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Aromatic Chicken & Lentils
The cinnamon makes this easy dish very special.

1 tablespoon oil
2 cups leeks -- chopped
2 cups raw sweet potatoes -- cubed
2 tomatoes -- peeled & chopped
1 tablespoon herbs de province
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 cups lentils
3 cups chicken broth
1 chicken -- skinned & cut up

Preheat oven to 400. In a large heavy oven proof casserole, heat the oil. Sauté the leeks, carrots, tomatoes and herbs de provence for 5 minutes. Stir in wine, tomato paste, cinnamon, lentils, and broth. Bury the chicken pieces in this mixture. Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours or until the chicken is cooked and the lentils are tender. Yield: 4 servings.

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