Chicken Cacciatore

Name: Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients: 1 14 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (3 pieces) or 1 14 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, if you prefer dark meat; salt & freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (2 turns around the pan); 12 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 2 portabella mushroom caps, halved crosswise and thinly sliced; 4 garlic cloves, crushed and minced; 12 cup beef broth or 12 cup stock; 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 14 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped; 1 lb egg noodles or 1 lb egg fettuccine pasta, cooked to al dente; crusty bread; grated parmigiano or romano cheese, for passing

12 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 14 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (3 pieces) or 1 14 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, if you prefer dark meat
salt & freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (2 turns around the pan)
12 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 portabella mushroom caps, halved crosswise and thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
12 cup beef broth or 12 cup stock
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
14 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 lb egg noodles or 1 lb egg fettuccine pasta, cooked to al dente
crusty bread
grated parmigiano or romano cheese, for passing

Directions

1

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
2

Add half of the extra-virgin olive oil and brown chicken breasts or thighs for 3 or 4 minutes on each side.
3

Remove chicken from pan and season with salt and pepper.
4

Return pan to stove, reduce heat to medium and add the remaining.
5

Add crushed pepper, sliced mushrooms, and garlic.
6

Season with salt (salt is a magnet for drawing out liquid).
7

Cover and cook mushrooms 5 minutes or until mushrooms are dark, tender and have given off their juices.
8

Add about 1/2 cup of beef broth to intensify the wild mushroom flavor, then stir in the tomatoes and parsley.
9

Cut the chicken into bite-size chunks or slices and add to sauce.
10

Simmer sauce 5 minutes to finish cooking chicken pieces and to allow the flavors to combine.
11

Toss pasta with cacciatore and serve with crusty bread and grated cheese.