Weeknight Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore Food

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CACCIATORE WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• (OPTIONAL STEP): Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a small amount of oil in a pan or skillet. Sear skin-side down (if using skin on thighs) first for 3 minutes, until deep golden brown. Rotate and sear the other side for a further 3 minutes.
• Arrange the potatoes in a 6qt slow cooker bowl in single layer. Place the chicken over the potatoes and add the rest of the ingredients over the chicken (except olives and mushrooms).
• Stir to combine; cover and cook on high for 4 hours, or low for 8 hours, until the chicken is tender and falling off the bone.
• Add in the mushrooms and olives in the last 30 minutes of cooking. Season with extra salt, to your tastes and serve.
• Serve over rice, pasta or spaghetti squash.

CROCK POT CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and black pepper and place in the slow cooker.
• Pour tomatoes over the chicken, top with onions and peppers, add oregano, bay leaf, salt and pepper, give it a quick stir and cover.
• Set crock pot to LOW 8 hours or HIGH 4 hours.
• When the timer beeps, remove lid and keep the crock pot on HIGH one hour to help it thicken.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high, lightly spray with oil (I use my Misto) and brown chicken on both sides a few minutes, season with salt and pepper. Add to the slow cooker.
• To the skillet, spray with a little more oil and add onions and peppers. Sauté until juices release and the vegetables become golden, a few minutes.Add to the slow cooker. Pour tomatoes over the chicken and vegetables, add oregano, bay leaf, salt and pepper, give it a quick stir and cover.
• Set crock pot to LOW 8 hours or HIGH 4 hours. Remove bay leaf, adjust salt and pepper and enjoy!
• * Pasta not included in nutritional info.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Lightly coat a large slow cooker with nonstick spray. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium high. Season both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper. Once the oil is hot and shimmering, add the chicken in a single layer. Cook on the first side for 3 to 4 minutes, until browned, moving the chicken as little as possible so that it gets a nice sear. Flip and brown on the other side, about 2 additional minutes. Transfer the chicken to the slow cooker.
• Reduce the skillet heat to medium. With a paper towel, carefully wipe out the skillet. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil. One the oil is hot, add the onion and cook until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar. Cook for 1 minute, or until the garlic is fragrant and the vinegar has reduced. Transfer to the slow cooker, along with any pan drippings.
• Top the chicken with the tomatoes, green bell pepper, mushrooms, and Italian seasoning. If using chicken breasts: cover and cook on HIGH for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours or LOW for 4 to 5 hours, until the chicken is cooked through. If using chicken thighs: cover and cook for 3 to 4 hours on HIGH or 5 to 6 hours on LOW. Remove the chicken from the slow cooker as soon as it reaches 165 degrees F. If desired, chop or shred the chicken (or you can serve the pieces whole).
• At this point, you can serve the sauce right away if you are in a hurry, BUT, if time allows, this is what I like to do for the best-ever sauce: Uncover the slow cooker and let cook on HIGH for 1 hour to allow the sauce to thicken and the flavor to further develop. Just before serving, stir in the remaining 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar. Taste and season the sauce with additional salt/pepper as desired. If you've chopped or shredded the chicken, return it to the sauce and toss to combine and warm through. Otherwise, serve the chicken pieces whole with a generous amount of the sauce on top. Serve hot over pasta, rice, polenta, or veggie noodles, with a big extra spoonful of sauce and a sprinkle of parsley and Parmesan.

WEEKNIGHT CROCK POT CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Brown chicken in olive oil in skillet on both sides.
• Remove chicken from skillet and place in the bottom of crock pot.
• Deglaze bottom of skillet with red wine, stirring to get up all the browned bits.
• Add the tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir until mixed well.
• Stir oregano, basil, bay leaf, and garlic into sauce.
• Place mushrooms, onions, olives, celery, and green pepper over the chicken in the crock pot.
• Pour the sauce over all.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until chicken is done.
• Check consistency of sauce in crockpot.
• If it needs thickening, whisk together flour and water in a small dish.
• Remove chicken and bay leaf from crock pot, discarding bay leaf and keeping chicken warm.
• Stir flour slurry into sauce and cook, covered, on high, for 5-10 minutes, or until thickened.
• Serve chicken with vegetable sauce spooned over, garnished with parmesan cheese (if desired).

CROCK POT CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• HEAT dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken, in batches; cook 2 to 3 minute on each side or until browned on both sides.
• PLACE mushrooms, onions, peppers and garlic in slow cooker; top with the chicken. Combine tomatoes, salt and thyme; pour over ingredients in slow cooker. Cover with lid. Cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH for 5 hours).
• COOK rice as directed on package. Serve chicken mixture over the rice.

CROCK POT CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in a crock pot.
• Cook on high for 4 hours.
• Serve the chicken over whole wheat rotini pasta if desired.

CROCK POT CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Place onions in bottom of crock pot.
• Add chicken pieces.
• Stir all the other ingredients together.
• Pour over chicken.
• Cook on low heat 7 to 9 hours or high heat for about 3 to 4 hours.
• Serve over pasta or rice.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Clean any unwanted fat from chicken pieces.
• Add all ingredients to crock pot, mix well, making sure chicken is covered.
• Cover and cook for 7 to 9 hours.
• Serve over pasta, or for a delicious change try mashed potatoes.
• Add a green salad.
• It's dinner!

CROCK POT CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in crock pot, stir to mix.
• Simmer on low for 8 to 10 hours, or on high for 6 hours.
• Serve over brown rice or any type of pasta/noodle.
• Note: Bone-in chicken thighs can be used but boneless is easier; 1-1/2 lbs should be about 8 thighs.

CROCK POT CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Cut chicken breast into smaller pieces as desired.
• Coat chicken with flour.
• Heat oil in skillet on med/high heat.
• Cook chicken in oil 10 minutes or until brown.
• Drain.
• Place half of chicken pieces into crock pot.
• Cut pepper into fourths.
• Mix pepper, and all remaining ingredients.
• Spoon half of mixture over chicken.
• Add other half of chicken pieces.
• And then add remaining mixture on top.
• Cook on Low for 4-6 hours or until chicken is no longer pink.
• Serve alone or on a bed of pasta.

EASY CROCK POT CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Throw everything but the chicken in the crock pot and stir it up.
• Add chicken.
• Cook on low or high until chicken easily comes off bone with tongs (you know your crock pot better than I do).

CROCK POT/SLOW COOKER CHICKEN IN MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Place chicken pieces in slow cooker.
• Season with salt & pepper.
• Mix wine/broth & soup, pour over chicken.
• Add mushrooms.
• Cover & cook on low 7-9 hours, or on high -4 hours.