Chicken Cacciatore Recipe
Chicken Cacciatore Recipe
Author: Cynthia Lee
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 4
- Calories: 416
- Fat: 6.1 g
- Saturated fat: 1.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 47.1 g
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 591 mg
- Fiber: 3.5 g
- Protein: 40.1 g
- Cholesterol: 87 mg
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Italian
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This Chicken Cacciatore Recipe is delicious treat and is also a good substitute of traditional pasta. It is at times mentioned as “hunter's stew.” It is one among the well-liked and world known delicious Italian dishes.
Ingredients
- Chicken thighs - 4
- Chicken breasts with skin and backbone - halved crosswise - 2
- Salt - plus more to taste - 2 teaspoons
- Freshly ground black pepper - plus more to taste - 1 teaspoon
- All purpose flour - for dredging - ½ cup
- Olive oil – extra virgin olive oil is preferred - 3 tablespoons
- Red bell pepper – finely chopped - 1 large
- Onion – finely chopped - 1
- Garlic cloves - finely chopped - 3
- Dry white wine - ¾ cup
- Diced tomatoes with juice - 1 can (about 28-ounce)
- Reduced-sodium chicken broth - ¾ cup
- Drained capers - 3 tablespoons
- Dried oregano leaves - 1 ½ teaspoons
- Fresh basil leaves - coarsely chopped - ¼ cup
Instructions
- Place the halved chicken pieces in a large bowl and sprinkle with one teaspoon of salt and one teaspoon of ground black pepper.
- Now lightly coat the chicken pieces with all-purpose flour.
- Pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil into a large heavy sauté pan or skillet and heat it over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is warm, add in the coated chicken pieces and stir fry them for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until brown and no more pinkish.
- Use tongs to transfer the fried chicken pieces to a plate, lined with kitchen towel.
- Set the plate aside until the kitchen towel absorbs the oil properly.
- In the mean time, add finely chopped onion, garlic, bell pepper and garlic to the warm oil in the skillet or sauté pan.
- Stir cook the mixture for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender.
- Season the onion-pepper mixture with some salt and ground black pepper.
- Drizzle dry white wine over the mixture and let it simmer for five minutes or until reduced by half.
- Add in diced tomatoes, chicken broth, drained capers and dried oregano leaves.
- Drizzle the remaining tomato juice and continue stir cook.
- Return the fried chicken pieces to the pan or skillet and turn them few times to coat well in the sauce.
- Now bring the sauce to simmer.
- Reduce the stove’s heat to medium-low level and let it simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly cooked through.
- Use tongs to take out the coated chicken pieces and nicely arrange them on a large serving plate.
- Now spoon off the fat layer from the top of the sauce in the pan or skillet and drizzle it over the chicken pieces on the plate.
- Scatter with some coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves and serve warm. Enjoy.
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Goes well with:
Chicken Salad
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