Chicken cacciatore

Chicken cacciatore

A tasty tomato and chicken dish to feed the family - serve with short pasta or a big bowl of roast potatoes

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Fry 1 finely chopped onion and 2 crushed garlic cloves in 3 tbsp olive oil until softened but not coloured. Add 2 x 400g tins of cherry tomatoes, season, then simmer for 10-15 minutes or until thick and glossy. Take off the heat and stir in 4 tbsp mascarpone and half a handful of basil, roughly torn.
  2. Heat a little olive oil in a pan and fry 6 chicken breasts on both sides until golden. Transfer to a baking dish and pour over the sauce. Cook for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Scatter over the remaining half handful of basil.
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Know-how

Serve with a short pasta, like fusilli, or a big bowl of potatoes roasted with olive oil and rosemary.

Per serving

312 kcalories, protein 35.2g, carbohydrate 6.9g, fat 16.1 g, saturated fat 5.3g, fibre 2g, salt 0.87 g

Recipe from olive magazine, October 2005.

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  • 10 May 2009

    CJCox commented on this recipe

    Love this dish, so easy to make and always tastes great.

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  • 13 May 2009

    Chef Tara rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Tried making it without chicken skin and chicken was too dry.

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  • 17 May 2009

    Paul rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this last night for a few friends whilst we watching the Eurovision Song Contest (Yes, I know!!!). It was lovely! Might add some olives next time. Overall, though a great quick dish to share with friends.

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  • 17 May 2009

    Sally commented on this recipe

    Added sliced black olives and a dash of white wiine, forgot to put the marscapone cheese in! really lovely and well recieved at a dinner party for 11 people! served with the crushed new potatoes, french beans & broccoli

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  • 18 May 2009

    Tasha commented on this recipe

    oooh i liked this very much, even hubby was impressed! will def do this again as so quick and easy.

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  • 19 May 2009

    Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was very easy. I made same quantities of sauce for 4 chicken breasts and froze the additional sauce for a pasta sauce to use later. Husband and son loved it too

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  • 20 May 2009

    Poxons rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've already lost count of the number of times I've made this - a firm favourite with my family!!

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  • 23 May 2009

    dg in training commented on this recipe

    Coated skinless chicken breasts in beaten egg and then dipped them in seasoned flour with grated parmesan cheese before frying them. No one is more suprised than I am that this was deelish and kept the chicken very moist. Only added 3 tbsp of mascarpone as it was looking v creamy. Served with the olive oil crushed new spuds, finished them off in the oven. Applause all round - it appears I am a domestic goddess (dg) in the making!

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  • 26 May 2009

    yumyum rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 03 June 2009

    bethany-lynn-ox commented on this recipe

    hi. i was just wondering. would this work alright if i used tinned and skinned plum tomatoes and then threw in some cherry tomatoes? please reply a.s.a.p thanks alot bethany x

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  • 05 June 2009

    Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really fantastic recipe, very tasy easy and quick. Will be cooking this a lot!

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  • 06 June 2009

    Sally T rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really delicious and so easy to prepare.

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  • 06 June 2009

    joyce rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 07 June 2009

    tebrod rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy rules! Loved it. Will make it again. Used chickenbreasts without skin and yoghurt instead of mascarpone.

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  • 09 June 2009

    kaspar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy and delicious - an instant family favourite. Served with 500g (dry weight) wholewheat fusili and it fed 5 - 2 adults and girls aged 11, 9 & 7.

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  • 11 June 2009

    catrin commented on this recipe

    Bf loves the dish definetly making it again

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    12 June 2009

    zt commented on this recipe

    First time I tried this was at a friends house and it was nice but a bit bland. So I made it myself and added some chopped chorizo into the sauce with a spoonful of pesto and a dash of balsamic vinegar. Also a sprinkling of parmesan and used cream cheese as had no mascarpone. The outcome was tremendous, so flavoursome and for the first time since I can remember my 9 year old daughter said she loved something that I had cooked!! The husband and son loved it too and went back for seconds. Its a very easy dish to make and is a sure winner.

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  • 13 June 2009

    looloolollie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy and was popular when I made it as a bit different, but simple ingredients. Low fat etc too.

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  • 16 June 2009

    Sutu rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Simple to make, nothing too offensive in the ingredients list and loved by all.

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  • 17 June 2009

    Victoria rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I chose to make this for a "family" tea for my husband & two children (3 & 6) - We all loved this recipe - It was tasty and easy to make when you get home from work! I only needed 4 chicken breasts so I only used 1 tin of tomatoes but still used 2 cloves of garlic. I will certainly be cooking this again!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Freezable

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Per serving

312 kcalories, protein 35.2g, carbohydrate 6.9g, fat 16.1 g, saturated fat 5.3g, fibre 2g, salt 0.87 g

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