Standollini is a beautiful (looking and tasting) dish consisting of peppers, onions, mushrooms, and a meat, that is fun to make and is great practice in chopping, flipping, searing, braising, and plating. Its one of my favourite dishes to make, and is almost a complete meal. You can add a little homemade pasta (link below) if you want ;)
Start off by sauteing some onions and garlic in olive oil. The proportions are up to you as far as the veggies go, but I used 2/3 of an onion and 2 cloves of garlic. Add lots of salt and some olive oil.
next, start braising, shallow frying, or searing your chicken. Deglaze the pan with red wine after you finish for some beautiful "sauce" to pour over your plated chicken. I tenderized some chicken breast tenderloins, seasoned with salt and pepper, then braised them.
Now, check on your onions. When they are starting to turn from translucent to golden brown, add your peppers (I used one green and one orange, colours don't matter though) and mushrooms (any single one of the veggies is optional, but I like to leave the mushrooms out) and sweat them out a little, just until they start to look really glossy and are pliable or tender.
Once the peppers are tender, add a little red wine or balsamic vinegar (I prefer both) to taste. Add a little salt as well, then scoop into a dish, or onto your plate.
When the chicken is done cooking, lay it on its nice bed of veggies.
We served ours with a little sliced mozzarella drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with oregano.
Have fun cooking, and enjoy eating your homemade chicken standollini.
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