Chicken Cacciatore
Preparation time:
20 minutes
Cook time:
35 minutes
Ingredients
Metric
Imperial
4 kg | 8.81 lb | Olymel Fully-cooked Chicken Thighs boneless, skinless, thawed |
100 ml | 2/5 cup | Olive oil or canola oil |
400 ml | 1 2/3 cup | Red or white wine |
10 | 10 | Cloves garlic, minced or pressed |
4 | 4 | Large onions, diced |
3 | 3 | Green peppers, diced |
2 | 2 | Red bell peppers, diced |
1.5 kg | 3.3 lb | Fresh mushrooms, cut into quarters |
2.89 l | 8.33 cup | Italian tomatoes, whole |
500 g | 18 oz | Tomato paste |
45 ml | 3 tbsp | Oregano leaves, dried |
250 ml | 1 cup | Fresh basil, chopped |
250 ml | 1 cup | Fresh flat Italian parsley, chopped |
Salt and freshly ground pepper |
Preparation
- Heat oil in large, heavy skillet.
- Add onions and mushrooms.
- Sauté over high heat until tender.
- Add garlic. Cook for two minutes.
- Add wine and reduce for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, crush tomatoes by hand. Add tomatoes and juice to the skillet.
- Add tomato paste and oregano. Mix well.
- Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add chicken, peppers, and basil. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper (optional).
- Serve with steamed rice or al dente pasta. Garnish with parsley.