Easy Chicken Cacciatore
Looking for a totally delicious way to shake up your midweek meal routine? Then you have to try my Easy Chicken Cacciatore! It’s an easy peasy version of this comfort food classic, that can be made in under an hour without even switching on your oven. Serve with wodges of creamy mashed potato for the culinary equivalent of a great big hug.
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Instructions
Place the oil in wide shallow pan and heat on high for 1 minute. Add the bacon and fry for 2-3 minutes until brown and crispy, stirring frequently. Remove the bacon onto a plate.
Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and add the chicken pieces to the pan, skin side down. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until lightly browned, then remove the chicken pieces onto a plate.
Turn the heat under the pan right down and add the onions and peppers. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then add the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.
Add the wine and cook for 2 minutes until reduced slightly, then add the tomatoes, herbs, olives and bacon and bring back to the boil.
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Notes(1) Please add in whatever herbs you like best to this recipe. My choice is bay, thyme and parsley, but you could also use oregano, rosemary, mixed herbs or herbes de Provence. All would work brilliantly (but result in a slightly different flavour). If using dried herbs, I suggest 2 teaspoons in total.(2) If you prefer, this dish can be cooked in the oven. Use an oven proof saucepan or casserole dish and follow the recipe up until the chicken is back in the pan and the dish has been brought back to the boil. Put a lid on and place in an oven preheated to 200C / 180C fan / gas mark 6 / 400F for 20 minutes. Remove the lid, turn the oven up to 220C / 200C / gas mark 7 / 425F and cook the chicken for a further 10 minutes. You will find doing it this way the sauce will reduce more and the chicken will get an even crispier skin, but it is an extra step – up to you if you think it is worth it!
Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
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Loved your little paragraph about 'pocket chasseur' and the fact hunters wouldn't have been looking for chickens (am in stitches picturing a old man hunting for chickens now). Your recipe reminds me of my mum's way of cooking rabbit (could never really bring myself to eating the rabbit, but loved the sauce!). Mash is one of my favourite things in the world, especially on a cold day! Thanks for joining in with #FreeFromFridays.
Chicken Cacciatore was one of my mum's favourite dishes she used to make it a lot but I haven't had it in a long time Seeing yours makes me want to make it again as it reminds me of how delicious it is
This looks yummy, love chicken dishes and think my kids would eat this, I'll try this weekend :) #brilliantblogposts
Sounds like a great recipe Eb - winter food is all about comfort food isn't it.
Oh, yes: comfort food is a must for me at this time of year, too! Chicken Cacciatore is one of my all-time favorites—you had me at "easy". I love that you use thighs and legs—and leave the skin and bones alone! YES. That does such wonders for the sauce. And pairing with mashed potatoes and a nice chianti? BRILLIANT.
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