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Chicken Cacciatore
Delicious Italian comfort food my family loves!
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
minute
min
Total Time
11
minutes
mins
Course:
Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine:
Chicken, Dinner
Keyword:
Chicken, Dinner, Easy Recipes, Italian, Kids Favorite, Tomatoes, Weekend Dinner, Weeknight Dinner
Servings:
4
people
Ingredients
1
small onion - diced
2
cloves
garlic- minced
1
green bell pepper - diced
2
tablespoons
olive oil
1
tablespoons
butter
1/2
cup
flour
1
tablespoon
Italian herbs
1
tsp
salt
1/2
tsp
black pepper
2
tsp
garlic powder
4
in
chicken quarters
(bone in, skin can be on or off depending how much fat you want in the dish.)
1 - 14.5
ounce
can diced tomatoes
1
cup
spaghetti sauce
1
tablespoon
Italian herbs
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 F.
In a bowl, combine, flour Italian herbs, salt black pepper and garlic powder.
Coat each side of the chicken quarters with the flour mixture and set aside.
Heat olive oil and butter in a large frying pan.
Add the green peppers, garlic and onions.
Sauté until softened slightly then remove from pan and set aside.
Next, in the remaining oil, place the chicken leg quarter and very quickly brown on each side.
Then arrange all the quarters in the pan and add the onions, garlic and peppers back in.
Now add diced tomatoes with the juice.
Add spaghetti sauce and Italian herbs and try to stir slightly to mix the ingredients around the chicken.
Cover pan if it's oven proof or move to oven safe dish and cover with aluminum foil.
Bake for 1 hour.
Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Serve on it's own or with pasta and or garlic bread.
Enjoy!