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chicken cacciatore

(1 rating)
spatdi avatar
Recipe by
Susan Din
@spatdi
Houston, TX

This chicken cooks with peppers, onions tomatoes and mushrooms and is delicious served over pasta or rice. So comforting and satisfying, this dish can be cooked in a crockpot, but if you don't have one, a dutch oven will work just as well.

(1 rating)
yield 4 -6
prep time 30 Min
cook time 4 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For chicken cacciatore

  • SEASON CHICKEN, DREDGE IN FLOUR AND BROWN IN LARGE SKILLET, OR DUTCH OVEN. REMOVE TO A PLATE(DUTCH OVEN METHOD) OR PLACE IN CROCK POT.
  • 8-10
    pieces-chicken thighs, and/or legs
  • 1/2-1 c
    all purpose flour
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 3 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • ADD TO PAN, AND STIR COOKING 1-2 MINUTES
  • 1 md
    onion, sliced
  • 2-3 md
    bell peppers, red/green/yellow, sliced into strips
  • 8 oz
    fresh mushrooms, thick sliced or quartered
  • 3-4 clove
    garlic-minced, equivilent to 1 tbsp
  • DEGLAZE PAN - ADD AND SCRAPE UP ANY BITS ON THE PAN, POUR OVER CHICKEN IN CROCK POT/ADD CHICKEN BACK IN TO DUTCH OVEN
  • 1/4 c
    red wine(optional) or chicken broth
  • ADD REMAINING INGREDIENTS TO CROCK POT/DUTCH OVEN OVER CHICKEN. COVER AND COOK 4 HRS ON HIGH/6-8 HRS ON LOW. USE HEAVY LID ON DUTCH OVEN AND BAKE AT 325 3-4 HOURS.
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 1/2 tsp
    oregano, dried
  • 26 oz
    tomatoes, crushed, canned-or 2 smaller cans whole plum tomatoes, broken up with your hands. you can drain the juice first, if you want less liquid in the finished product.
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 8-10
    fresh basil leaves
  • 1/2-1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/8 tsp
    pepper
  • ADJUST SEASONING/SALT AND PEPPER. SERVE OVER PASTA OR RICE

How To Make chicken cacciatore

  • 1
    Season Chicken with salt and pepper, dredge in flour-patting off excess flour. In a large skillet or the dutch oven, Heat oil over medium high and brown the chicken on both sides, removing to a plate(for dutch oven) or to the crock pot.
  • 2
    Add all the veg to the same pan, and cook stirring for 1-2 minutes.
  • 3
    Deglaze with wine or broth, stirring to bring up any bits stuck on the pan. Pour over the chicken in the crock pot. For dutch oven, add chicken back in.
  • 4
    Add remaining ingredients over the chicken/veg mix. In crock pot, cover and cook on low 6-8 hours, or 4 hours on high. In dutch oven, cover with heavy/tight lid and bake at 325 for 3-4 hours. Serve over cooked pasta or rice.
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