Comfort food

Chicken Cacciatore

Name: Chicken Cacciatore
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 yellow onion, sliced; 1 red bell pepper, sliced; 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced; 8 oz cremini mushrooms, quartered; 4 cloves garlic, sliced; 1/3 cup dry white wine; 1 (14.5 oz) can crushed tomatoes; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary; 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 cup sliced black olives; 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves; 2 1/2 cups water; 2/3 cup yellow cornmeal; 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan

Chicken braised with peppers, mushrooms and tomato.

50 min total30 min activeMakes 4 plates

High-proteinMethod in ProFreezes well

Cacciatore means hunter-style: chicken braised low and slow with peppers, mushrooms, garlic, rosemary and tomatoes until the sauce is thick and rustic. A splash of white wine lifts the browned bits from the pan. Soft polenta catches every bit of sauce.

Ingredients

For 4 plates.

Cacciatore

2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
8 oz cremini mushrooms, quartered
4 cloves garlic, sliced
1/3 cup dry white wine
1 (14.5 oz) can crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup sliced black olives
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves

Polenta

2 1/2 cups water
2/3 cup yellow cornmeal
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan

Method

Brown the chicken in the oil in a wide pan over medium-high heat, 3 to 4 minutes a side. Move to a plate.
Cook the onion, peppers and mushrooms 6 minutes until browned at the edges. Add the garlic, then the wine, and boil 1 minute.

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Tips

Whisk the polenta constantly for the first minute so it doesn't clump.
A few black olives added at the end are traditional and delicious.

Food photo is AI-generated to show the finished dish. Recipe written with AI and checked by our QA process; nutrition computed from USDA data.

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