Chicken Cacciatore

-4 to 6 chicken thighs, skin removed (I used 4 for 2 people and had leftovers)

-enough flour to coat the chicken

-olive oil (Enough to coat the bottom of a stockpot)

-1 chopped onion

-sliced cremini mushrooms (I used about 15) Skip them if you’re not a fan

-minced garlic (I used about 5 large cloves)

-1 red and 1 green pepper thinly sliced

-½ c or so of white wine

-oregano and rosemary to taste

-1 28 oz can whole tomatoes ( I used kitchen shears to cut them up a little)

-salt and pepper, of course!

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-Salt and pepper the chicken then toss them in a bowl with the flour to coat.

-Heat the oil until simmering and sear the chicken, on both sides, until brown. (I used my heavy enamel stock pot) Remove chicken to a plate.

-Add onion and mushrooms and cook until a little soft. Do the same after adding garlic and peppers. 

-Add the wine and boil scraping all the brown bits. Reduce the liquid to half.

-Add the spices, tomatoes, and its juice. 

-Return the chicken to the pot until it’s cooked through (165 degrees) I kept my pot on low for about an hour so the flavors would meld. My sauce needed thickening so I added some tomato paste with a bit of the liquid from the pot until I got the consistency I liked. 

-I served it over rice. It was delicious!

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Summertime means sunny days spent outside, or if you’re lucky, by a pool. Some days you want to take full advantage of the weather but you still need to eat dinner, right? If you’ve had enough burgers and dogs for a while, try this recipe! One-pot recipes are so easy, especially if don’t want to spend your late afternoons in the kitchen.

I’ve tried several chicken cacciatore recipes in the past that were mediocre. I combined a couple of different ingredients in several recipes and I’m sticking with this one! My husband doesn’t particularly care for chicken thighs but most cacciatore recipes call for them. I always used breasts so that’s probably why my previous attempts were just so-so. He gave the chicken thighs in this a thumbs up!

It’s easy, and delicious. With this dish, you get to use some of those fresh summer veggies. Hope you enjoy it! 

Sometimes I get in a dinner rut and tired of making the same ole meals.  If you have any tasty, and easy recipes, please share! myheartinpenblog@gmail.com