Chicken & bacon cacciatore

Chicken & bacon cacciatore

By using a whole chicken and freezing leftovers this tasty supper is extra penny-friendly

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4 - 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large casserole dish. Brown the chicken, a few pieces at a time, until skin is golden on all sides. As each piece is done, lift out onto a plate. Turn the heat down and add the bacon. Cook gently so some of the fat melts into the pan and keep going until the bacon crisps. Lift out with a slotted spoon and put with the chicken pieces, then add the onions and rosemary to the casserole. Fry for 5-10 mins until the onions have softened, then return the chicken and bacon, along with the tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, stock and seasoning.
  2. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 40-50 mins until the chicken is tender - check one of the thigh or leg joints as they will take longer to cook. Stir in the parsley, if using, check the seasoning again and serve with mash, pasta or rice if eating straight away. Otherwise, cool and chill for up to 24 hrs. Or freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost overnight in the fridge, then bring out to room temperature the next day if not fully defrosted. Tip back into a saucepan, bring to a gentle simmer, then cover and gently cook until chicken is piping hot. Don't boil or the chicken may toughen up.

PER SERVING

806 kcalories, protein 67g, carbohydrate 51g, fat 54 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 3g, sugar 13g, salt 2 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2011.

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  • 12 October 2011

    nicki rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this is a lovely recipe, i've made it a few times now and it always turns out lovely. i add a glass of white wine and a clove of garlic to it and serve it with fresh crusty bread...yummy.

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  • 23 October 2011

    missjoanie rated this recipe

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  • 14 November 2011

    love to cook rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    its a great n very tastey dish but there is far to much stock and takes forever to reduce down i added garlic to mine aswell just for extra flavour i added rice with mine

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  • 21 November 2011

    Jayne Powell commented on this recipe

    Fantastic, I have also used this sauce base for bolgnese

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    09 January 2012

    fay rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Tasty dish but thin sauce. Added garlic for extra flavour and tomato puree to thicken.

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  • 31 January 2012

    Anna rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I did this when I had my parent sover for dinner - really yummy and everyone loved it. I used chopped tomatoes instead of plum and let it reduce for 10 mins or so at the end - lovely sauce, served with crsuty bread and some salad.

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  • 06 February 2012

    John rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Although this dish hit the mark taste wise it was not particular nice to look at. The chicken in the photo looks crisps, but it's been cooked in a covered pan so in reality turns out like a wet chamois not matter how well it's been browned. Also the dish, cooked per the recipe is very thin indeed. Less toms or less stock?

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  • 07 February 2012

    james staples commented on this recipe

    i tried this last night i also found there seemed to be too much liquid in the dish. I am going to try half stock and tomatoes next time and a couple of cloves of garlic thrown in and maybe a couple of tablespoons of mascarpone to lighten the sauce

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  • 10 February 2012

    Re Morrill rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Good wholesome meal but the flavours were a bit boring.

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  • 11 February 2012

    lizzibeff commented on this recipe

    Made this tonight in the slow cooker. Used 3 chicken thighs complete with skin and bone with half measures of everything else and subbed with balsamic vinegar instead of wine vinegar. I cooked on high for 2 hours and in the last 20 mins added a few handfuls of orzo pasta. Although it was nice i felt it lacked something. Next time I'll add garlic and serve with plenty of parmesan.

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  • 19 February 2012

    Jeenyx rated this recipe

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  • 11 March 2012

    Melanie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is so yummy! I make this n the slow cooker without the chicken stock - it's way too watery with it. I just sprinkle the oxo cube in and don't bother with the water. I also add a couple of cloves of garlic too! Absolutely delicious though! I will be making this again and again and again! :)

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  • 27 March 2012

    Emma rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really tasty but I made a few small changes. Going from other comments I only used one tin of chopped tomatoes and 250ml of stock. I also added two tablespoons of flour at the onion stage to thicken the sauce. Oh and I fried off some mushrooms with the bacon too. Will definitely be making this again!

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  • 29 March 2012

    spookie commented on this recipe

    will be giving this a go tonight and will see if i can get it to look as good as the one in the picture ;-).

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  • 11 April 2012

    GhibliGirl rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Delicious. Although I did add a few extra ingredients of my own. Such as a red pepper, Worcestershire sauce and some paprika. It also needed a rue to thicken the sauce a little. A big hit with all the family.

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  • 01 June 2012

    marzipan fiend rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice, but that's with these additions and changes: 8 chicken drumsticks, fresh beef tomatoes (they're only 40p/kg here in China, huge (300-500g each) and amazing!), garlic, tomato puree, old nasty red wine plus some water (rather than vinegar and stock), and some smoked paprika (love this stuff). I added flour to the onions before adding the liquid, but it still needed reducing for a while.

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  • 05 June 2012

    Kels commented on this recipe

    Absolutely loved it! Followed the advice in the comments as well. Used one tin of tomatoes and added a little cornflour to the stock. Turned out beautifully.

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  • 22 June 2012

    Janine2404 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is such an easy and tasty dish and my partner and me been eating for days on this. Will definitly do it again.

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  • 02 August 2012

    ValleyBaker46 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely lovely! Cooked this for the boyfriend and his family and it went down a treat! I used only one tin of tomatoes and i used 3 tbsp of white wine vinegar instead of 2. I used a lot more bacon too but only because I LOVE bacon! I will DEFFINITELY be making this again! The chicken was so tender! It was falling off the bone when I tried to serve it! I only used thighs since they was the cheapest cut of chicken I could find!

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  • 10 September 2012

    Good lil chef rated and commented on this recipe

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    I cooked this for my fussy eating family & they loved it!! I did tweak the recipe slightly - I used chicken quarters instead of "jointing " a whole chicken - I coated the quarters very lightly in a mixture of plain,seasoned flour with a touch of paprika . Instead of using 2 tins of plum tomatoes I used 2 cartons of chopped tomatoes with garlic and olive oil ( from saisburys!) And also added fresh thyme to the rosemary & onions . I cooked it for 60 minutes (as the chicken quarters were quite large) I served with green beans and seasoned orzo All in all a very enjoyable meal - the fussy eaters in my house even said it was delish!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4 - 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large chicken , roughly 1.8kg-2.2kg, jointed into 8 pieces
  • 6 rashers streaky bacon , chopped
  • 2 onions , sliced
  • 2 rosemary sprigs
  • 2 x 400g cans plum tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp red or white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 500ml chicken stock
  • small bunch parsley , chopped (optional)
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PER SERVING

806 kcalories, protein 67g, carbohydrate 51g, fat 54 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 3g, sugar 13g, salt 2 g

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