Chicken Cacciatore Recipe
Healthy and Hearty Italian Stew
 This traditional Chicken Cacciatore Recipe is what we consider to be Italian comfort food. The smell of chicken simmering in tomatoes, onions, garlic and peppers literally makes my mouth water.
Then combine that smell with a big crusty loaf of garlic bread baking in the oven and my stomach is screaming... Food Time!
"Cacciatore" means "hunter" in Italian. Wild mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and garlic could be found by hunters while they were out in the countryside. This "hunter style" dish is enjoyed by Italian food fans all over the world. The best thing about this recipe is that it is easy to make at home with common ingredients.
This recipe requires chicken cut into pieces. We usually buy chicken from the store already cut for us. It saves a lot of time when making this dish.
Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken cut into pieces
1/2 tsp Salt and 1/2 tsp Pepper
3/4 cup flour, for dredging
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 ( 28-ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 cup of fresh sliced mushrooms
1 15oz can of chicken broth
1/2 cup of dry red wine
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tsp of dried oregano
1 tsp of dried basil
1 pound of spaghetti
1/4 cup of fresh parsley chopped
Preparation:
Mix Salt and Pepper into the flour.
Dredge the chicken in the flour.
In a large heavy frying pan, heat the Oil over a medium-high heat.
Add the chicken pieces to the pan and cook just until brown, about 5 minutes per side. If all the chicken does not fit in your pan, then cook it in 2 batches.
Place chicken in a large pot and add the Diced Tomatoes, Garlic, Chicken Broth, Red Wine and cook for about 15 minutes.
Add the mushrooms, green peppers and onions
Add basil and oregano.
Cover and cook for around 30 minutes more.
Taste sauce to determine if more salt or pepper is needed.
Boil the Spaghetti during the last 15 minutes so it will be ready when the chicken is.
Serve chicken and some sauce over the spaghetti on each persons plate and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
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