Chicken cacciatore

Chicken cacciatore

Italian
20 mins Prep · 40 mins Cook
Created by Spinneys
Prep time 20 minutes
Cook time 40 minutes
Serves 4-6
Cuisine Italian
Diet Family Friendly
Preparation Moderate
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 414
Fat 28.9g
Saturates 7.3g
Protein 27.6g
Carbs 10.2g
Sugars 4.5g
Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated. See details

Cooking Instructions

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1

Finely slice the onion. Crush the garlic. Slice and deseed the capsicum.

2

Season the chicken with ½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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.

6

Serve with crusty bread or creamy polenta.