Chicken Cacciatore
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
Italian
Servings
Prep Time
4
servings
15
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour and 45 minutes
Servings
Prep Time
4
servings
15
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour and 45 minutes
Ingredients
3
tbsp
olive oil
3
bone-in chicken breasts
8
ounces
mushrooms
chopped
1
onion
chopped
1
red pepper
sliced
1
green pepper
sliced
3
cloves
garlic
crushed
3/4
cup
dry white wine
3/4
cup
chicken stock
28
ounce can
crushed tomatoes
14.5
ounces
diced tomatoes in tomato juice
1/2
cup
black olives
pitted and chopped
2
tsp
capers
salt and pepper
to taste
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a heavy bottom pan on medium-high heat.
Generously season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
Place chicken in the pan, skin side down.
Cook 5 minutes until chicken is golden brown. Turn over and cook another 5 minutes on other side.
Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
Add peppers, onions, mushrooms, and garlic to pan. Saute 5 minutes until they start to become tender.
Season with salt and pepper.
Add the wine and cook 3 minutes until reduced by 1/2.
Add diced tomatoes, chicken stock, capers, olives, and crushed tomatoes. Stir.
Add chicken back into the pan with the sauce. Turn heat down to low. Cover, leaving cover slightly askew, and cook for 1 hour.
Remove chicken from the pan again. Remove the skin and bone and cut into chunks.
Add the chicken chunks back into pan. Stir, cover, and cook for 30 minutes.
Enjoy!