Spaghetti Cacciatore Recipes

CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Dust chicken with flour. Season with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown chicken on all sides in oil and butter over medium-high heat. Remove chicken to platter. , In the same skillet, cook and stir the onion, celery, pepper and mushrooms for 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, wine, herbs, garlic and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes., Return chicken to skillet. Cover and simmer for 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Serve over pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Freeze option: Cool chicken mixture. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through slowly in a covered skillet until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, stirring occasionally.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon salt. Heat oil in a wide, heavy, oven-safe pot over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking, about 1 minute. Add chicken, skin sides down, and cook, turning once, until browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat. Reduce heat to medium and cook pepper, onion, and garlic, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in oregano, thyme, tomato puree, water, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a simmer. Return chicken to pot, return to a simmer, cover, and transfer to oven. Bake until chicken is tender, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a bowl and chill, uncovered, until cool enough to handle (20 minutes). Discard skin and bones. Pull meat into coarse shreds.
• Add chicken, beans, and vinegar to tomato mixture in pot and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water. Stir pasta into chicken mixture, thinning with pasta water as needed. Season with additional salt, if desired.

SPAGHETTI CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• In a 4 or 5 quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil. Add bacon and cook until browned and crisped. With a slotted spoon remove bacon to a medium bowl. Leave the drippings in the skillet.
• Season the chicken with ½ teaspoon of the salt and ¼ teaspoon of the pepper. Cook the chicken in batches; add half of the chicken pieces to the Dutch oven and cook until golden brown. With a slotted spoon remove chicken pieces to the bowl with bacon. Repeat process with remaining chicken pieces.
• Leave any drippings in the Dutch oven and add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Add garlic, mushrooms and Rosemary and cook while stirring until the mushrooms begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
• Add balsamic vinegar and cook while stirring until some of the balsamic vinegar has evaporated, about 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste and bay leaf to the Dutch oven along with the reserved bacon and chicken; stir to combine. Season the sauce with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Cook over medium-high heat while stirring until the sauce bubbles. Let bubble for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 - 40 minutes until the sauce has slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile, start boiling a large pot of lightly salted water. Add spaghetti and once it comes to a full boil, cook for 8 - 10 minutes until al a dente (or follow package directions). Drain spaghetti, ladle portions of spaghetti into serving plates or bowls and top with chicken cacciatore sauce. Garnish each serving with parsley and grated Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large ovenproof pan.
• Dust the chicken with flour and brown the pieces on a high heat.
• Remove the chicken, lower the heat and add the onions.
• Once the onions are translucent, add the garlic and red peppers and fry for 2 minutes.
• Turn up the heat, add the wine and let it bubble for 2 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and stock, and stir well.
• Return the chicken to the pan with the sauce and let the mixture reach a bubbling point.
• Lower the heat until the stew slowly simmers and continue to cook for 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked and tender.
• Add the capers at the last minute and sprinkle the parsley upon serving.
• Serve with buttered pasta.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE CACCIATORE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute the green pepper, onion and garlic in oil until crisp-tender. Crumble sausage into skillet; cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain. Add the tomatoes, tomato juice, pepperoni, oregano, basil and pepper. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add mushrooms and olives. Simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in cheese. Serve over pasta.

INSTANT POT CHICKEN CACCIATORE DUMP DINNER

Steps:

• Pour the olive oil into the pot of a 6- to 8-quart Instant Pot®. Add the chicken, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Stir until evenly coated. Add the pasta, garlic, onion, olives, capers, olives and marinara sauce. Fill the empty jar with 2 1/2 cups water, tighten the lid and shake to remove any sauce left in the jar. Pour the water over the pasta mixture and stir until combined.
• Follow the manufacturer's guide for locking the lid and preparing to cook. Set to pressure cook on high for 4 minutes. After the pressure-cook cycle is complete, follow the manufacturer's guide for quick release and wait until the quick-release cycle is complete. Being careful of any remaining steam, unlock and remove the lid and stir the pasta.
• Stir in the spinach. Follow the manufacturer's guide for locking the lid and preparing to cook. Set to steam the pasta for 1 minute, just until wilted. After the pressure-cook cycle is complete, follow the manufacturer's guide for quick release and wait until the quick-release cycle is complete. Being careful of any remaining steam, unlock and remove the lid. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil before serving.

SPAGHETTI CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until browned, about 7 minutes. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons drippings from the pot.
• Add the mushrooms and red onion to the pot with the bacon and season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until the garlic is golden, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, oregano and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 6 minutes.
• Add the spaghetti and reserved cooking water to the pot; cook, tossing, until coated, about 2 minutes. Add the parmesan, season with salt and toss. Drizzle each serving of pasta with the olive oil and top with parsley and more parmesan.