Pollo Alla Cacciatora
Ingredients
- 5 lbs whole chickens, cut into pieces ⓘ
- 1/4 cup olive oil ⓘ
- 1 cup flour ⓘ
- 1 cup onion, chopped ⓘ
- 1 cup mushroom, sliced ⓘ
- 1 cup carrot, julienned ⓘ
- 1 cup green pepper, julienned ⓘ
- 1/8 cup garlic, minced ⓘ
- 8 cups tomatoes, peeled and chopped ⓘ
- 1/2 cup tomato paste ⓘ
- 3/4 cup red wine or 3/4 cup marsala wine
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon dried basil ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon pepper ⓘ
Instructions
- Wash and drain chicken pieces. Heat olive oil in deep skillet. Roll and coat each chicken piece in the flour and brown each piece on all sides to a golden brown. Transfer chicken to paper towels to drain.
- Saute the onion, mushrooms, carrot, green pepper, and garlic in the same skillet for 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and saute for another 5 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato paste, wine, herbs, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat for another 5 minutes.
- Add all the chicken pieces and mix well. Turn down the heat very low and simmer, covered, for 1-2 hours. Adjust the salt and pepper to your taste.
- Serve with some freshly grated Romano cheese and a warm loaf of bread.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
690
kcal
35% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).