Ellen’s Chicken Cacciatore

Description

This recipe takes just 15 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes of cooking time, but tastes like it took a lot longer. The recipe calls for chicken thighs because the meat is more tender than chicken breasts. You can use chicken breast if you prefer.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs – fat trimmed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons dried rosemary, or to taste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
  2. and brown the chicken thighs in the hot oil
  3. about 5 minutes per side. Set the chicken aside.
  4. In the same skillet
  5. cook and stir the onion and mushrooms until the mushrooms have softened
  6. about 10 minutes. Mix in the garlic
  7. and cook until fragrant
  8. 1 to 2 more minutes.
  9. Pour in the tomatoes with their juice
  10. white wine
  11. orange juice
  12. rosemary
  13. salt
  14. and black pepper
  15. and stir until thoroughly combined.
  16. Stir in the chicken pieces and any accumulated juices
  17. cover the skillet
  18. and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low
  19. and simmer until the chicken is tender and no longer pink inside
  20. 30 to 40 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 50 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Servings: 6

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