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By Jan Cheshire
I’VE had this recipe for quite a few years, but for some reason or other I hadn't made it. Recently, I decided to try it and was very pleasantly surprised, it was really delicious and very easy to make. I hope you will try it too.
I’VE had this recipe for quite a few years, but for some reason or other I hadn't made it. Recently, I decided to try it and was very pleasantly surprised, it was really delicious and very easy to make. I hope you will try it too.
CHICKEN CACCIATORE
Ingredients
1kg of chicken thighs and drumsticks (I used all chicken thighs)
½ cup of plain flour
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 brown onion, roughly chopped
200 grams of button mushrooms, sliced
1 red capsicum, deseeded, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons of dried oregano
2 x 400 gram cans of cherry tomatoes or 500 grams of fresh cherry tomatoes
1 cup of chicken stock
1 cup of green olives (optional)
¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped
Crusty bread, to serve
Method
Enjoy!
Ingredients
1kg of chicken thighs and drumsticks (I used all chicken thighs)
½ cup of plain flour
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 brown onion, roughly chopped
200 grams of button mushrooms, sliced
1 red capsicum, deseeded, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons of dried oregano
2 x 400 gram cans of cherry tomatoes or 500 grams of fresh cherry tomatoes
1 cup of chicken stock
1 cup of green olives (optional)
¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped
Crusty bread, to serve
Method
- Lightly coat chicken thighs and drumsticks with flour.
- Heat oil in a large heatproof casserole over medium heat.
- Cook chicken, in batches, for 8-10 minutes or until golden on all sides. Transfer to a plate.
- Add onion, mushrooms, capsicum and herbs to pan.
- Cook for 8 minutes or until softened.
- Stir in tomato and stock. Season with salt and pepper and bring to the boil.
- Return chicken to pan. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Add olives. If using. Cook for 2 minutes to heat through.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve with crusty bread.
Enjoy!
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