Spaghetti Cacciatore Food

EASY CHICKEN CACCIATORE RECIPE

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry and season with salt and pepper on both sides and underneath the sikn.
• In a large pan or braiser (with a lid), heat 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil over medium-high until shimmering but not smoking. Add the chicken, skin side down first. Cook until golden brown, then turn over to brown on the other side (about 8 minutes total). Remove the chicken and set aside on a plate.
• In the same braiser, add the onions, celery, peppers, mushrooms, and garlic. Cook over medium heat, tossing regularly. Add koserh salt, pepper, oregano, fresh thyme, parsley and red pepper flakes. Allow the vegetables to cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until tender.
• Add the red wine and cook for a few minutes until the wine has reduced by about 1/2, then add the tomatoes. Cook 5 to 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Now add the chicken pieces back to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and allow the chicken to cook for 30 minutes or until cooked through.
• Garnish with parsley.

SPAGHETTI CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• In a 4 or 5 quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil. Add bacon and cook until browned and crisped. With a slotted spoon remove bacon to a medium bowl. Leave the drippings in the skillet.
• Season the chicken with ½ teaspoon of the salt and ¼ teaspoon of the pepper. Cook the chicken in batches; add half of the chicken pieces to the Dutch oven and cook until golden brown. With a slotted spoon remove chicken pieces to the bowl with bacon. Repeat process with remaining chicken pieces.
• Leave any drippings in the Dutch oven and add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Add garlic, mushrooms and Rosemary and cook while stirring until the mushrooms begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
• Add balsamic vinegar and cook while stirring until some of the balsamic vinegar has evaporated, about 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste and bay leaf to the Dutch oven along with the reserved bacon and chicken; stir to combine. Season the sauce with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Cook over medium-high heat while stirring until the sauce bubbles. Let bubble for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 - 40 minutes until the sauce has slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile, start boiling a large pot of lightly salted water. Add spaghetti and once it comes to a full boil, cook for 8 - 10 minutes until al a dente (or follow package directions). Drain spaghetti, ladle portions of spaghetti into serving plates or bowls and top with chicken cacciatore sauce. Garnish each serving with parsley and grated Parmesan cheese.

SAUSAGE CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Instructions SAUCE: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium low heat, Add the sausage to the pan and cook until it is browned. This will take about 4-5 minutes. While it is cooking use a fork and knife to break it up into small chunks. Add the green peppers, onions and garlic to the skillet. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sherry wine and oregano to the skillet. Bring the heat up to high until the sauce comes to a boil. Turn the heat back down to low and let the sauce simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir the marinated mushrooms into the sauce and let it simmer for an additional 5 minutes. PASTA: While the sauce is simmering, bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Cook the gemelli according to the directions on the package for the doneness that you prefer. Drain the pasta and place it in a large bowl or serving platter. Spoon the sauce over the top. Sausage Cacciatore was last modified: September 27th, 2021 by Sue O'Connell

CHICKEN CACCIATORE PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon salt. Heat oil in a wide, heavy, oven-safe pot over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking, about 1 minute. Add chicken, skin sides down, and cook, turning once, until browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat. Reduce heat to medium and cook pepper, onion, and garlic, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in oregano, thyme, tomato puree, water, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a simmer. Return chicken to pot, return to a simmer, cover, and transfer to oven. Bake until chicken is tender, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a bowl and chill, uncovered, until cool enough to handle (20 minutes). Discard skin and bones. Pull meat into coarse shreds.
• Add chicken, beans, and vinegar to tomato mixture in pot and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water. Stir pasta into chicken mixture, thinning with pasta water as needed. Season with additional salt, if desired.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE CACCIATORE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute the green pepper, onion and garlic in oil until crisp-tender. Crumble sausage into skillet; cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain. Add the tomatoes, tomato juice, pepperoni, oregano, basil and pepper. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add mushrooms and olives. Simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in cheese. Serve over pasta.