Dinner
Classic Chicken Cacciatore
Description
Chicken cacciatore—or chicken in the style of the hunter—is a warm and hearty stewed dish from the Italian-American culinary canon. This dish typically features browned chicken, herbs, garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms and other deeply flavorful vegetables. On a cold winter night, this chicken cacciatore recipe is perfectly wonderful and a total crowd pleaser!
Ingredients:
- 3- to 3 1/2-lb cut-up whole chicken
- 1/2 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 medium green bell pepper
- 2 medium onions
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (3 oz)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- Grated Parmesan cheese, if desired
Directions:
- Coat chicken with flour. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in oil 15 to 20 minutes or until brown on all sides; drain.
- Cut bell pepper and onions crosswise in half; cut each half into fourths.
- Stir bell pepper, onions and remaining ingredients except cheese into chicken in skillet. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F). Serve with cheese.
