Chicken Livers with Red Wine and Bacon

Name: Chicken Livers with Red Wine and Bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 8 slices bacon, chopped; 1 sweet onion, finely chopped; 1 pound chicken livers, rinsed and trimmed; 1 ½ cups Burgundy or other dry red wine; ¼ cup chopped pitted green olives

Rating: 4 stars

15 Ratings
10 Reviews
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This is a family classic. If you like chicken livers, you will love this recipe as an appetizer or light supper. Serve it with crackers or crusty bread.

By Val

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

20 mins

total:

35 mins

Servings:

Yield:

6 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

8 slices bacon, chopped
1 sweet onion, finely chopped
1 pound chicken livers, rinsed and trimmed
1 ½ cups Burgundy or other dry red wine
¼ cup chopped pitted green olives

Directions

Step 1
Fry the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until almost crisp. Remove bacon from the pan and drain on paper towels. Drain off grease from the skillet, leaving a thin coating on the bottom.

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Step 2
Using the same skillet, add the onions; cook and stir over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken livers, quickly browning them on the outside. Pour in the wine, adding more if needed to cover the chicken livers. Stir in the olives. Cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Just before serving, stir in the bacon.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

214 calories; protein 16.8g; carbohydrates 4.1g; fat 9.1g; cholesterol 287.4mg; sodium 465.4mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (10)

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DOREEN_S

06/26/2008

We love this except we always use mushrooms in place of the green olives and we thinly slice the onion instead of chopping. YUM! Read More

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PapaCharlie

05/18/2011

I like chicken livers and I thought this recipe sounded appealing but I did NOT like the result. The olives added nothing the quantity of wine was too much. Read More

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(2)

15 Ratings

5 star values: 7
4 star values: 4
3 star values: 2
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 1

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DOREEN_S

06/26/2008

We love this except we always use mushrooms in place of the green olives and we thinly slice the onion instead of chopping. YUM! Read More

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Cookn Gma

04/01/2008

WOW! What a yummy recipe. Cut recipe in 1/4s as I made it for only one person. I did not have dry red wine but did have some Mogen David Concord Grape wine cooked them to reduce the wine and make a glaze.Also omited the olives as I don't care for them. They turned out fantastic. Served them with a baked potato peas and 3 bean salad.Thanks Va for a wonderful recipe. They will be on my regular rotation. Read More

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C. Wimbish

03/05/2009

This dish was awesome! I love chicken liver and have been looking for a new way to cook it. I didn't have any olives but I imagine they would make a good addition. I ate it with buttery mashed potatoes and peas and scarfed it down! Read More

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Linda Grein

11/06/2008

I fixed it according to your instructions and it came out just fine. Thank you for such a good recipe. I know I'll fix it again. Read More

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StephanieRG

08/05/2011

This was quite tasty! The bacon was a nice addition! Read More

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Gayle

03/30/2009

Really liked this easy to prepare and tasty. Read More

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PapaCharlie

05/18/2011

I like chicken livers and I thought this recipe sounded appealing but I did NOT like the result. The olives added nothing the quantity of wine was too much. Read More

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Elaine Childs

12/06/2010

I thought I liked liver...but this recipe makes me think that maybe I don't! It was just too bland for me so all I could taste was the liver. I made it with mushrooms instead of olives and the result was warming and filling but kinda blah. I'd suggest using a really nice wine--following the old advice not to cook with a wine you wouldn't enjoy drinking--and maybe it would be better. Still if you're a liver-lover or a person who doesn't like spicy food this would probably hit the spot. Read More

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D W Zabel

02/15/2018

I love chicken livers. However this is just an awful gray mess. Don't bother. Read More

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We love this except we always use mushrooms in place of the green olives and we thinly slice the onion instead of chopping. YUM!

I fixed it according to your instructions and it came out just fine. Thank you for such a good recipe. I know I'll fix it again.

This was quite tasty! The bacon was a nice addition!

Really liked this easy to prepare and tasty.

I like chicken livers and I thought this recipe sounded appealing but I did NOT like the result. The olives added nothing the quantity of wine was too much.

I love chicken livers. However this is just an awful gray mess. Don't bother.

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