Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter Style Chicken)

Name: Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter Style Chicken)
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 591 milliliters peeled and chopped, firm ripe tomatoes, with their juices, or 1 28 ounce can of plum tomatoes in their juice; 2 kilograms chicken, cut into serving pieces, trimmed of excess fat (or 3 1/2 to 4 pounds of chicken thighs, bone in, skin on); 227 grams cremini mushrooms, thickly sliced; 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced root to tip, about 1 1/2 cups; 1 teaspoon dry oregano (or 2 teaspoons fresh, chopped); 1 red or green bell pepper, seeded, sliced into 1/4-inch wide slices; 79 milliliters white or red wine; 4 servings Salt; 1 teaspoon dry thyme (or 2 teaspoons fresh, chopped)

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter Style Chicken) a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 89g of protein, 76g of fat, and a total of 1140 calories. If you have pepper, onion, wine, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet.

Instructions

1 Rinse chicken and pat dry. Season the chicken pieces on all sides with salt.

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Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Working in batches so that you don't crowd the pan, place the chicken pieces skin side down in the pan. Cook until nicely browned, about 5 minutes, then turn over and lightly brown the other side.

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Remove chicken to a bowl, set aside.

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Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of the rendered fat. If you have less than 2 Tbsp of fat in the pan, add more olive oil until you have about that much oil coating the pan. 2

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Add the sliced onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms to the pan. Increase the heat to medium high. Cook until the onions are translucent, and the mushrooms have given up most of their moisture, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.

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Add the garlic to the pan and cook a minute more. 3

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Add the wine and scrape up any browned bits at the bottom of the pan. Simmer until the wine is reduced by half.

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Add the tomatoes. Stir in the pepper, thyme, oregano, and about a teaspoon of salt. Test and taste to adjust. Simmer uncovered for another 5 minutes.

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Place the chicken pieces on top of the tomatoes and onions, skin side up. Lower the heat and cover the skillet with the lid slightly ajar.4 Cook the chicken on a low simmer, turning and basting from time to time. Cook until the thighs are tender, about 30 to 40 minutes.

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