Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore

This recipe is big enough but also fast enough to do a quick bulk cook up on a weekday night.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 437

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 kg chicken thighs
  • 800 grams canned diced tomato
  • 140 grams tomato paste
  • 220 grams pitted Kalamata olives
  • 200 grams diced tomatoes
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 large Onion
  • 3 cubes stock optional
  • 1 bunch fresh basil
  • butter for cooking

Method
 

  1. Sautee garlic in butter in a fry pan.
  2. In a separate pot, add 50g butter and the diced onion. Sautee until the onion is translucent.
  3. In the fry pan, brown the chicken pieces in the butter and garlic and when done, transfer to the pot.
  4. Once all the chicken is browned, tip the garlic and butter used for cooking to the pot.
  5. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato puree, celery, stock cubes and olives to the pot. Allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
  6. Once the chicken is tender, add fresh basil and season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition

Calories: 437kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 39gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 1292mgPotassium: 672mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 950IUVitamin C: 20.6mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 3.2mg

Notes

Serve with buttery potato and broccoli mash or cauliflower mash.

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