Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
I have made chicken cacciatore for years! It’s one of my all time favourite dishes and it’s perfect when you feel like having something comforting and healthy.
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken thighs diced into 3 cm strips (or use lovely legs, bone in)
- sea salt & cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 brown onion large, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic finely diced
- 2 carrots finely diced
- 3 celery sticks finely diced
- 1 red capsicum finely diced
- 400 g canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup red wine cab sav or shiraz
- 2 cups mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 cup black pitted olives halved
- 1 cup parsley leaves finely chopped, plus extra to serve
- parmesan cheese grated, to serve
- lemon zest to serve, optional
Instructions
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add a drizzle of olive oil. Place a large frying pan or stove-safe slow cooker pot over high heat. Brown the chicken for 2–3 minutes on each side. Remove and set aside.
- Add the onion and garlic to the pan and cook, stirring, for 1–2 minutes. Add the carrot, celery and capsicum and cook for 3–4 minutes. Transfer to your slow cooker and add the browned chicken pieces. Add the canned tomatoes, tomato paste and red wine, then season well. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 5 hours.
- Remove the lid, add the sliced mushrooms and cook for a further 1–2 hours on high. In the last 10 minutes, add the olives and chopped parsley.
- Serve with grated parmesan and extra parsley. You can also add some lemon zest if you desire.
- Serve the chicken cacciatore on rice, mashed potato, polenta or pasta.
Notes
If you use lovely legs, don’t leave them cooking for longer than 6 hours. The bones will start to break down in the sauce.
You can also make this in the oven. It will take about 3–4 hours on 150/160°C. Leave the lid on until the last hour (when you add the mushrooms).
Nutrition
Calories: 717kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 44gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 245mgSodium: 295mgPotassium: 1120mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 7623IUVitamin C: 65mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 4mg
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