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chicken cacciatore served in a white bowl a one pan meal with chicken potatoes green beans and fresh tomatoes

Chicken Cacciatore

Claudia
Chicken, still on the bone, is simmered in a fresh tomato sauce with vegetables to become the star of this delicious and satisfying one pan meal.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Servings 4
Calories 140 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 thighs chicken bone in and skin on
  • 1 breast chicken bone in and skin on split to 2 halves
  • olive oil to cover bottom of pan
  • ½ pound green beans
  • 2 potatoes mediums sized
  • 8 plum tomatoes or 28 oz can plum tomatoes hand crushed
  • 1 onion yellow medium sized
  • 4 cloves fresh garlic
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 teaspoons basil dried
  • 2 teaspoons oregano dried

NOTE: Chicken pieces are getting pretty big these days. Buy what will fit in the skillet.

Instructions
 

Prepare Ingredients

  • Trim the fat from the chicken pieces and dredge them in flour.
  • Trim and cut the fresh green beans.
  • Chop the tomatoes, garlic and onion.
  • Cut potatoes into large chunks.

Cooking Instructions

  • Put a 12 inch, heavy bottomed skillet on medium high heat. When warm, cover the bottom of the skillet with olive oil. Let the olive oil get hot enough to sizzle when you add the dredged chicken pieces, skin side down first. Brown the chicken on both sides till almost done.
  • With the skillet still on medium high, add the rest of the ingredients to the chicken in the skillet. Gently stir all the ingredients together. A wooden spoon is best for this. As you stir, the tomatoes will start to melt into a sauce. It should take about 15 minutes to get the tomatoes to become a sauce.
  • Cook at a slow boil on medium low heat until your potato chunks are tender. It should take about 45 minutes.

Notes

Using fresh tomatoes to make a sauce is quick and easy. You don't need to add meat. This would be a scrumptious vegetable medley all on it's own, especially when fresh vegetables from the garden are available. You can substitute the fresh tomatoes with a 28 ounce can of whole peeled plum tomatoes. Put them in a bowl and hand crush them before adding them to the skillet.

Nutrition

Calories: 140kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 5gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 600mgPotassium: 924mgFiber: 6gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1451IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 2mg
Keyword dinner, easy dinners, economical meals, italian cacciatore, lunch, making a fresh tomato sauce, one pan meal, using fresh tomatoes
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