful meal! Chicken, Cabbage, Potatoes, Fennel, Carrots, and Apple all in one pot! Hard apple cider makes a great addition to braised chicken and cabbage. The cider adds a delicious broth that adds great flavors to warm you on a cold day!

    cider braised chicken cabbage, potatoes, and veggies on a white oval platter sprinkled with thyme.

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    I hope you enjoy this hearty cider braised chicken and cabbage recipe that is a big bowl of comfort and deliciousness!

    Those of you who are regulars here know I love an easy recipe! I also love a great chicken recipe filled with veggies! This is it my friends!

    I use chicken breasts, cabbage and a few of my favorite fall veggies and apples. They braise together in a fantastic broth of hard cider and herbs.  I use an Irish cider because, well come on now, it's delicious so of course, I use it on my braised chicken.

    I am so happy with this tasty Cider Braised Chicken and Cabbage recipe and I hope you love it too!

    The family and I have had this quite a few times and of so have our extended family! The chicken and cabbage recipe can be made the night before and reheated when you are ready to eat!

    This braised chicken is one of those recipes that works great for any night of the week and is an awesome crowd pleaser recipe. Great for family gatherings and pot-luck dinners. Easily make ahead and reheat when the crowd arrives.

    crispy and golden braised chicken breasts with carrots, fennel, and potatoes surrounding the chicken on a white platter.

    What does it mean to "braise" chicken?

    Braising generally means a combination of dry cooking or searing and also wet cooking, as in a broth. I sear the chicken at a high temperature and finish cooking in the oven at a lower temperature.

    What oven temperature is generally used to make braised chicken and cabbage?

    I generally braise the chicken at a temperature between 275 and 325 degrees. It depends on the recipe.

    What should the internal temperature of the braised chicken be when they are cooked?

    Use a meat thermometer and the internal temperature of the chicken should be 165 degrees.

    Is cabbage a healthy vegetable?

    Ah, cabbage! Please embrace and cook with cabbage! It is so good for you! So many benefits, I have to write an entire post to my ode to cabbage. A few examples:

    • cabbage contains sulforaphane, which is a cancer-fighting compound.
    • Can aid in regulating the immune system
    • Aid in weight loss!
     

    How to Make Cider Braised Chicken and Cabbage:

    1. Season flour with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken breasts in seasoned flour. chicken breasts dredged in seasoned flour in a glass bowl that will be braised in hard cider with cabbage.
    2. Over medium heat, add olive oil in a large Dutch oven(casserole dish). Brown the chicken breasts.Chicken breasts seared to a golden brown in a large Dutch oven ready to be braised with cabbage and hard cider.
    3. To the pot, add some hard cider and use a wooden s pick up any brown bits and bottom of the pot.
    4. Add the potatoes, cabbage, fennel, carrots, apples, parsley, thyme, and rosemary. Cabbage, fennel, carrots, potatoes and herbs in a dutch oven ready to be braised with chicken to make Braised Chicken and Cabbage.
    5. Place the brown chicken breasts on top of the veggies. Seared chicken breasts, cabbage, fennel, apples and veggies in a Dutch oven ready to be braised to make Cider Braised Chicken and Cabbage
    6. Add the remaining hard cider and chicken broth.
    7. Place lid on top and braise in the oven for about 1 - 1 ½ hours. Cider Braised chicken in a large red Swiss Diamond Dutch oven with the lid on ready to be placed in the oven to braise the chicken.
    8. When ready, serve and enjoy! Cider braised chicken and cabbage ready to be served.

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    Hard cider braised chicken cabbage potatoes, fennel, apples, carrots on a platter.

    Cider Braised Chicken and Cabbage

    Chicken breasts, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and apples braised in apple cider to make a one-pot amazing meal. perfect for a crowd. Easy preparation.
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American, Irish
    Keyword: apple cider chicken, braised chicken breasts
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 293kcal
    Author: Eileen Kelly

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    Ingredients

    • 6 bone-in chicken breasts,about 5-6 ounces each see Note 1
    • 1-2 Tablespoons olive oil
    • ¼ cup all-purpose flour can use almond flour for keto
    • ½ teaspoon salt for dredging
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • 12 ounce apple cider see Note 2
    • 2 cups green cabbage, thinly sliced
    • 1 pound carrots, peeled and chopped about 2 inch thick 5-6 carrots
    • 1 pound red potatoes, cleaned and cut 4-5 pieces each see Note 3
    • 3 cloves garlic
    • 3 cloves sliced garlic
    • 4 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dry
    • 1 sprig rosemary or ½ teaspoon dry
    • 5-6 sprigs parsley or 1 teaspoon dry
    • 14.5 can chicken broth or homemade
    • salt and pepper, to taste
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 
    • In a glass bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper, and onion powder. Dredge the chicken in the flour. Set aside.
    • Over medium heat, place stove/oven safe Dutch oven and add olive oil to heat. Add the chicken pieces to brown on both sides. Remove when brown. Add 1 cup of the hard cider to the pot and use a wooden spoon to loosen any brown pieces at bottom of the pot.
    • Add in the fennel, cabbage, carrots, red potatoes, garlic, thyme, rosemary, parsley, and chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper, to your taste. Place lid on the pot. Braise in the oven about 1 hour 15 minutes. The internal temperature of the chicken should be 165 degrees. 
    • Serve chicken and cabbage with veggies and broth and enjoy!

    NOTES

    Note 1: If the chicken breasts are very large, cut them in half for easier serving and braising. Also as far as the skin, I generally remove most or all of the skin and discard before dredging the chicken. A healthier option
    Note 2: I use Magners hard cider. You can use a homemade cider or store-bought, non-alcohol cider. 
    Note 3: I use small red potatoes. If the potatoes are very large, cut into 2-inch pieces so they cook evenly. You can use another type of potato.  (Yukon or Idaho)
     
     
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1piece | Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 422mg | Potassium: 1169mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 12725IU | Vitamin C: 24.8mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1.8mg
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    cider braised chicken and cabbage on a large platter.

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