Contest-Winning Chicken Cacciatore

Name: Contest-Winning Chicken Cacciatore
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 2 medium onions, thinly sliced; 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up and skin removed; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 to 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 bay leaf; 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce; 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained, or 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms; 1/4 cup white wine or water; Hot cooked pasta

My husband and I own and operate a busy farm. There are days when there's just no time left for cooking! It's really nice to be able to come into the house at night and smell this wonderful slow cooker chicken cacciatore. —Aggie Arnold-Norman, Liberty, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up and skin removed
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 to 2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 bay leaf
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained, or 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup white wine or water
Hot cooked pasta

Directions

Place onions in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the chicken, seasonings, tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms and wine.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until chicken is tender. Discard bay leaf. Serve chicken with sauce over pasta.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving (calculated without pasta): 207 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 73mg cholesterol, 787mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 3g fiber), 27g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 vegetable.

Originally published as Chicken Cacciatore in Country Woman March/April 1988

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911granny

Feb 13, 2018

This sounded good. Different from the one I use (got it from an Italian family). Sooo disappointed. Too watery, even for a marina sauce. I even added some thickener - no luck. Will go back to my other recipe.
snate56

Dec 22, 2017

Ahh, I'm seeing the problem here. Too much liquid in a crock pot that can't boil off. Eliminate the tomato sauce and use tomato paste.
kiki61

Nov 9, 2017

I followed this recipe exactly as stated. It was tasteless. I was excited to try this "contest winning" recipe as it has all the ingredients that we love, but was very disappointed. It would be an easy fix I suppose, adding more amounts of these seasonings, possibly adding chicken stock or chili powder. Don't think its worth it though.
Patricia

Oct 31, 2017

I thought this recipe sounded good. I had all the ingredients on hand so loaded the crock-pot. We thought this had good flavor. Of course the chicken dark meat was much more flavorful than the white meat. My only complaints are too much sauce for the amount of chicken AND the sauce was very thin and watery. Next time I make this I'll thicken the sauce at the end of cooking.
2124arizona

Jun 30, 2017

We've fixed this many times and the flavors really come together here!!
Ginni

Mar 5, 2017

Found this recipe bland with a watery sauce. Will not use it again
Bunnyphillips

Jul 20, 2016

We did use Rotel tomatoes with chilies and added sliced carrots too.
KathyCooks1943

Jun 24, 2016

Being that I never plan early in the morning for me to use a crock pot, I decided to make this recipe this afternoon anyway. I browned boneless chicken breast in my braiser. Added the onions and garlic till soften. Then added all the rest of the ingredients. Simmered the whole thing for about an hour. Removed the chicken and tossed in cooked angel hair pasta and tossed it all together. Put the chicken back on top and took the whole pan to the table. You would of thought I was chef Mario. Raves from everyone. They just loved it. THANK YOU FOR A GREAT RECIPE. They are already asking for it again. Hope you all enjoy it as much as we did.
Guttermandj

Feb 7, 2016

Super easy and delicious!
845Norma

Oct 25, 2015

Glad I read the reviews and added more spices to give it more flavor. It was OK, probably won't make it again.