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My Mom's Chicken Cacciatore
bonvivant
"I love my mom's version of chicken cacciatore with mushrooms instead of onions and peppers. This was my favorite meal she cooked when I was growing up, and now that I am cooking for my own family, it is one of their favorites as well. Do not omit the wine or brandy from this recipe, they are key ingredients. The chicken and sauce are excellent when served over long pasta, such as spaghetti or linguine."
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Ingredients
1 h 35 m servings 478 calsOriginal recipe yields 8 servings
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- Place the chicken legs into a large, heavy plastic bag, and add the flour. Close the bag and shake to coat all the chicken pieces with flour. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven, and brown the chicken leg quarters, working in batches if necessary, about 5 minutes per side.
- Whisk together the tomato paste with white wine in a bowl, adding the wine gradually until the tomato paste and wine are well combined. Whisk in the chicken broth, brandy, salt, white pepper, thyme, and marjoram, and pour the mixture over the browned chicken legs. Mix in the sliced mushrooms. Bring the cacciatore to a boil over medium heat.
- Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until the chicken is tender and no longer pink at the bone and the sauce has thickened, about 1 hour.
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- Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 478 calories; 25.5 g fat; 9.3 g carbohydrates; 42.9 g protein; 143 mg cholesterol; 502 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
9/4/2011
Totally yummy. I used Marsala Wine instead of Brandy (didn't have any) and bone-in thighs. Research on the Internet recommended the Marsala as a substitute. I have not made Chicken Cacciatore...
Most helpful critical review
9/26/2011
I fried the chicken skin on. I may should have removed the skin. Once the sauce was place in dutch oven with chicken the skin came off. The sauce after cooking was not red anymore. I have never ...
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9/4/2011
Totally yummy. I used Marsala Wine instead of Brandy (didn't have any) and bone-in thighs. Research on the Internet recommended the Marsala as a substitute. I have not made Chicken Cacciatore...
8/26/2011
Yummy stuff! The seasoning are a little different than from what I usually make and this is better. My usual recipe has oregano. A keeper, thanks!
2/12/2012
Thank you, I've been looking for this recipe, I have been looking for this since i saw Lydia do it like this but she added a little curry powder. So I do also...the flour also helps to thicken t...
4/2/2012
Was great the day we made it but the leftovers were um.. interesting to say the least.
9/26/2011
I fried the chicken skin on. I may should have removed the skin. Once the sauce was place in dutch oven with chicken the skin came off. The sauce after cooking was not red anymore. I have never ...
8/16/2015
This one is a winner! I grew up on tomato paste and was not a fan in my adult years but it works here and it works well! Leg quarters are cheap these days compared to beef so do yourself a favor...
2/10/2018
I added a couple diced roma tomatoes. Used Marsala wine instead of brandy and maybe that was something I shouldn't have done. I didn't make any further changes but I guess I'm used to a tomato b...
2/6/2018
This is pretty good, especially if you are cooking for picky eaters that won't eat anything with peppers, onions, or garlic! So the main problem I had was when I browned the lightly floured chic...
7/10/2016
This was very good. Made a few minor changes out of necessity. Did the entire dish in the same large skillet I used to brown the chicken, and I used drumsticks. I had to add more chicken brot...