Photo: Chicken With Cacciatore Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (about 2 1/2 pounds)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 slices bacon, chopped
- 1/4 medium onion
- 4 ounces cremini mushrooms (about 2 cups)
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaves
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 28-ounce can whole San Marzano tomatoes
- 1/4 cup dry red wine
- 1/3 cup pitted nioise or kalamata olives, plus 1 tablespoon brine from the jar
Directions
Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 475 degrees F. Pat the chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Place skin-side up in a shallow baking pan and roast until the skin is golden brown and the chicken is cooked through, about 35 minutes.
Meanwhile, pulse the bacon, onion, mushrooms and rosemary in a food processor until finely chopped. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the vegetable mixture and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes.
Puree the tomatoes in the food processor. Add the wine to the skillet and boil, uncovered, until almost completely reduced, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the pureed tomatoes and return to a boil. Reduce the heat, partially cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes. Stir in the olives and brine and season with salt and pepper. Serve the chicken with the sauce.
Per serving: Calories 499; Fat 32 g (Saturated 9 g); Cholesterol 127 mg; Sodium 851 mg; Carbohydrate 11 g; Fiber 2 g; Protein 35 g
Photograph by Antonis Achilleos
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By parkjinsun
on February 29, 2012
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IT WAS SO GOOD.
I made the dish again tonight for dinner and it was amazing. It came out better than the first time I made.
Tonight I didn't use the food processor to finely chopped all the ingredients and it was fine. I also did not use the processor to puree the tomatoes. I used thick chopped tomatoes from a can instead. It worked out better for me. taste the same but less dishes to wash at the end.
I'm a garlic lover so I added a few cloves of garlic when I baked the chicken. Also chopped more and added when I was cooking the vegetable mixture.
I think the garlic added so much flavor into it. I definitely recommend to put some garlic in.
I think bacon, olives, and red wine are the ingredients that make this dish so delicious!
By jcdcooks
on November 14, 2011
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very delicious, can be a bit salty with the olives so be careful how much you add during cooking.
By azriona
on February 15, 2011
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Delicious! I made this two nights ago and we loved it. I used 2 ounces of mushrooms instead of 4 (we're not big mushroom fans and chicken breasts instead of thighs, adjusting the cooking time for breasts. If you like olives, definitely use more! This was really easy and smelled SO good when it was cooking. We'll definitely be making this again!
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