Chicken Cacciatore
Need maximum flavor with minimum effort? Try this Italian dish with braised chicken in a tomato-based sauce. Add onions, bell peppers and mushrooms and serve over cooked egg noodles – a delicious meal for the whole family in 40 minutes.
Ingredients
3 Sanderson Farms® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets, cut on the bias into ½" slices
5 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
¾ teaspoon salt, divided
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup finely chopped onions
¼ cup finely chopped celery
½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper
½ cup peeled and finely chopped carrots
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 Tablespoon tomato paste
¼ cup red cooking wine
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 cup low sodium chicken broth
3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
crushed red pepper (optional)
cooked egg noodles (optional)
Directions
1. Place 2 Tablespoons olive oil in a 5-quart Dutch oven and heat on medium high heat.
2. Season chicken with ½ teaspoon salt and black pepper.
3. Lightly coat chicken with flour discarding any excess.
4. Brown chicken in two batches, 1½ minutes per side. Add 2 Tablespoons olive oil to Dutch oven between batches.
5. Remove chicken from Dutch oven and set aside.
6. In the same Dutch oven, heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil.
7. Add the onion, celery, green bell peppers, carrots and garlic. Season with ¼ teaspoon salt. Sauté 5 minutes.
8. Add mushrooms. Sauté 3 minutes. Add tomato paste. Cook 2 minutes.
9. Add red cooking wine. Deglaze 1 minute.
10. Add tomatoes, chicken broth, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper and browned chicken. Simmer on low 7 minutes, uncovered.
11. Serve over cooked egg noodles.
NUTRITION FACTS
Calories
300
Fat
12g
Saturated Fat
2.5g
Sodium
530mg
Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
5g
Protein
32g
