Chicken Cacciatore With A Kick Food

CHICKEN CACCIATORE (WITH A KICK!)

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I've made this dish for years and it is still one of my favorites. Not only do the Jalapenos add a slight kick to this dish, but truly enhance the flavor!!!

Provided by Rick B2

Categories Chicken

Time 1h

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 1/2-3 1/2 lbs chicken (cut up)
2 medium onions (sliced thin)
2 -3 cloves garlic (minced)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes (cut up)
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms (drained)
2 -3 jalapeno peppers (sliced or chopped with seeds)
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons dried oregano or 2 teaspoons basil (crushed)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary (crushed)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup dry white wine

Steps:

In a dutch oven pot cook onions, garlic and Jalapenos in oil until onions are tender.
Remove onion mixture and set aside.
In same pot brown chicken on all sides (add more oil if needed).
Return onion mixture to pot.
In a bowl combine tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, bay leaves, oregano or basil, salt, pepper and rosemary.
Pour mixture over chicken and onions in pot.
Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Stir in white wine.
Remove cover and continue to cook over low heat for about 15 more minutes stirring frequently to help break up some of the chicken as to thicken the sauce.
Discard bay leaves.
Serve over hot cooked noodles.
OPTIONAL: Remove chicken from pot after first 30 minutes of cooking--Let cool and debone--Add meat back to pot and continue cooking (This is my favorite way to prepare this dish-No bones!).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 518.1, Fat 33.4, SaturatedFat 8.4, Cholesterol 129.4, Sodium 1011.6, Carbohydrate 17, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 8.7, Protein 35.5

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