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Chicken Cacciatore

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Chicken Cacciatore makes chicken drumsticks & thighs, baby bella mushrooms, and white wine shine in a flavorful main course for the table.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 26 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 2-4 lbs chicken drumsticks & thighs
  • 8 oz of baby bella mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup of white wine
  • 3-4 tbsp olive oil
  • salt & black pepper
  • 28 oz San Marzano peeled tomatoes 3 cans
  • hunk of pecorino romano cheese 2-3 oz & a lot of grated pecorino romano cheese
  • 1 lb linguine pasta
  • 8 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Onion
  • 3 Carrots
  • 1 Bundle of scallions
  • 5-6 oz Basil
  • 1 Bundle of parsley

Method
 

  1. pat dry room temp. chicken.. then season heavily with cracked black pepper & salt
  2. brown the chicken in olive oil in dutch oven
  3. remove chicken once browned (you aren't cooking all the way through)
  4. in the same pot saute the onions, carrots, scallions, & garlic
  5. deglaze with 1/4 cup white wine
  6. crush the tomatoes with your hands and add to pot (add more salt & pepper)
  7. add the chicken back to the pot and all of the juices from the plate
  8. add the fresh basil & parsley & hunk of pecorino romano
  9. cover pot and simmer at least 1 hour (check if it needs more salt and pepper after 30 minutes)
  10. boil your linguini
  11. Serve with the sauce over linguine and the chicken on separate plate with sauce as well...COVER in pecorino romano

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