Facebook0Pin0Reddit0Email0Print0 One-skillet Chicken Vesuvio is a hearty, comforting 30-minute meal.This easy weeknight dinner idea offers a taste of Chicago culinary history no matter where you live.Think of it like meat and potatoes with an Italian makeover! If you’re stuck in a chicken breast recipe rut, Chicken Vesuvio is about to be your supper savior.

Exploding with flavor and made entirely in one pan, this 30-minute meal is named after the Mount Vesuvius volcano near Naples, Italy.Food historians believe that Chicken Vesuvio originated in Chicago’s Italian-American restaurants, and its classic form calls for bone-in chicken, potato wedges, and vegetables sautéed with garlic, herbs, white wine, and olive oil.Those final two ingredients are likely where this chicken dinner gets its name; adding white wine to the olive oil can make the pan smoke like a volcano.

Others speculate that the entrée was popularized in the 1930s at a Chicago restaurant called Vesuvio.No matter where or why it was named, I call it delicious.And I might just call it dinner tonight.

Table of ContentsRecipe ingredientsIngredient notesStep by step instructionsRecipe tips and variationsRecipe FAQsChicken Vesuvio RecipeRecipe ingredients Ingredient notes Red baby potatoes: Cleaned and halved.Another small- or medium-sized waxy potato, such as baby blue or purple potatoes or fingerlings, works in a pinch too.Simply slice into similar-sized 3/4-inch pieces for even and

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