Slow cooker chicken cacciatore
5
Points®
Total Time
7 hr 45 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
7 hr 30 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
This is low-and-slow cooking at its best. Cacciatora or hunter-style, indicates the type of food Italian hunters would typically eat after getting home from a long morning in the countryside. These dishes traditionally combine meat and broth with onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes; bell peppers and wine are optional. The sweetness and punch of onion rounds out the dish. Throw it all in a slow cooker and you’ll end up with tender, fragrant meat, melting vegetables, and an intense broth, perfect for a warming weeknight meal. Serve this stew with some crusty bread or over steamed rice to capture every ounce of the broth's deep flavor. The olives add a bright and briny addition but can be left out if you prefer. Sprinkle some fresh parsley over your bowls for a clean finish and pop of color.
Ingredients
Canned crushed tomatoes
14½ oz, fire-roasted
Red wine
2 fl oz, (1/4 cup)
Tomato paste
1 Tbsp
Garlic
2 clove(s), minced
Dried oregano
¾ tsp, crushed
Table salt
¾ tsp, or to taste
Black pepper
¼ tsp
Uncooked bone in skinless chicken thigh
4 thigh(s), (5 oz each)
Mushrooms
2 cup(s), sliced, sliced
Green bell pepper
1 medium, thinly sliced (fresh or frozen)
Onion
1 small, chopped (fresh or frozen)
Olives
10 olive(s), medium, black, chopped