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Chicken Cacciatore

Delicious Italian comfort food my family loves!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 minute
Total Time11 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine: Chicken, Dinner
Keyword: Chicken, Dinner, Easy Recipes, Italian, Kids Favorite, Tomatoes, Weekend Dinner, Weeknight Dinner
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion - diced
  • 2 cloves garlic- minced
  • 1 green bell pepper - diced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon Italian herbs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 4 in chicken quarters (bone in, skin can be on or off depending how much fat you want in the dish.)
  • 1 - 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup spaghetti sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Italian herbs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 F.
  • In a bowl, combine, flour Italian herbs, salt black pepper and garlic powder.
  • Coat each side of the chicken quarters with the flour mixture and set aside.
  • Heat olive oil and butter in a large frying pan.
  • Add the green peppers, garlic and onions.
  • Sauté until softened slightly then remove from pan and set aside.
  • Next, in the remaining oil, place the chicken leg quarter and very quickly brown on each side.
  • Then arrange all the quarters in the pan and add the onions, garlic and peppers back in.
  • Now add diced tomatoes with the juice.
  • Add spaghetti sauce and Italian herbs and try to stir slightly to mix the ingredients around the chicken.
  • Cover pan if it's oven proof or move to oven safe dish and cover with aluminum foil.
  • Bake for 1 hour.
  • Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
  • Serve on it's own or with pasta and or garlic bread.
  • Enjoy!