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Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore is a rustic Italian dish with braised flavorful bone-in chicken slow cooked in a luscious tomato sauce and aromatic vegetables that will change your life!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 559 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs bone in, skin on
- 2 chicken drumsticks bone in, skin on
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt divided
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion sliced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1 cup kalamata olives
- 2 cups baby bella mushrooms sliced (aka crimini)
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken stock
Instructions
- Mix 1 teaspoon of salt and pepper and sprinkle over the chicken.
- Heat olive oil in a medium skillet (I love using cast iron) over medium-high heat. Place about 1/2 of the chicken pieces in the skillet skin side down. Cook until browned, about 3 minutes each side. Place browned chicken on a plate and set to the side until ready to use. Repeat until all of the chicken is browned.
- Add onions, peppers, olives, mushrooms, garlic, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, chicken stock, and remaining 1/2 salt to the slow cooker. Nestle the browned chicken into the sauce.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 5 hours.
- Spoon the sauce over some polenta, mashed potatoes, pasta, or rice, top with a piece of perfectly braised chicken, and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
559kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
36g
(55%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
147mg
(49%)
Sodium
2024mg
(84%)
Potassium
1493mg
(43%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
1825IU
(37%)
Vitamin C
92.5mg
(103%)
Calcium
150mg
(15%)
Iron
5.3mg
(29%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 559
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 559kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 147mg | 49% |
| Sodium | 2024mg | 84% |
| Potassium | 1493mg | 32% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 1825IU | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 92.5mg | 103% |
| Calcium | 150mg | 15% |
| Iron | 5.3mg | 29% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.