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Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
This warm and comforting Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore recipe is filled with bold Italian flavors, tender chicken and hearty vegetables.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
244 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 2 cups white button mushrooms (halved)
- 2 bell pepper seeded and sliced in strips, red
- 1 large onion (thinly sliced)
- 3 chicken breast bone-in, skin on, split
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon rosemary crushed in palm of hand, dried
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup kalamata olives (pitted)
- 32 ounces whole peeled tomatoes
- ½ cup red wine such as Chianti (or chicken broth, dry
- parsley optional, to serve, parsley minced, basil minced
- basil
- Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Place the mushrooms, peppers and onion in the bottom of the slow cooker insert and top with chicken breasts. Sprinkle with salt, oregano, rosemary and pepper.
- Add olives, tomatoes and red wine on top then toss everything to coat once. Replace lid on slow cooker insert and cook on Low 8 hours or High 4 hours.
- Before serving remove chicken breasts from slow cooker and discard skin and bones, lightly shredding the meat with two forks. Return shredded chicken breasts to the pot and toss well. Serve with pasta or crusty bread if you wish.
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Notes
- Dark meat chicken works well too.
Nutrition Information
Calories
244kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
57mg
(19%)
Sodium
1033mg
(43%)
Potassium
705mg
(15%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1540IU
(31%)
Vitamin C
67.2mg
(75%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
2.7mg
(15%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 244
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 244kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 1033mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 705mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1540IU | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 67.2mg | 75% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 15% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.