Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken cacciatore. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chicken Cacciatore Tips What is chicken cacciatore? The Italian word "cacciatore" translates to "hunter". This really does taste like it has simmered all day, and there is such depth of flavor." - France C.
Chicken Cacciatore is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Chicken Cacciatore is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken cacciatore using 26 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Cacciatore:
- Make ready Chicken
- Prepare 1 pound chicken breast boneless and skinless
- Make ready 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Prepare 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- Get To taste salt
- Get To taste ground black pepper
- Get Sauce
- Take 1/2 cup black ripened olives chopped
- Prepare 1 medium onion chopped
- Take 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
- Get 1 cup chopped mixed sweet peppers
- Prepare 1 large carrot chopped
- Take 1/4 cup white wine
- Prepare 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- Make ready 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- Take 15 ounces diced tomatoes
- Get Spices
- Get 1 leaf bay leaves
- Take 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Make ready 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Take 1 teaspoon dried basil
- Take 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- Get 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
- Make ready To taste salt
- Take To taste ground black pepper
- Make ready 2 tablespoons capers
Return the chicken to the pot, nestling in the sauce. Chicken Cacciatore generally involves browning chicken pieces in a pot over high heat, then sauteing a mix of vegetables—onions, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes—in the same pot. Spices are added, followed by a little wine, and the chicken and veggies are allowed to cook together in the oven long enough for magic to happen… And magic does happen. There is a huge list of Chicken cacciatore recipes, get one closer to what you want to make.
Instructions to make Chicken Cacciatore:
- I cut my chicken breast in half lengthwise to cook better and to make more portions. Season the chicken. Heat the oil dredge the chicken in the flour. Fry the chicken 5 minutes per side.
- I found these peppers they are mild and savory. Slice the mushrooms, smell them beforehand if they smell like fish throw them out.
- Gather the spices. I sliced the olives into quarters.
- Dice the onions, peppers, and carrots.
- Take the chicken out and set aside.
- Add the mushrooms, peppers, capers, onion, carrots, and garlic. Sauté for 7 minutes stirring often.
- When the onions are translucent, add the tomatoes, wine, and spices. Stir and simmer 3 minutes then add the wine to deglaze the pan. Scrape the bottom to get the bits off the bottom.
- Add the crushed tomatoes tomato paste. Simmer 10 minutes. Add the chicken back in coating all the chicken.
- Simmer for 30-35 minutes, till chicken is done. Serve I hope you enjoy! I served with spaghetti pasta.
This was great as posted, thanks to the original poster. Chicken cacciatore is an easy skillet dinner that can be served up over either pasta or rice. Your family will love this classic chicken recipe! For as long as we have hunted, there's been cacciatore. In Italian, cacciatore means hunter, and speaks to a specific type of cuisine. 'Cacciatore' literally means 'hunter' in Italian, and this 'hunter style' dish makes good use of mushrooms (easily available to hunters trekking through forests!), onions tomatoes and herbs.
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