Best Veggie Filled Chicken Cacciatore Recipes

EASY CHICKEN CACCIATORE RECIPE

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry and season with salt and pepper on both sides and underneath the sikn.
• In a large pan or braiser (with a lid), heat 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil over medium-high until shimmering but not smoking. Add the chicken, skin side down first. Cook until golden brown, then turn over to brown on the other side (about 8 minutes total). Remove the chicken and set aside on a plate.
• In the same braiser, add the onions, celery, peppers, mushrooms, and garlic. Cook over medium heat, tossing regularly. Add koserh salt, pepper, oregano, fresh thyme, parsley and red pepper flakes. Allow the vegetables to cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until tender.
• Add the red wine and cook for a few minutes until the wine has reduced by about 1/2, then add the tomatoes. Cook 5 to 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Now add the chicken pieces back to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and allow the chicken to cook for 30 minutes or until cooked through.
• Garnish with parsley.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES AND POTATOES

Steps:

• preheat oven to 400ºF. Set chicken pieces on a roasting pan. Brush with olive oil (about 2 tablespoons total) on both sides. Season both sides with salt (about 1 teaspoon total) and several grinds of pepper.
• Put peppers, onions and carrots in a large bowl. Toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Spread them out on a roasting pan. Cook vegetables on the upper shelf of the oven and chicken on the lower shelf. After 25 minutes, remove the chicken and let it cool. Move the vegetables to the lower shelf, toss them, and roast for an additional 15 minutes. When chicken is cool enough to handle, cut it into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
• Meanwhile (while everything is roasting) heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large dutch oven or soup kettle over medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for about 30 seconds, just until the garlic is fragrant. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms lose their water and start to brown. Add white wine and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or so. Stir in broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, spices and salt. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add potatoes, chicken, vegetables, and capers. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, uncovered, for 35 minutes, until potatoes are tender and the sauce has thickened a bit. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

VEGGIE-FILLED CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Mix salt, pepper& flour together.
• Wash chicken (taking off excess skin& roll in flour mixture).
• Put a little onion& a bit of the garlic& a few whole basil leaves in 3/4 the oil, then brown chicken on all sides in the oil.
• Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels (May need to add more oil as you go along).
• Remove gristle from pan, leaving the oil; add the onion& half the garlic and stir until onion is just wilted, then add, zucchini& mushrooms- cook, stirring for a moment (not long, it will also be cooking in the oven).
• Place the browned chicken pieces into a large oven-proof casserole& pour the onion-veggie mixture over the chicken.
• In the same frying pan, add the rest (1/4 cup) of the oil& add the other half of the garlic, then add the crushed tomatoes, bay leaves, Italian spices, and wine.
• Simmer a few minutes.
• Pour over the chicken, cover and bake in a 350 degree oven about 45 minutes or until the chicken is done; then, uncover the chicken, top with chopped basil& parmesan and bake an additional 15-20 minutes to allow cheese to melt& sauce to thicken.
• Serve with white rice with a little of the sauce on top.
• Note: To reduce fat& calories, you can remove the skin from the chicken& omit the olive oil from the sauce.
• I prefer to remove the skin while eating- the basil& chesse form a kind of crust so you can still have that without the skin.
• Cooking with the skin on keeps the chicken moist.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE WITH OVEN ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Combine plum tomatoes, mushrooms, and onion in large bowl.
• Add 3 tablespoons oil and vinegar; toss to blend.
• Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Spread vegetable mixture in single layer on large rimmed baking sheet.
• Roast until onion slices are golden brown and all vegetables are tender, stirring frequently, about 50 minutes.
• Remove from oven and set aside.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F
• Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon rosemary.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large deep ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken and sauté until golden brown, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to bowl. Add wine to skillet and boil until wine is reduced by half, scraping up browned bits, about 1 minute.
• Stir in canned tomatoes with juice, then broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors.
• Return chicken to sauce in skillet. Place skillet in oven and roast uncovered until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear when pierced with knife, about 25 minutes.
• Remove skillet from oven. Stir in roasted vegetables, remaining 1/2 tablespoon rosemary, half of basil, and half of capers.
• Simmer over medium heat until vegetables are heated through. Season with salt and pepper.