Savory Slow Cooked Chicken Cacciatore Food

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Soak the mushrooms in 2/3 cup hot water, 10 minutes. Strain through a paper towel-lined sieve, reserving the liquid. Rinse the mushrooms and finely chop.
• Meanwhile, toss the chicken and carrot with the olive oil in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker; season with salt and pepper. Top with the chopped mushrooms, garlic and basil sprigs, then pour in the tomatoes and their juices. Whisk the red wine with the flour, tomato paste and reserved mushroom liquid in a bowl until smooth; add to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low, 7 hours.
• About 10 minutes before the chicken is done, cook the rice as the label directs. Uncover the slow cooker and stir, breaking up the chicken into chunks; let stand, uncovered, until the sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes. Discard the basil sprigs and season with salt and pepper. Serve the chicken with the rice; top with torn basil.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Sprinkle the chicken pieces on both sides with salt and pepper. Working in batches, place the chicken in the pan, skin-side down, and cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the chicken over and cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the chicken to a large plate.
• Add another tablespoon of the oil to the pan and heat until almost smoking. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are golden brown and their liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Remove to a plate.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the onions and the bell peppers to the pan and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic, serrano chiles and red pepper flakes, and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the wine and cook until almost completely reduced. Add the chicken broth, tomatoes, rosemary and thyme, and bring to a simmer. Return the dark meat and mushrooms to the pan, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan and cook until the chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Add the white meat to the pan, cover and continue cooking for 10 minutes. Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon to a large shallow bowl and tent it loosely with foil.
• Raise the heat under the pan to high and cook the liquid, stirring occasionally, until thickened to a sauce consistency, about 15 minutes.
• Season with salt, pepper and honey. Stir in the basil and capers, and pour the sauce over the chicken. Garnish with fresh basil sprigs. Serve over spaghetti and sprinkle with shaved Parmesan.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Combine flour, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper in a flat dish or pie plate. Dredge chicken thighs lightly in flour mixture, patting off excess. In a large skillet over medium-high heat add olive oil, when oil is hot add chicken, browning on both sides, about 5 minutes.
• In the bottom of a 5-quart slow cooker add, mushrooms, green pepper, onion, garlic, carrot, tomatoes, chili flakes, remaining salt and pepper, basil and parsley. Add chicken, chicken broth and wine. Cover and cook on HIGH setting for 4 to 6 hours.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Evenly spread olive oil in the bottom of the stoneware.
• Spread onions evenly over bottom of stoneware.
• Layer chicken over onions.
• Layer mushrooms and garlic over chicken.
• Mix the rest of the ingredients (flour through kosher salt) in a bowl and pour evenly over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low 7 to 8 hours.
• Serve over pasta of your choice.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Put chicken in the slow cooker.
• Top with the spaghetti sauce, green bell peppers, mushrooms, onion, and garlic.
• Cover and cook on low for 7 – 9 hours.
• Serve with Pasta.

SLOW COOKED CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet until shimmering. Add chicken parts and brown on both sides. Transfer to a slow cooker.
• Add chopped onions to skillet. Sprinkle with salt. Saute until soft. Move onions to edges of pan and add tomato paste to center. Stir paste until it begins to brown. Add garlic and saute until fragrant. Scrape contents of skillet into slow cooker. Add wine to skillet and scrape up any browned fond from the bottom, then pour into slow cooker.
• Add black pepper, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, mushrooms, sliced onions, bell peppers, and 1/2 cup chicken stock to slow cooker. Cook on low 7-8 hours until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken to a plate and keep warm.
• Stir cornstarch into remaining stock and add to sauce. Increase slow cooker to high and stir until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Return chicken to pot and serve over cooked pasta (fettucine or pappardelle are recommended).