Chicken cacciatore
Italian 20 Mins Prep · 40 Mins Cook
- Finely slice the onion. Crush the garlic. Slice and deseed the capsicum.
- Season the chicken with ½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a medium-sized pot or pan and brown the chicken on either side, for approx. 3 minutes, or until the skin becomes golden and crispy. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Reserve the oil in the pan.
- Add the onion to the same pan along with the whole mushrooms and sauté over a medium-high heat for 3 minutes. Add in the garlic, capsicum and chilli flakes and sauté for a further minute. Lower the heat and add in the stock, tinned tomatoes, tomato pesto, oregano, olives, capers (or caper berries) and remaining salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Place the chicken in the sauce and simmer for approx. 30 minutes uncovered. Once the chicken is cooked through stir in the fresh parsley and basil.
- Serve with crusty bread or creamy polenta.
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