Chicken Cacciatore
Cacciatore means hunter in Italian, and alla cacciatora translates to a ‘hunter-style’ meal with chicken (or rabbit), onions, tomatoes, herbs, vegetables, and usually wine or vinegar. This is one of those recipes I found years ago in an old, tattered Italian cookbook. Every time I’d remake it through the years, I’d adjust something in it to eventually reach a cacciatore recipe so perfect, it’s one recipe your entire family will look forward too!
Chicken Cacciatore
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Ingredients
- 6 skinless chicken thighs bone-in
- Salt and pepper to season
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (more if needed )
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic (or 8 cloves)
- 1 small yellow bell pepper (capsicum), diced
- 1 small red bell pepper (capsicum), diced medium
- 1 large carrot peeled and sliced
- 10 oz (300g) mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 cup pitted black olives
- 8 sprigs thyme
- 2 tablespoons each freshly chopped parsley and basil plus more to garnish
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 150 ml red wine
- 28 oz (820g) crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 7 oz (200g) Roma tomatoes halved
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
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