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Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken and vegetables cooked alongside tomatoes to create a rich sauce. Served with pasta as the perfect vessel to enjoy this simply elegant meal
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2-2 pounds of chicken thighs or breast .
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 bell pepper chopped
  • 1 large carrot chopped
  • 8 oz of mushrooms sliced
  • 3 cloves of garlic chopped
  • 1/2 cup katamala olives pitted, rinsed and sliced. (Optional)
  • 1/4 cup dry red or white wine
  • 1 14.5 once can of crushed tomatoes.
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • Pinch of red pepper flakes
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Oil
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped (Optional)

Method
 

  1. Preheat pressure cooker on sauté mode.
  2. Pat chicken pieces dry. Drizzle both sides of chicken with oil and season with salt, pepper( garlic powder and onion powder are optional but I use those as well.)
  3. Once pot is hot, add a little oil and add chicken and brown 4 minutes on one side. Turn and brown another 3-4 minutes. remove chicken and set aside Repeat with any remaining chicken.
  4. In same pot, add one more tablespoon of oil and add in onions, pepper, carrots and mushrooms with a large pinch of salt. Stir occasionally cooking 5-8 minutes until veggies are soft
  5. Season mixture with rosemary, oregano, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook for another 1-2 minutes while stirring occasionally.
  6. Add in garlic and stir frequently for 1 minute.
  7. Add wine to the pot and stir making sure to scrap up any brown bits stuck on the bottom. Let wine cook 2-3 minutes.
  8. Add crushed tomatoes and olives and stir to combine. Taste sauce and adjust seasonings if needed.
  9. Add chicken back to pot, seal and set pressure cooker to manual high pressure for 15 minutes.
  10. Once pot is done, let it naturally release for 10 minutes. After that turn valve and release any remaining pressure.
  11. Stir in fresh parsley just before serving!
  12. Serve over pasta and enjoy!

Notes

Note, some tomatoes are more watery than others. If sauce is too loose after cooking; remove chicken and set pot back to sauté function. Let sauce simmer for 10-15 minutes until thicken to your liking! Enjoy
 
Want to make this without the pressure cooker?
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Follow instructions for 1-8 using a large oven safe pan with deep sides. Cook using medium heat
  • Once you get to step 9, add chicken back to pan and transfer the pan to the oven
  • Let cook uncovered in the oven for 20- 30 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, temp chicken for doneness. Stir in parsley and serve!