Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore is an easy, yet delicious meal to make. You can serve it with just some garlic toast or put it on a bed of rice or egg noodles, topped with some Parmesan cheese.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Cacciatore, Chicken

Servings: people

Calories: 200kcal

Author: Eating With Deb

Equipment

4 to 6 quart stainless steel deep pan
Cutting board and knife

Ingredients

Chicken

4 pieces chicken thighs bone-in, skinless or 2 chicken breasts cut in half
¼ cup flour
1 tsp Italian seasoning
½ tsp sea salt
½ tsp black pepper
3 tbsp olive oil

Veggies and Sauce

1 tbsp olive oil
¼ cup red onion or shallot, diced
1 each bell pepper chopped
2 cups mushrooms sliced
1 tbsp garlic fresh, minced
2 tbsp red wine vinegar or red wine
15 ounce can diced tomatoes in sauce
½ cup chicken broth
2 tbsp Italian parsley chopped
3 tbsp capers
2 tsp Italian seasoning

Instructions

Combine the flour and seasonings and dredge the chicken in the flour mixture. On medium high heat, heat a deep, wide bottom pan (a 4 quart pan will do) and add the olive oil. Add the chicken to the pan and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes – add more oil if you need to.
When the chicken is brown, lower heat to medium and remove chicken from the pan. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and the onions, peppers, and mushrooms. Sauté for a couple minutes then add the red wine vinegar, chicken broth, and garlic. Scrape all the brown stuff off the bottom of the pan (this is flavor and thickener for the sauce).
Reduce heat to medium low and add the diced tomatoes, parsley, capers, and Italian seasoning to the pan and combine. Return the chicken back to the pan, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Flip chicken over, cover and simmer another 10 minutes. Remove the lid, flip the chicken one more time, leave the lid off and simmer another 10 minutes to reduce sauce and finish cooking the chicken. Check the internal temperature of the chicken to ensure it reached 165 degrees.
Serve with a side of pasta in marinara sauce or on top of some cooked rice or egg noodles, and some garlic toast.
Enjoy!

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