Chicken Cacciatora

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 8 ounces cremini mushrooms
• 1 very large red onion, thinly sliced (about 3 cups)
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
• one chicken, 4 1/2 to 5 pounds cut into 8 pieces, excess fat trimmed
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary, divided
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 14 1/2 ounces can diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/3 cup thinly sliced basil, divided
• 2 tablespoons drained capers, divided
• 12 ounces gemelli pasta or 12 ounces penne, freshly cooked

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f
• 2 combine plum tomatoes, mushrooms, and onion in large bowl.
• 3 add 3 tablespoons olive oil and vinegar; toss to blend.
• 4 sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• 5 spread vegetable mixture in single layer on large rimmed baking sheet.
• 6 roast until onion slices are golden brown and all vegetables are tender, stirring frequently, about 50 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven and set aside.
• 8 reduce oven temperature to 350°f
• 9 sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon rosemary.
• 10 heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large deep ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
• 11 add chicken and saute until golden brown, about 6 minutes per side.
• 12 transfer chicken to bowl.
• 13 add wine to skillet and boil until wine is reduced by half, scraping up browned bits, about 1 minute.
• 14 stir in canned tomatoes with juice, then broth and bring to boil.
• 15 reduce heat to medium and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors.
• 16 return chicken to sauce in skillet.
• 17 place skillet in oven and roast uncovered until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear when pierced with knife, about 25 minutes.
• 18 remove skillet from oven.
• 19 stir in roasted vegetables, remaining 1/2 tablespoon rosemary, half of basil, and half of capers.
• 20 simmer over medium heat until vegetables are heated through.
• 21 season with salt and pepper.
• 22 place pasta in large shallow bowl.
• 23 top with chicken and sauce.
• 24 sprinkle remaining basil and capers over. makes 6 servings.
• 25 that's it!