Roasted Chicken with Sweet Peppers, Leeks, and Tomatoes with Chef Luciano Pellegrini

We continue our comforting food theme with an authentic rustic Italian video recipe from chef Luciano Pellegrini. Chef Luciano developed his culinary enthusiasm in his mother’s kitchen in Bergamo, Italy, and after a formal education at the prestigious San Pellegrino, moved to the states in 1985. Since then he has worked as executive chef at Posto restaurant in LA, and in 1999 moved to Las Vegas to open Valentino Las Vegas, winning the Las Vegas Life Epicurean Award for Best Italian Restaurant in 2001, 2003 and 2004. Also in 2004, Pellegrini was named the “Best Chef in the Southwest” by the James Beard Foundation.

In this video recipe, Chef Luciano prepares a hearty Italian roasted chicken with vegetables, a simple dinner which takes only 15 minutes. Ingredients you will need are 2 chicken breasts (preferably free range), olive oil, butter, leeks, yellow and red bell peppers, garlic, and rosemary. You may view more of Chef Luciano’s delicious videos at the ChefLive site here.

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