Chicken Cacciatore Skinny Taste Style is a healthy version of the traditional recipe only cooked in the slow cooker till the chicken and vegetables are tender.
This is another family favorite crock pot recipe you'll be making over and over again.
I love being able to put a meal together early in the morning and come home from a busy to having dinner waiting for me. What's even better is the smell that greets you after a long day of work or running errands! Life is really so much easier when I know I can have dinner almost ready as soon as we get home.
This chicken cacciatore recipe is one I found on Skinny Taste blog a few years ago. I made a few adjustments from the original recipe but it still turned out good.
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What is Chicken Cacciatore
Cacciatore in Italian means hunter and is first prepared by browning the chicken in oil and then adding onions, herbs and peppers cooked together with tomatoes for about an hour until the chicken is tender.
However, this recipe for chicken cacciatore uses the slow cooker to cook the chicken with the peppers and onions slow and low until the chicken is ready to fall apart and the tomatoes have thickened into a delicious sauce to serve over your choice of pasta.
Main Ingredients Needed
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- 2 to 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 bag of frozen peppers and onions
- 1- 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 to 2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
- salt and pepper; to taste
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Spray the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add the chicken breasts, bag of peppers and onions, Italian seasoning to the slow cooker.
- Pour the can of crushed tomatoes on top.
- Cook the chicken on lowfor 4 hours or high for 8 hours.
- When the chicken is done, serve over cooked rice or noodles and season with salt and pepper if needed.
What type of Chicken works Best
- Traditional chicken cacciatore uses chicken thighs, but I am not a fan of chicken thighs, so I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts which is what I had on hand.
- Bone in chicken breasts would be even better because the bone will give you so much flavor as it cooks in the crock pot.
Cooking Tip:
Take the lid off the slow cooker for the last 30 minutes of cooking to help thicken the sauce.
What to Serve with Chicken Cacciatore
- Serve chicken cacciatore over pasta, gnocchi, rice or even egg noodles like I did. Some people prefer to serve roasted potatoes as well. A nice salad or even broccoli sauteed in butter and garlic is delicious.
- You never go wrong with serving garlic bread or even my recipe for Garlic Monkey Bread is perfect.
- Just before serving grate some fresh Parmesan cheese on top.
More Recipes to Love
- Hasselback Chicken Stuffed with Mozzarella, Tomatoes and Basil
- Grilled Chicken Sandwiches
- Chicken Cutlets Italian Style
- Crock Pot Salsa Chicken
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Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients
- 2 to 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 bag of frozen peppers and onions
- 1- 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 to 2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
- salt and pepper; to taste
Instructions
- Spray the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add the chicken breasts, bag of peppers and onions, Italian seasoning to the slow cooker.
- Pour the can of crushed tomatoes on top.
- Cook the chicken on low for four hours or high for six hours.
- When the chicken is done, serve over cooked rice or noodles and season with salt and pepper if needed.
Notes
youhavehowmany.wordpress.com says
I think I'm going to give this a try for tonight's dinner!
spring chick says
This look delicious and I so love my Crock Pot.
Cynthia Landrie says
I bet you were tickled that you were able to use your Kohls cash on such a wonderful thing! I don't know what I would do without my crockpots!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe and your excitement about your crockpot on Foodie Friends Friday.
Cynthia
Co-Host for FFF
Elena says
That looks very yummy! I used to do a lot of meals in our crockpot but I have got out of the swing with that I need to get back in it!
Blondee says
What a great investment! I love my crockpot. I might have spent more on it than I had initially wanted to, but it has lasted 15 years and cooked hundreds of meals for us.
Cranberry Morning says
I'm back here to copy the recipe. Just wanted to say that the new crockpots' LOW setting are set at a higher temp than the old ones, bacause of the bacteria issue.
Cindy Hunwhatsfordinner says
This looks lovely, Lois! Thank you for linking to Simple Supper Tuesday :o)
Gina @ Skinnytaste says
You made me hungry!! Nice job 🙂
April says
Sure looks like the perfect dinner combination to me!
Nellie's Cozy place says
Morning Lois,
what a great idea, I haven't made
chicken cacciatore in years, but I do love it, and this looks really yummy to me. I have a crock pot just like your new one accept mine is red, with a black crock inside. So have been wanting to use it more, so now here's a great recipe to try. Thanks!
Thanks for dropping by yesterday, always great to hear from you hon.
Blessings, Nellie
Chatty Crone says
That looks wonderful!
Cranberry Morning says
Looks delicious, especially without the garlic knots. 🙂 I may make this for dinner tonight. I think there's still time. Thanks for the recipe!
Maple Lane says
Looks/sounds delicious, Lois. Your photos are great. Hope you have a great day.
Beth says
It all looks delicious!
Tammy ~ Country Girl at Home ~ says
My mouth is watering....that looks DELICIOUS! Those garlic knots do too! Since we are all counting points, I will most definitely be headed over to Skinny Taste to look around.
Thanks, Lois!
Blessings,
Tammy
Vee says
Well now, it does look tasty. I remember my mom serving this over rice. I should try it with the noodles instead.
Miss Debbie says
Maybe I will make that in MY new slow cooker!!
Trace4J says
Oh yes I want it right now ..:)I can eat chicken for breakfast.Yum.Thanks for sharing.Woolie Hugs Trace