Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

Name: Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore
Cook time: P6H
Total time: P6H
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: onions; chicken; garlic; tomatoes; tomato sauce; salt; black pepper; oregano; basil; bay leaves; white wine; spaghetti

Submitted by samiam

Slow cooker chicken cacciatore simmers bone-in chicken pieces with tomatoes, wine, and Italian herbs for 6 hours until fork-tender and swimming in rustic sauce.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

6 hrs

READY

6 hrs

This Italian hunter-style chicken builds flavor by layering sliced onions on the bottom, then nestling chicken pieces on top with garlic, tomatoes, and a generous pour of dry white wine.

Oregano, basil, and a bay leaf perfume everything as it bubbles away low and slow.

Serve the tender chicken and its chunky tomato sauce over a pile of hot spaghetti for soaking up every drop.

Kitchen Tips

Onions on the bottom prevent chicken from sticking and add sweetness to the sauce
Don’t skip the bay leaf (it adds subtle earthy depth)
Remove bay leaf before serving so no one bites into it
Cook pasta just before serving so it’s hot and ready when chicken is done

Ingredients

ONIONS
peeled, sliced thinley

POUNDS CHICKEN
cut up

CLOVES GARLIC
minced

OUNCES TOMATOES

OUNCES TOMATO SAUCE

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

1 ½

TEASPOON OREGANO
crushed

TEASPOON BASIL
dried and crushed *

BAY LEAF *

CUP WHITE WINE
dry *

SPAGHETTI
cooked, to taste *

Directions

Place onions in slow cooker. On top of onions place chicken pieces, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, herbs and wine. Cover pot. Cook on low 6 to 8 hours, or high 3 to 4 hours. Serve chicken with its sauce on spaghetti which you have prepared.