Spicy Italian Chicken
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 pieces chicken breasts or 8 pieces chicken thighs
- 1 medium onion, cut into thin rings
- 8 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 (35 ounce) can plum tomatoes
- 1 (2 ounce) can anchovies, drained and chopped
- 1⁄2 cup pitted olive
- 1⁄4 cup capers, drained
- 3 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes (oil packed)
- 1 tablespoon mixed Italian herbs
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes (or more)
- salt and pepper
directions
- Heat the skillet over medium high heat, and then add the oil.
- Brown the chicken pieces on both sides, and remove from the pan, setting aside.
- Add the onion and garlic to the sam pan and saute until the onion is soft, 5 minutes or so.
- Stir in the plum tomatoes with their liquid and then the remaining ingredients.
- Return the chicken to the pan and coat well with the sauce.
- Cover the pan and simmer on low until the chicken is tender, about 30 minutes, depending on the chicken parts.
- The breasts will cook much quicker than the thighs, so check for doneness.
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I can't rate this because I not only left out some important ingredients, but I messed it up pretty bad! But the flavor was still great! First, I left out the olives and sun-dried tomatoes (didn't have any), and I forgot the capers. Then, when I served it over spaghetti, I realized at the first cut that the chicken wasn't cooked through. I put the chicken back in the pan, but the remaining liquid cooked out and the sauce burnt . We were able to save enough for dinner, but the rest will have to go...Oh well. Thanks for the great recipe!
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