Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken cacciatore is a classic Italian dish combining chicken with tomatoes, herbs, wine and more. Although this dish is very easy to prepare, it does offer the wow factor making it ideal for a dinner party.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 chicken thighs
- 2 chicken breasts with skin and bone, halved crosswise
- 3/4 (180ml) cup dry white wine
- 28 ounce (800g) can diced tomatoes in juice
- 3/4 cup (180ml) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup (65g) all-purpose flour, for dredging
- 3 tablespoons drained capers
- 1/4 cup (small handful) coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 chopped red bell pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
- 1 chopped onion,
- 3 minced garlic cloves
Instructions
- Sprinkle a teaspoon of salt and pepper over the chicken pieces then dredge the chicken in the flour to lightly coat.
- Heat the oil in a heavy pan then add the chicken and saute for 5 minutes a side or until golden brown. Do this in 2 batches if need be.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate and put the bell pepper, garlic and onion in the pan and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion is tender.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste, then pour in the wine and simmer for 3 minutes or until reduced by half.
- Add the tomatoes plus their juice, the oregano, capers and broth, then put the chicken back in the pan and turn in the sauce to coat well.
- Bring the sauce to a simmer and simmer for half an hour or until the chicken is just cooked.
- Transfer the chicken to a platter with tongs. If needed, boil the sauce for a few minutes until it thickens a bit then spoon off any excess fat from it and spoon over the chicken. Serve sprinkled with the basil.
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