Spicy Chicken Cacciatore

⏱ 60 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Chicken

This Italian-inspired chicken cacciatore features chicken breasts simmered in a rich sauce of red wine, chicken stock, and ripe tomatoes. Onion, red bell pepper, and pickled hot peppers add depth and a gentle heat, while garlic and fresh parsley provide aromatic notes. The dish cooks in a single skillet, making preparation straightforward. It is designed to serve four people and requires approximately 60 minutes from start to finish.

Spicy Chicken Cacciatore

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 8 chicken breasts
  • salt
  • pepper, freshly ground
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 2 pickled hot peppers, thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 lb plum tomato, ripe and coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped

Method

  1. Warm the olive oil in a deep skillet. After seasoning the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, place them in the hot oil. Cook them, turning once, for about 8 minutes until they are crisp and lightly browned. Move the chicken to a plate.
  2. Place the sliced onion, red bell pepper, pickled peppers, and garlic into the same skillet. Cook these vegetables, stirring now and then, for about 10 minutes until they become soft. Pour in the dry red wine and let it simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes until the liquid is almost gone.
  3. Pour the chicken stock and add the chopped tomatoes to the skillet, seasoning lightly with salt and pepper. Put the chicken back into the pan, settling it among the vegetables. Bring everything to a simmer. Partially cover the skillet and continue cooking for 30 minutes until the chicken is tender and the sauce has reduced by half. Finish by sprinkling with chopped parsley.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium321200 mg

Recipe details

CategoryChicken
AuthorHeatherN