Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
4 hrs
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Total Time
4 hrs 15 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
384 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
Description
This recipe starts by seasoning and browning bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs to develop color and depth. Mushrooms are then sautéed in the same pan until tender, followed by garlic briefly cooked to release aroma. These ingredients are transferred to a slow cooker along with sliced onions, green and red bell peppers, Italian seasoning, and marinara sauce. The mixture is gently tossed, covered, and cooked on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
Before serving, kalamata olives add a salty, briny contrast, and chopped parsley adds fresh herbal notes. The chicken becomes tender from slow cooking, while the vegetables soften, and flavors meld in the thick sauce typical of cacciatore. The skin-on thighs help enrich the sauce with rendered fat.
This dish is well suited to slow preparation and can be served with pasta, polenta, or crusty bread. If the sauce appears too thin after cooking, it can be thickened by removing the lid and simmering on high for 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs bone in, skin on
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 8 ounces mushroom sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1/2 cup onion thinly sliced
- 1 green bell pepper cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 red bell pepper cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 ounce jar marinara sauce
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives pitted
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Cook the chicken for 4-5 minutes per side, or until golden brown.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and place it in the slow cooker. Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes or until tender.
- Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds.
- Place the mushroom mixture, onion, bell peppers, Italian seasoning and marinara sauce in the slow cooker.
- Gently toss all the ingredients together.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours.
- Remove the cover and stir in the olives. Sprinkle the parsley over the top and serve.
Notes
- Chicken releases liquid during slow cooking, which may thin the sauce.
- To thicken the sauce, uncover the slow cooker and cook on high for 20 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 384 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 384kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 141mg | 47% |
| Sodium | 708mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 853mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 675IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 26.1mg | 29% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2.5mg | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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