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Italian Chicken Cacciatore Recipe
Authentic Italian Chicken Cacciatore Recipe or Hunter Style Chicken cooked in a rustic red wine sauce with San Marzano tomatoes and wild mushrooms. Sprinkle with black olives or artichokes to your preference.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 1h 20m👤 Florentina📖 ciaoflorentina
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- dutch oven
- pot
- stove
- slow cooker
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat your oven to 375”F
2
Slice the leek in half lengthwise and then thinly slice it crosswise. Rinse well in a bowl of cold water, allowing all the dirt to fall to the bottom of the bowl. Gently scoop out all the leeks and lightly pad dry on paper towels.
large leek (sliced)1
3
Heat up a large cast iron dutch oven over medium flame. Add the olive oil and the garlic cloves and sear them until golden all over. Add the leeks with a pinch of sea salt. Sautee for about ⏱️ 10 minutes then stir in the oyster mushrooms and carrots. Toss to coat and cook for a couple of more minutes to create layers of flavor.
olive oil3 tbspgarlic (whole)8 cloveslarge leek (sliced)1oyster mushrooms1 lbcarrot (chopped)1
4
Add the chicken legs to the pot and sprinkle with the sea salt, then toss to coat well. Pour in the red wine and bring to a simmer. Allow it to reduce a little, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Add the sliced bell pepper, bay leaves, thyme, red pepper flakes, and tomatoes to the pot. Bring to a simmer and cover with a tight lid.
chicken legs (drumsticks or thighs or a mix)4.5 lbbell pepper (sliced)1
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Oven Method:
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After you brought the chicken cacciatore to a simmer on the stove top cover it with a tight lid.Transfer the pot to the preheated oven and cook for ⏱️ 50 minutes. Remove the lid and add in the remaining mixed wild mushroom. Adjust seasonings to your taste and cook an additional ⏱️ 20 minutes uncovered, until the gravy has reduced to your liking and the chicken falls of the bone, tender.
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Serve hot garnished with the Italian parsley and sprinkled with the olives or steamed artichokes on top.
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Stove Top Method:
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Continue cooking the chicken cacciatore covered, on low flame for ⏱️ 50 minutes. Remove the lid, add the remaining mushrooms and continue cooking an additional ⏱️ 20 minutes until the chicken falls off the bone and sauce has reduced to your liking.Taste and adjust seasonings and serve.
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Slow Cooker Method:
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Add all the ingredients to a slow cooker and cook on low for ⏱️ 8 hours. Remove the chicken and mushrooms and continue reducing the sauce until concentrated to your liking. Adjust seasonings and serve sprinkled with fresh parsley.
Nutrition Facts
calories
229.4 kcal
fat Content
10 g
serving Size
2 g
fiber Content
5.1 g
sugar Content
6.4 g
sodium Content
1.798 mg
protein Content
17.2 g
cholesterol Content
46.8 mg
carbohydrate Content
18.1 g
saturated Fat Content
1.7 g
unsaturated Fat Content
5.7 g
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