Chicken cacciatore

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

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 20 mins

Cook 30 mins

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.
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.

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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Francesca Helen

17 August 2009

Francesca Helen commented on this recipe

Lovely dish. Made this for the four people in my family, so I only used 4 chicken breasts and everybody loved it. Served with a pot of roasted potatoes, string beans and Jamie Oliver's 'easy peas' from Jamie's dinners. Superb, thankyou.

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sarah

19 August 2009

sarah rated and commented on this recipe

we all loved this, the kids had the left over sauce with pasta and some extra cheese the next day. Very Good!

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Chips

25 August 2009

Chips commented on this recipe

Simple easy to make - will do again!!

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MrsM

28 August 2009

MrsM rated and commented on this recipe

Simple, tasty and a big hit with my fussy eaters! Thank you Good Food, this will become a aregular.

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Clairebear

29 August 2009

Clairebear rated and commented on this recipe

I couldn't find any mascarpone so used philadilphia instead and plum tomotoes instead of the cherry ones along with a squirt of tomato puree. I though it was lovely although I was expecting it to be bit more creamy and not just as tomatoey! Hubby and number 1 son didn't like it at all...but the dog apreciated theirs!! Other two kids wouldn't even try it. I would definately make it again for myself and try harder to get the correct ingrediants.

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Trish

31 August 2009

Trish commented on this recipe

Cooked this for a lunch for visiting family over a long weekend, so it needed to be something quick to make. It was, and it was fabulous ! I did it with crushed olive oil potatoes and the summer crunch salad. I think it would also be great with a handful of black pitted olives added.

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pinkiepie

31 August 2009

pinkiepie rated and commented on this recipe

I made with skinless chicken. Was really horrible. Chicken was really tough and sauce bitter and over creamy. Perhaps I browned the chicken too long? Don't know but I must have done something wrong.

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emmat

01 September 2009

emmat rated and commented on this recipe

absolutlely lovely and very easy to make but i did add a teaspoon of hot pepper sauce to spice it up a bit and had extremely good reviews!

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Shellbell

03 September 2009

Shellbell rated and commented on this recipe

This was delicious and went down a treat. I added more than 4 tablespoons of Mascarpone as I like creamy sauces. I also added a little sugar to take away the bitter taste of the Tomatoes. I served with creamy mash, baby corn and green beans.... will definitely be making this again!

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Nigel P

04 September 2009

Nigel P rated and commented on this recipe

Fantastic, easy to make and very tasty. Try it with Spanish Potatoes and Creamy Baked Onions!!!!

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Maria

04 September 2009

Maria rated and commented on this recipe

Superb recipe! Absolutely delicious! Chpped tomatoes work equally well with tinned cherry tomatoes which sometimes are difficult to find. Also works well without the basil. Firm family favourite, which I often use for entertaining.

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recipes

06 September 2009

recipes rated and commented on this recipe

Had to try this recipe as it is the highest rated main course on this website. Think I went a bit overboard with the mascarpone cheese as the sauce was quite orange. But it was delicious and scored high with three members of the family (the other one thought it was 'alright'). Served with new potatoes baked in the oven with garlic and Rosemary and some greens. Will serve with pasta and salad next time

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Ripley

06 September 2009

Ripley rated and commented on this recipe

simple, healthy and very very tasty.

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Ripley

06 September 2009

Ripley commented on this recipe

simple, healthy and very very tasty.

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halfpint

06 September 2009

halfpint commented on this recipe

Gorgeous with roast potatoes! I used Philadelphia light instead of the mascapone.

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Sinead

07 September 2009

Sinead commented on this recipe

A really easy dish the whole family loved. Left over sauce also good as a pasta sauce the next day.

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lauren_v_j

07 September 2009

lauren_v_j rated and commented on this recipe

Great recipe for a mid-week meal! I couldn't find chicken breasts on the bone so I used chicken thighs instead and it was gorgeous.

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Hilary Hobart

07 September 2009

Hilary Hobart rated and commented on this recipe

Reasonably tasty, quick and easy but would I make it again? Possibly but not definately.

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Lisa A

10 September 2009

Lisa A commented on this recipe

Just made this and it was lovely, I heeded the advice of others and used less mascarpone. It was tasting a little tomato soup esq so I added a little white wine, chilli, harissa paste, fresh thyme and chopped black olives whilst making the sauce and it worked a treat!

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ossie676

12 September 2009

ossie676 rated and commented on this recipe

Really easy and really tasty - we had this with roast potatoes. Will try with boursin the next time!

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