Chicken Cacciatore
Made in one skillet, this Chicken Cacciatore is super flavorful! Made with simple ingredients, have dinner ready in no time.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 bone-in chicken thighs
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt (divided)
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
- 1 sweet onion (diced)
- 1 red bell pepper (seeded and diced)
- 1 green bell pepper (seeded and diced)
- 1 large carrot (peeled and diced)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 8 ounces sliced baby Bella mushrooms ((225g))
- 1 can tomato paste ((6-ounce))
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme (or 3 sprigs fresh thyme)
- 1 cup dry white wine ((240mL))
- 1 can diced tomatoes ((28-ounce))
- red pepper flakes (optional)
- chopped fresh basil or parsley
Instructions
- 1
Sprinkle chicken all over with ½ teaspoon salt and pepper.
- 2
Add olive oil to a large deep skillet and swirl to coat. Place chicken thighs in skillet, skin side down. Place over medium-high heat.
- 3
Cook, without disturbing the chicken thighs, until golden brown and they easily release from the skillet, about 10 minutes. Flip and cook just until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from the skillet.
- 4
To skillet, add onion, red and green peppers, carrot, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring frequently until vegetables start to soften, about 8 minutes.
- 5
Stir in garlic and mushrooms. Cook until mushrooms begin shrinking, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, oregano, and thyme. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- 6
Slowly pour in the wine to deglaze the skillet. Stir in diced tomatoes, remaining ½ teaspoon salt, and a pinch or two of red pepper flakes, if desired. Add more salt to taste, if needed.
- 7
Reduce heat to medium-low. Nestle chicken thighs back into skillet.
- 8
Partially cover, and cook for 25 minutes or until the thickest part of chicken thighs registers 165F on a meat thermometer. Garnish with basil before serving.