SPAGHETTI CHICKEN CACCIATORE
Classic Italian cacciatore made with bacon, chicken, onions, garlic, mushrooms and herbs cooked in a rich hearty tomato sauce is served over spaghetti.
Provided by Rita Jakobschuk
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a 4 or 5 quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil. Add bacon and cook until browned and crisped. With a slotted spoon remove bacon to a medium bowl. Leave the drippings in the skillet.
- Season the chicken with ½ teaspoon of the salt and ¼ teaspoon of the pepper. Cook the chicken in batches; add half of the chicken pieces to the Dutch oven and cook until golden brown. With a slotted spoon remove chicken pieces to the bowl with bacon. Repeat process with remaining chicken pieces.
- Leave any drippings in the Dutch oven and add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Add garlic, mushrooms and Rosemary and cook while stirring until the mushrooms begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
- Add balsamic vinegar and cook while stirring until some of the balsamic vinegar has evaporated, about 1 minute.
- Add tomatoes, tomato paste and bay leaf to the Dutch oven along with the reserved bacon and chicken; stir to combine. Season the sauce with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Cook over medium-high heat while stirring until the sauce bubbles. Let bubble for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 - 40 minutes until the sauce has slightly thickened.
- Meanwhile, start boiling a large pot of lightly salted water. Add spaghetti and once it comes to a full boil, cook for 8 - 10 minutes until al a dente (or follow package directions). Drain spaghetti, ladle portions of spaghetti into serving plates or bowls and top with chicken cacciatore sauce. Garnish each serving with parsley and grated Parmesan cheese.
CHICKEN CACCIATORE
This easy chicken cacciatore recipe makes a good Sunday dinner, since it's so simple to prepare. This recipe is the best because it's loaded with lots of vegetables and is a family favorite. -Barbara Roberts, Courtenay, British Columbia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h45m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Dust chicken with flour. Season with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown chicken on all sides in oil and butter over medium-high heat. Remove chicken to platter. , In the same skillet, cook and stir the onion, celery, pepper and mushrooms for 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, wine, herbs, garlic and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes., Return chicken to skillet. Cover and simmer for 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Serve over pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Freeze option: Cool chicken mixture. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through slowly in a covered skillet until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 517 calories, Fat 25g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 112mg cholesterol, Sodium 790mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 39g protein.
ROCK CORNISH HEN CACCIATORE WITH SPAGHETTI
Cacciatori in Italian means "Hunter Style". Typically Chicken or Rabbit is fried and browned slightly and removed from the pan to which tomatoes, other veggies and seasonings are added and cooked until done. Then the meat is added back to pan and slow cooked and stewed in the sauces for 40 to 60 minutes. Pan covered or not. Typically served with pasta on the side. In my recent "Rock Cornish Hen with Wild Rice" recipe I mentioned the versatility of this small bird. I originally seasoned it so slightly that any number of twists can be applied. This is an excellent example, and the outcome produces one of my very, very favorite meals. The pairing of Chicken and Spaghetti. I did say versatile -- Top the hen with Provolone or Mozzarella Cheese, a sprinkle of Parmesan and melt and you have "Chicken Parmigiana". Served with Spaghetti and sauce of course. Versatile -- Indeed. Need more versatility -- Greek style it with additional Lemon Juice, Greek Seasoning, and some extra Oregano and Thyme. Pair it with a Greek Salad, and another Feast Awaits. Another twist -- Barbecue Sauce. 'nough said?
Provided by Gary Hancq @SidEFied
Categories Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Rinse Rock Cornish Hen and with breast up divide hen in half. I use kitchen shears cut through breast then fold flat and cut hen in half.
- Lightly salt and pepper hen and place in large frying with 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil added. Just saute until slightly browned on both sides. You could prepare the hens in advance and bake as I did for my Rock Cornish Hen with Wild Rice, which see. Then rewarm the hens in the sauce.
- Cook spaghetti until done with a little salt added to water. I prepare large batches of spaghetti and then freeze in meal sized portions. I then just nuke with additional water when needed.
- SAUCE: Remove hen from pan and add all sauce ingredients except the water and grated cheese. Medium low simmer for 15 minutes to cook veggies.
- Add hens back to pan and medium low simmer for 40 to 60 minutes, covered or uncovered. Spoon sauce over hens occasionally. Add a little water at times to keep sauce moist.
- Plate and serve. I added some chopped Green Onion tops to garnish. Provide grated Parmesan or Romano Cheese to top, some Garlic Bread, and serve with a nice glass of Chianti Wine. Ciao
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