Chicken Cacciatore

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano, preferably greek
• 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 4 -6 chicken thighs
• 4 chicken breast halves
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 6 cups canned whole tomatoes, drained and seeded and halved
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 cup green olives
• 6 small sweet peppers, cored, seeded, and cut into bite sized pieces
• 4 ounces mushrooms, cleaned and trimmed
• 1 lb penne pasta, cooked

Recipe

• 1 heat oil, garlic, onion, rosemary, parsley, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp salt in large shallow saucepan over medium heat. cook, stirring occasionally until onions are translucent, but not browned.
• 2 add chicken and cook, turning occasionally until well browned on both sides, about 30 minutes.
• 3 add vinegar, and cook until reduced by half, about 10-12 minutes.
• 4 in the meantime, place 1/3 of the tomatoes at a time in a blender or food processor and puree to crush, about 1 second each time.
• 5 add tomatoes, basil, remaining 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp oregano to chicken. cook to reduce and thicken tomatoes, abt 20 minutes.
• 6 add olives, peppers, and mushrooms. cook until the peppers have softened and the chicken is very tender, about 15 minutes.
• 7 serve over cooked pasta.