Chicken Cacciatore

Submitted by Coca7434

"This is my husband's favourite recipe. We found it in a magazine ad for Planter's Peanut Oil about 20 years ago, and have shared it many times with many people over the years. It is delicious on its own, or served with a side of pasta, rice or crusty bread. Bon Appetite!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 -3 lbs chicken, cut up (thighs and drumsticks are the best)
• flour
• 1⁄4 cup oil (preferably peanut oil)
• 1 cup onion
• 1 cup green pepper
• 1 -2 clove garlic
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄4 teaspoon thyme
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• black pepper
• 1⁄4 lb mushroom (what kind is limited only by your imagination!)

directions

1. Coat chicken with flour (I use a plastic bag).
2. Heat oil in large fry pan and cook chicken until it is brown on all sides.
3. Remove from pan and set aside.
4. In same pan, saute onion, green pepper and garlic until onion is tender.
5. Add tomato sauce and water.
6. Add spices and stir.
7. Place cooked chicken into sauce.
8. Cover and cook 45 minutes over medium heat.
9. After 45 minutes, add mushrooms and cook uncovered for another 15 minutes.

Reviews

[boogaloogie]

A fantastic new staple in my cooking repertoire. :) I used stewed tomatoes instead of the tomato sauce, and didn't have any mushrooms...it didn't make a difference. It was utterly delicious over the brown rice I made with it. I also added a healthy amount of hot sauce to add a bit of spice - you could also add a bit of cayenne pepper instead if you like some spice in your food. Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[Marlitt]

Great dinner. Lots of flavor.I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out just great. Thank you,will be making this again.

 

[Krimar]

Totally enjoy it.

 

[jweiss61]

This was delicious! I doubled the amount of tomato sauce to have extra for the pasta, and substituted white cooking wine for the water, as I have seen in other recipes for chicken cacciatore. I will definitely be making this recipe again. I love that it consists of basic pantry ingredients!

 

[mglgracie]

Made this for dinner tonight...it was a BIG hit!!! Kids loved it and I did too!!