Rotisserie Mock Coq Au Vin

1/3 Costco rotisserie chicken

5 peeled baby carrots

5 sprigs of organic spring herb salad leaves

1/3 yellow onion

2 cubes Knorr mini cubes Garlic seasoning

I tablespoon butter

2 large mushrooms

1 inch of Italian pork sausage

½ bag of cooked egg noodles

4 oz of Virgin Vines 2004 Shiraz

2 tablespoons Old World Style Ragu spaghetti sauce flavored with meat

Sprinkle Morton Coarse Sea Salt

Sprinkle La Cocina que Canta Tropical Lime Pink Peppercorn Spice for Grilled Fish

Sprinkle Italian seasoning

1 container for the rotisserie chicken (the one the chicken came in)

Options: Use celery instead of herb salad leaves, use garlic instead of garlic seasoning, use tomato paste instead of spaghetti sauce, use pepper instead of the peppercorn spice. You can easily increase proportions to increase without much change in the recipe depending on personal preference.

A true Coq Au Vin is typically only experienced at a restaurant level due to its lengthy 12-13 hours of prep and cooking time. Coq Au Vin is a secondary use for leftovers from a rotisserie chicken as Reuben sandwiches are a leftover from Corned Beef and Cabbage. Both turn out to be gourmet dishes.

We created this recipe from leftovers for green cooking. I’ve used the La Cocina que Canta Tropical Lime Pink Peppercorn Spice for Grilled Fish previously for salmon but added it for a sweetness to compliment the wine.

Remove the chicken from the rotisserie container leaving all of the juices still in the container and the lid of the container. Add ½ inch of water to the bottom of the container to create a chicken stock. Puncture 3-4 holes in the top of the container for venting. Put back in the microwave and heat for 2 minutes on high.

Chop carrots, salad leaves, mushrooms, and add crushed garlic cubes to the chicken stock in the rotisseries chicken container. Sprinkle salt, pepper, add spaghetti sauce, add ½ of wine to the vegetables and chicken stock and add butter. Stir.

Take your leftover egg noodles, cover and warm in the microwave for 90 seconds on high.

Remove the noodles and cover; place the rotisserie container back in the microwave for 5 minutes on high.

Chop chicken, put in a container, add flour to coat, take ½ of the remaining wine and pour on top of the chicken and flour and stir. The chicken should be covered with the wine and flour mixture.

In a separate container, take a tablespoon or arrowroot, add the remaining wine, stir and set aside.

Carefully remove the rotisserie chicken container and mixture from the microwave. It will be very hot. Very carefully remove the lid and add the chicken to the mixture. Stir then add arrowroot and wine mixture. Stir until thoroughly mixed then heat in the microwave for 2 minutes on high. Remove from the microwave very carefully.

Serve noodles on a plate or bowl. Remove top from rotisserie container. Add Coq Au Vin on top of pasta and serve.

Total time including preparation and cooking: 30 minutes

Serves: a minimum of 4 people or 2 with healthy appetites as a large entrée