Chicken Cacciatore

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 skinless chicken breast halves, on the bone about 2 pounds
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb mushroom, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can whole tomatoes with juice, chopped and juice reserved
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, to taste (or more)

Recipe

• 1 rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels. season the chicken with salt and pepper.
• 2 heat the oil in a saute pan over moderately high heat. brown the chicken on both sides, about 8 minutes. transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside.
• 3 reduce the heat to moderate. add the onion and pepper, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the mushrooms and cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms begin to brown.
• 5 add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
• 6 add the wine and cook until reduced by half.
• 7 add the tomatoes and juice, oregano, red pepper flakes and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and simmer the mixture covered for 10 minutes.
• 8 return the chicken breasts to the pan and simmer, covered, until the chicken is just done, about 20 minutes longer.