Chicken cacciatore recipe

August 13, 2023
Chicken cacciatore

Chicken cacciatore

Introducing a flavourful Chicken Cacciatore recipe that brings a rustic Italian touch to your table. Tender chicken coated in seasoned flour is browned to perfection. A fragrant sauce emerges as onions, garlic, peppers, carrots, and celery sauté harmoniously. Wine, tomatoes, and herbs meld, creating a rich symphony of taste. Simmered until the chicken is irresistibly tender, this dish is crowned with olives and fresh parsley.

Chicken cacciatore

Dinner
By Kate Turner Serves: 4-6
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • The chicken
  • 4 tbsp flour 
  • 1 tsp salt 
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 8 chicken pieces 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • The sauce
  • 1 onion, sliced 
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 rosemary sprigs 
  • 1 yellow pepper, seeded and chopped 
  • 1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 1 celery stick, chopped 
  • 150 ml white wine 
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tsp dried origanum 
  • 1 red chilli, seeded and chopped

Instructions

For the chicken

1

Mix the flour with the salt and pepper. Toss the chicken through the seasoned flour until evenly coated.

2

Heat a large pot over medium-high and add the olive oil and butter. Once bubbling, add the chicken and brown on all sides, about 6 minutes.

3

Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside to rest.

For the sauce

4

Heat some olive oil in the same pot and gently fry the onion until lightly browned. Then add the garlic, rosemary, yellow and red peppers, carrots and celery. Sauté for 5 minutes, until slightly softened.

5

Add the wine and allow to simmer for 5 minutes, until slightly reduced.

6

Add the tomatoes, origanum, chilli and chicken pieces. Cover and allow to cook over low heat for 45 minutes, until the chicken is falling off the bone.

To serve

7

Stir through the olives, transfer to a serving dish and garnish with fresh parsley.

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ALSO SEE: Slow cooker chicken recipe

Slow-cooker chicken with white wine and herbs

Recipes & styling: Kate Turner

Photography: K-Leigh Siebritz

Recipe styled by: Kate Turner

Recipe photographer: K-Leigh Siebritz

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