Slow-Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

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Lee Harrelson
Yield
Serves 4 to 6
By Mary Ostyn
November 2009
RECIPE BY Oxmoor House

This slow-cooker version of the classic Italian chicken dish is perfect for busy weeknights. Cook the chicken in the slow cooker, then serve over cooked noodles or rice.

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 to 4 pounds bone-in chicken thighs
  • Two 6-ounce cans tomato paste
  • Two 4-ounce cans sliced mushrooms
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery powder
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)

How to Make It

Step 1

Layer onion over bottom of a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add chicken pieces to cooker. Combine next 12 ingredients and red pepper, if using; pour over chicken in cooker. Cover and cook on Low 7 to 9 hours or on High 3 to 4 hours.

Step 2

Serve over pasta or rice.

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Ratings & Reviews

tag3968's Review

Shari0012
October 20, 2013
Delicious! The chicken fell right off the bone, very tender. I will definitely make again.

Emalani's Review

Betsy27
September 15, 2013
This recipe is quite good! I omitted the mushrooms because I hate them and reduced the brown sugar to 1 tbsp, and didn't miss it. I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts and was happy with the result. Will make again.

TracyKerr's Review

sobgila
September 02, 2013
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chef1greg's Review

megster7123
February 20, 2012
Good recipe - easy to make and everybody loved it. Next time I will use boneless chicken so that I don't get slow-cooked chicken bones mixed into the recipe.

yoadrienne66's Review

NancySCHH
February 07, 2012
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Shari0012's Review

TracyKerr
January 30, 2012
Family loved this! I omitted mushrooms and increased broth to 1 cup. Served with vermicelli. Will definitely make again.

Betsy27's Review

MelindaRussell
January 10, 2012
Delicious. I added one can of diced tomatoes.

megster7123's Review

yoadrienne66
January 06, 2012
My fiance and I loved this! I had been craving cacciatore for a while and this definitely hit the spot. He raved about it for days after, and ate every bit of the leftovers. Next time I would use a little less onion (since I'm not the biggest fan) and a lot more mushrooms, since that's how I always had it as a kid. I served it over egg noodles, but next time I will do it over mashed potatoes for my fiance. Definitely adding this to the menu again!

NancySCHH's Review

Emalani
December 15, 2011
We loved this. I used skinless, boneless breasts, cut into pieces. Next time I will use only one-half tsp. red pepper flakes since we like things a little less spicy. It was very easy to make and made enough for leftovers.

bellymama's Review

mleiwant
November 09, 2011
Good, considering how easy this is to make. The flavor isn't complex, but it's still good. I would add more garlic and less sugar next time. It was pretty sweet I served the chicken and sauce over egg roodles with a side of steamed broccoli.