We are beyond excited to share our newest recipe for chicken cacciatore. The best part of this recipe was working with Muir Glen and our local co-op grocery store to develop a recipe that is easy, sustainably created, and not to mention delicious!
Chicken cacciatore uses familiar ingredients in a unique and super tasty way. We combine flavors like garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms, onion, basil, oregano, pepper, bay leaf, and a dry wine to give you a taste of home mixed with a gourmet dining experience. This recipe was was centered around the Muir Glen Tomatoes that we grabbed from our local Coop, lucky you they are on sale during 1/16-1/29 (peep the Grocery list below to see details)! We wanted something that was a total comfort food but also something you would be super excited to serve to your guests and brag about. To learn more about these amazing products and to find your local cooperative grocery shopping opportunities look below. If you want to see the recipe just click that handy link below:
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Grocery List:
- Chicken Thighs (bone in and skin on is better for flavor)
- Flour
- Olive Oil
- Onion
- Garlic
- Glen Muir Diced Canned Tomatoes – Muir Glen 14.5 oz Canned Tomatoes are 10/$10 (during 1/16-1/29)
- Glen Muir Canned Tomato Paste
- Carrots
- Yellow, Green, or Red Sweet Pepper
- Mushrooms
- Basil
- Oregano
- Bay Leaves
- Black Pepper
- Salt
- Dry Wine (You can use either red or white)
- Parmasean
- Black Olives (Optional)
- Capers (Optional)
Recipe Tips:
- One of the great things about this recipe is that it adapts well to personal tastes and to what you have in your pantry.
- Any type of chicken can be used in this recipe, so use your favorite or what you have on hand.
- The olives, capers and mushrooms, are totally optional so use them if you enjoy them.
- If you prefer not to use the wine you could add a couple tsp of balsamic vinegar in place or leave it out entirely.
- This can be eaten just with some crusty bread, pasta of choice, rice, polenta, mashed potatoes, or even quinoa.
- If you don’t have Tomato paste you can use tomato sauce as a substitute. (You wouldn’t have to use as much liquid if you used tomato sauce, and I would recommend using only about half a can).
- If you wanted to add some extra depth and hardiness you could add some chopped kale before you pop it in the oven.
To make this recipe even more fantastic we were able to take our love of cooking and work with an amazing company that focuses on sustainability and quality. They grow their products in the Sacramento Valley and cultivate a healthy ecosystem by utilizing a thriving bee colony and practicing sustainable growing such as composting! These steps are what makes their product such great quality. Best of all we were able to shop these products locally at the cooperative grocery store at the City Center Market in Cambridge, MN. We loved getting the chance to work and shop locally, because there is nothing better than getting to support your community. We included this super helpful link so that you can easily find your local co-op: LINK
If you are new to this idea, a good jumping off point would be to realize that a co-op, or cooperative, is a company that is owned by customers who invest in the business. The City Center Cooperative goes one step further: “… Cooperatives serve their owners most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, regional, national and international structures. You are more successful when you cooperate with others who know how to cooperate.” Okay so let’s break that down a little bit. What they mean is that the community has ownership of the business and the City Center Cooperative works with other cooperatives to develop the best practices that will benefit both the quality and sustainability of the products available. Your community benefits by purchasing from local coops, because your money goes towards supporting those sustainable practices. Here are the best things about Cooperative shopping:
- Voluntary, Open Ownership
- Democratic Owner Control
- Owner Economic Participation
- Autonomy and Independence
- Education, Training and Information
- Cooperation Among Cooperatives
- Concern for The Community
Wanna know more? Here is an amazing list of all of the actions taken by our local coops to become more sustainably conscious: CHECK IT OUT!
Chicken Cacciatore using Muir Glen Tomatoes
- 6 Chicken Thighs bone in and skin on
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 14.5 ounce can Glen Muir diced tomatoes
- 1 6 ounce can Glen Muir tomato paste
- 2 carrots sliced thin
- 1 yellow, red or green sweet bell pepper diced
- 1 pound fresh mushrooms cut in 1/2
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 cup water add more if needed
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup dry wine
- 1 rind from good quality parmesan cheese optional
- 1 can black olives or capers optional
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Wash and pat dry chicken thighs. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add flour to plate and dredge (coat) both sides of chicken in flour.
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Add oil large heavy bottom cast iron pan (or a stock pot could be used). Heat oil on high; when hot, add chicken skin side down. Try not to disturb chicken until skin side is well browned. Flip and repeat browning on second side. Remove chicken from pan when well browned on both sides. You may need to do this in batches as to not crowd the pan. Set aside chicken.
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Add diced onion, garlic, peppers, carrots (mushrooms, if using) to same pan, turn to low heat. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Add wine, if using, to deglaze the pan. Add Glen Muir Tomato products, stir well scraping all the browned bits off of pan. Add remaining ingredients, stir to combine. Taste, add additional salt and black pepper if needed.
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Nestle browned chicken into sauce. Spoon a little sauce over top. Cover and bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Check 1/2 way through and spoon sauce over chicken again and uncover if it needs to thicken some. Remove bay leaves (and parmesan rind if using). Serve over pasta of choice and a great crusty bread.
- One of the great things about this recipe is that it adapts well to personal tastes and to what you have in your pantry.
- Any type of chicken can be used in this recipe, so use your favorite or what you have on hand.
- The olives, capers and mushrooms, are totally optional so use them if you enjoy them.
- If you prefer not to use the wine you could add a tsp of balsamic vinegar in place or leave it out entirely.
- This can be eaten just with some crusty bread, or pasta of choice, or rice, or even quinoa.
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Made 2 versions of this for dinner last night. With and with out the chicken (for the vegetarian half of the family). Both were FABULOUS! 5 stars
Chicken Cacciatore is a favorite of mine, I had lost it in my repertoire. Can’t wait to make it this evening. MMMMM!
Looks delicious! I can’t wait to try this!