Chicken Cacciatore

Name: Chicken Cacciatore
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; • 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs; • ¼ cup flour; • Salt and pepper, to season; • 1 medium onion, thin sliced; • 1 tablespoon minced garlic; • 1 small red or yellow bell pepper, thin sliced; • 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced; • 8 oz mushrooms, sliced; • 1/2 cup pitted black olives (optional); • 2 tablespoons each basil and parsley (freshly chopped or dried); • 1 teaspoon dried oregano; • ½ cup red wine; • 14 oz crushed tomatoes; • 12 oz tomato sauce; • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

8 steps

Here's another tasty, easy mid-week meal, Chicken Cacciatore. The prep is simple, and I avoid any greasy clean-up by using my Splatter Guard Pro. Enjoy!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:53:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories1740.1 kcal (87%)

Total Fat73.3 g (105%)

Carbs105.2 g (40%)

Sugars44.9 g (50%)

Protein151.6 g (303%)

Sodium2240.1 mg (112%)

Fiber21.7 g (78%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

3 tablespoonsolive oil

divided

6boneless skinless chicken thighs

¼ cupflour

1 tablespoongarlic

minced

1red bell pepper

small, or yellow, thin sliced

1carrot

large, peeled and sliced

8 ozmushrooms

sliced

½ cuppitted black olives

optional

2 tablespoonsbasil

parsley

freshly chopped or dried

1 teaspoondried oregano

½ cupred wine

14 ozcrushed tomatoes

12 oztomato sauce

½ teaspoonred pepper flakes

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Dredge the chicken thighs with flour seasoned with salt and pepper, and set aside

Step 2

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a heavy cast iron skillet. Sear chicken on both sides until golden, about 3-4 minutes each side. Remove from skillet and set aside.

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Step 3

Add remaining oil to the pan. Sauté the onion until transparent, about 3-4 minutes. Add in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the peppers, carrot, mushrooms and herbs; cook for 5 minutes until vegetables begin to soften.

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Step 4

Pour in the wine, scraping up browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Cook until wine is reduced, about 2 minutes.

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Step 5

Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and chill flakes. Season with salt and pepper to your tastes.

Step 6

Return chicken pieces to the skillet, cover with lid, reduce heat to low and allow to simmer (while stirring occasionally) for 40 minutes.

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Step 7

Add in the olives (if using) and allow to simmer for a further 10 minutes.

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