Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

Chicken Cacciatore Recipe
   Serves: 3 | Prep time: | Cooking time: 365 Calories & 6.4g fat per serving.
  • 3 Chicken Breasts
  • 20g Plain flour
  • Oil (to fry)
  • 1 Large onion
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Red Pepper
  • 2 Carrots
  • 150g Baby/chestnut mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp Dried sage
  • 2 Sprigs Rosemary
  • 1 tbsp Tomato puree
  • 15 Black olives
  • 1 Tin plum tomatoes
  • 1 Chicken/veg stock cube
  • Salt & pepper
  • 150ml Red wine
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • Handful Fresh parsley

Directions

This is a traditional Italian dish known as hunters stew. My chicken cacciatore recipe is easy to prepare and bursting with flavour.This is a traditional Italian dish known as hunters stew. My chicken cacciatore recipe is easy to prepare and bursting with flavour.

  1. Coat the chicken in the plain flour.
  2. Heat some oil in a large saucepan on the stove. Brown the chicken all over then set aside.
  3. Finely chop the onion and garlic. Slice the pepper and chop the carrots.
  4. Add some more oil to the pan and fry the onion, garlic, pepper, carrots and washed mushrooms for 5 minutes.
  5. Add the Olives, tomato puree, rosemary, sage, plum tomatoes and crumble in the stock cube. Season then add the wine.
  6. Stir and bring up to a gentle simmer. Add the chicken to the pan, mix into the sauce and add the bay leaf.
  7. Place a lid on the pan and leave to simmer for 20-30 minutes until you’re happy with the consistency of the sauce.
  8. Serve straight away, garnished with fresh parsley and enjoy.

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