Discover Your Creative Kitchen AI Companion
Let our assistant inspire your next meal!
Simply provide a recipe idea or the ingredients you have, and ScrummyChef will instantly come up with a new recipe just for you.

Mediterranean Chicken Cacciatore

4.6
Save
Rate
Tap to rate
PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
65 min
TOTAL TIME
80 min
SERVINGS
4 servings
Dinner Italian
Mediterranean Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 chicken thighs
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons tomato paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon white sugar, or more to taste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth, or more as needed
  • 1/2 cup black olives, pitted
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon torn basil leaves
Instructions
1
Preheat your skillet over medium heat and warm 2 tablespoons of olive oil, stirring frequently, until the onion becomes soft and translucent, approximately 5 minutes. Transfer it to a large cooking vessel.
2
Mix together flour, half a teaspoon of salt, and a quarter of a teaspoon of pepper in a spacious container. Thoroughly coat the chicken thighs with the flour mixture, ensuring they are evenly covered.
3
Warm the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in the skillet over medium heat, add the chicken thighs, and sear on one side without flipping for 5 minutes. Flip and cook until the other side is also browned, taking around 5 minutes more. Transfer the browned chicken thighs to your cooking vessel.
4
Pour white wine into the skillet and bring it to a boil. Stir constantly to release all the browned bits of chicken and flavors that have accumulated in the skillet, then pour them into your cooking vessel. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and sugar; season with salt and pepper to taste. Add as much chicken stock as necessary to cover the chicken, making sure it's fully submerged.
5
Cover your cooking vessel and simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, approximately 45 minutes.
6
Stir in olives, parsley, and basil. Heat the mixture through by stirring gently.