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One Pot Chicken Alla Cacciatore

We love a one pot dinner. You get a whole lot of flavor, without a whole lot of clean up! This one is packed with Italian flavor, and will soon be a staple in your weekly meal rotation.

Marguerite Henderson shares how to make chicken alla cacciatore. Sounds fancy, but is easy enough for the home cook.

 

Chicken Alla Cacciatore (Hunter’s Style)

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken, cut up into 8 pieces
  • 1-cup flour
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, slivered
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 green pepper, thinly sliced
  • ½ lb. thinly sliced mushrooms
  • 15 oz. can Italian chopped tomatoes
  • 6 oz. can tomato paste
  • 1 cup red wine or beef broth
  • 1 tsp. dried basil
  • 1 tsp. dried oregano
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • ½ tsp. ground black pepper
  • Grated Romano cheese

Directions

Wash chicken; pat dry.  Dredge in flour and sauté in olive oil until golden on all sides.

Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add onion, peppers, and mushrooms and cook another minute. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, wine, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Stir well; cover and simmer on low heat for 45 minutes – 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Serve with grated cheese over pasta, cous cous, or rice.  Serves 4.

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