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Chicken Cacciatore
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 21 Minutes
Servings: 4
Recipe copied from 'Fresh' on Tv .au in Australia and we found it very tasty.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 chicken thighs
100 g pancetta, cut into 4 cm pieces
2 medium onions, sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 sticks celery, chopped
2 carrots, sliced
200 g thickly sliced button mushrooms
2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup red wine
1/4 cup pitted black olives
sea salt
freshly cracked black pepper
1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
cooked spaghetti (or salad) or fettuccine (or salad)
garlic bread
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a deep casserole dish, set over a medium high heat. Cook chicken, in batches, until browned all over, set aside. Cook pancetta until beginning to crisp, set aside.
2. In the same casserole dish cook onion, garlic, celery, carrot and mushrooms until softened. Add tomatoes, oregano, tomato paste, stock and red wine. Mix briefly to combine.
3. Return chicken and pancetta to casserole dish, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 1 hour, remove lid and cook for a further half hour.
4. Stir in olives, season to taste and sprinkle with parsley.
5. Serve over hot pasta, with salad and garlic bread.
By RecipeOfHealth.com