Cacciatore-Style Chicken
"Cacciatora" is Italian for hunter. The Italian-American phrase cacciatore in this recipe refers to anything served hunter-style--with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and herbs.
Servings:
6 (2 chicken drumsticks, 3/4 cup sauce, and 1/2 cup cooked pasta) servings.
Ingredients
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2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
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1 cup sliced celery
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1 cup chopped carrot
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2 medium onions, cut into wedges
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1 green, yellow, or red sweet pepper, cut into strips
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4 cloves garlic, minced
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12 chicken drumsticks, skinned (about 3-1/2 pounds)
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1/2 cup chicken broth
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1/4 cup dry white wine
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2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
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2 bay leaves
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1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
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1 teaspoon sugar
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon pepper
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1 14-1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
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1/3 cup tomato paste
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Hot cooked pasta or rice
Directions
1.
In a 5- or 6-quart slow cooker combine mushrooms, celery, carrot, onions, sweet pepper, and garlic. Cover vegetables with the chicken. Add broth, wine, tapioca, bay leaves, oregano, sugar, salt, and pepper.
2.
Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 3-1/2 hours.
3.
Remove chicken and keep warm. Remove bay leaves and discard. If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Stir in undrained tomatoes and tomato paste. Cover and cook 15 minutes longer on high-heat setting. To serve, spoon vegetable mixture over chicken and pasta. Makes 6 (2 chicken drumsticks, 3/4 cup sauce, and 1/2 cup cooked pasta) servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 365, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 114 mg, Sodium 606 mg, Carbohydrate 37 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 38 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 57%, Calcium 8%, Iron 21%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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