Rustic Chicken Cacciatore
May 03, 2025 03:09 PM
This rustic Chicken Cacciatore is everything comfort food should be, tender, fall-off-the-bone chicken baked in a rich tomato and red wine sauce, with mushrooms, sweet bell peppers, and briny olives. One pot, big flavor, and the kind of cozy dinner that basically cooks itself while you pretend you’re in the Italian countryside.
Chicken Cacciatore is one of those dishes that instantly makes me feel like I’ve got life together, even if I’m wearing pajama pants and the dogs are barking at nothing. It’s cozy, rustic, and full of flavor, but totally unfussy. One big pan, some basic ingredients, and the oven takes it from there.
This is how I make it at home, bone-in chicken that practically falls off the bone, sautéed peppers and mushrooms, a splash of red wine (some for the pot, some for me), and olives tossed in at the end because we’re fancy like that. It smells like you’ve been simmering all day, but your stove knows better.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 pounds chicken wings and drumsticks
- ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 pound white mushrooms (cleaned and chopped)
- 1 medium green bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 medium red bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper (chopped)
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- 2 teaspoons oregano (dried)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup red wine
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes (1 can)
- ¾ cup Kalamata olives (pitted)
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped)
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
70 minutes
Total Time:
80 minutes
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