Chicken Cacciatore
From: David, Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Comments: Serve over rice.
I like to add more Cayenne at the table.
Servings: 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1/4 pound [113 g] butter
  • 2 small whole chickens, each cut into 8 pieces
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 cup [250 mL] chopped sweet green pepper, membranes removed and seeded
  • 1 cup [250 mL] cleaned fresh mushroom pieces
  • 2 or 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 [8-ounce / 227-mL] can tomato sauce
  • 1 [28-ounce / 796-mL] can tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Dash of Cayenne pepper
  • Melt butter into a large skillet.
  • Brown chicken pieces in melted butter; remove from skillet.
  • Brown together chopped onion and sweet green pepper, mushroom pieces along with minced garlic into the same skillet.
  • Push mixture aside.
  • Transfer chicken pieces back into skillet; spoon sweet green pepper mixture over chicken pieces.
  • Into a mixing bowl, mix together tomatoe sauce, canned tomatoes with juice, pepper, thyme, bay leaves and Cayenne pepper; pour all over chicken.
  • Bring to a boil, lower heat and leave to simmer, uncovered for approximately 30 to 40 minutes, until chicken can easily be broken-up with as fork.