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Chicken Cacciatore

August 14, 2018 By Katya 2 Comments

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Classic Italian dish of rustic chicken with slow braised vegetables. It’s a one-pot meal that is perfect for family dinner time!

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We are slowly approaching cooler days and everything fall related. I personally love fall and everything that comes with it. Like this one-pot chicken cacciatore! It’s such an amazing meal to make for the whole family, especially on a Sunday night. It consists of slow braised chicken with vegetables in a simple tomato sauce. Chicken is incredibly tender and just falls off the bone by the end of cooking. For best flavor, definitely use bone-in chicken thighs or drumsticks.

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What is in cacciatore sauce?

Cacciatore means “hunter” in Italian. It refers to a meal prepared “hunter-style” with onions, herbs, usually tomatoes, often bell peppers, and sometimes wine. There are many variations of chicken cacciatore but my version is pretty simple: onion, carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, and tomatoes.

How to Make Chicken Cacciatore – Step by Step

Pat the chicken lightly with couple sheets of paper towels to remove some of the moisture. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
 
Heat olive oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add chicken and cook in batches for 4-5 minutes per side or until lightly browned. Do not overcrowd the chicken. Remove the chicken to a platter and repeat with the next batch.
 
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Add the remaining olive oil, add onions, and sauté for few minutes until soft. Add carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, and bay leafs. Cook the vegetables for 8-10 minutes or until soft.
 
Stir in the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Layer the chicken over the vegetable mixture. Add water, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring + flipping the chicken halfway through.
 
Off heat stir in parsley. Let the chicken rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.

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What do you serve chicken cacciatore over?

You can serve it a top of any type of pasta, rice, quinoa, mashed potatoes, or cauliflower mash with a side of 4-ingredient oven roasted broccoli. Basically anything that will soak up the chicken sauce and juices.

More One-Pot Meals That We Love:

One-Pot Chicken Stew
 
One-Pan Chicken with Zucchini & Corn
 
One-Pan Balsamic Chicken

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Chicken Cacciatore

★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
  • Author: Katya
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 15 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 mins
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Main
  • Method: Simmer
  • Cuisine: Italian
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Description

Classic Italian dish of rustic chicken with slowly braised vegetables. It’s a one-pot meal that is perfect for family dinner time!


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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lbs. chicken drumsticks*
  • 4 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 carrots, diced (1 cup)
  • 2 celery ribs, diced (1 cup)
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 springs fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leafs
  • 1 (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
  • Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Pat the chicken lightly with couple sheets of paper towels to remove some of the moisture. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
  2. Heat 3 Tablespoons of olive oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add chicken and cook in batches for 4-5 minutes per side or until lightly browned. Remove the chicken to a platter and repeat the same with the next batch.
  3. Add the remaining 1 Tablespoon of oil and saute the onions for few minutes until soft. Add the carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, and bay leafs. Cook the vegetables for 8-10 minutes or until soft.
  4. Stir in the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Layer the chicken over the vegetable mixture. Add water, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring + flipping the chicken halfway through.
  5. Off heat stir in parsley and let the chicken rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.

Notes

  • bone-in chicken thighs can be substituted

Keywords: drumsticks, authentic, family friendly

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Filed Under: Main Dish, Recipes Tagged With: chicken, italian, one pan, one pot, stew, tomatoes, vegetables

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  1. Custom Food Boxes says

    April 9, 2020 at 9:18 AM

    Thanks for sharing this Classic Italian dish of rustic chicken with slow-braised vegetables. Yes, I agree with you that, this one-pot meal is perfect for family dinner time!
    Keep Sharing such type of recipes.

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  2. Custom Popcorn Boxes says

    August 16, 2018 at 12:55 PM

    In the event you loved this chicken recipe and you wish to receive much more information regarding other recipes. Thank you for sharing.

    ★★★★★

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