Light Chicken Cacciatore

Dinner

Light Chicken Cacciatore

340kcal
38gprotein
15 minprep
40 mincook
4servings
Medium

Classic Italian hunter's chicken with peppers, mushrooms, olives, and tomatoes. Slow-simmered for deep flavour at under 350 calories per serving.

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Ingredients

  • 4 chicken thighs, skin removed
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 peppers, sliced
  • 200g mushrooms, sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 100ml white wine
  • 50g pitted olives
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Fresh parsley
  • Salt and pepper

Method

  1. 1

    Brown chicken in oil 4 min per side. Set aside.

  2. 2

    Soften onion, peppers, and garlic 5 min.

  3. 3

    Add mushrooms, cook 3 min.

  4. 4

    Add wine, reduce 2 min. Add tomatoes, oregano, and olives.

  5. 5

    Return chicken, cover, simmer 30 min.

  6. 6

    Scatter parsley and serve.

Tip: Removing the skin from chicken thighs before cooking reduces saturated fat by around 8g per serving.

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