Chicken Cacciatore

Name: Chicken Cacciatore
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8 , 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 -5 lbs chicken, cut up; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/2 sweet onion, peeled and cut into rings; 8 garlic cloves, minced; 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 1/2 cup dry red wine; 1 teaspoon unbleached cane sugar; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 2 teaspoons black pepper; 3 tablespoons dried oregano

Submitted by Cleanfreshcuisine

"An easy and delicious family style meal!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 8

ingredients

4 -5 lbs chicken, cut up
¹⁄₄ cup olive oil
¹⁄₂ sweet onion, peeled and cut into rings
8 garlic cloves, minced
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
¹⁄₂ cup dry red wine
1 teaspoon unbleached cane sugar
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons black pepper
3 tablespoons dried oregano

directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Rinse and dry chicken pieces.
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add chicken and sprinkle with half of the garlic, pepper and oregano as it browns in the hot oil. Brown both sides and transfer chicken to a 9″ x 13″ baking dish.
Peel and cut the onion into 1/2″ slices. Mince the garlic (*here is an easy way to clean and mince garlic: cut the tips off of the garlic clove; place clove on a cutting board and smash with the flat side of a knife. Peel should come off easily).
Add sliced onion and garlic in the hot oil and saute for 3 to 4 minutes until lightly browned. With a slotted spoon, remove from pan and arrange over chicken.
In a large bowl combine the tomatoes, tomato paste, wine, sugar, and the rest of the garlic, pepper and oregano. Blend well with a whisk.
Pour over the chicken and vegetables.
Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake, uncovered, for another 40 minutes. (Cut baking time in half for boneless breasts.) Serves 6 to 8.

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Reviews

Hi, I changed up the recipe some but I still think this deserves 5 stars because I mostly stuck to the original recipe! I sort of "eye balled" the spice amounts for the meat (used chicken breasts) & used Italian style diced tomatoes. I also added some Italian seasoning. I also used white onion & didn't use as much minced garlic (all I had was the jarred kind) since there was lots of garlic in the sauce & on the chicken. I served this over whole wheat spaghetti. Thank you for sharing!

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