Chicken Cacciatore w/ Pasta. Authentic Chicken Cacciatore is an Italian classic, and you'll never get a more succulent home cooked meal than this recipe! Easy to make and loved by the entire family! The BEST Chicken Cacciatore in a rich and rustic sauce with chicken falling off the bone is simple Italian comfort food at its best!
I also substituted Italian Seasoning and a Bay Leaf in place of the dried oregano.
Chicken cacciatore is an Italian dish of chicken braised in a tomato-based sauce and often includes wild mushrooms.
When I first experimented with this recipe, I made it without mushrooms or bell peppers, which are often included in chicken cacciatore.
You can cook Chicken Cacciatore w/ Pasta using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Chicken Cacciatore w/ Pasta
- You need 2 of large boneless chicken breasts (or your fave type of chicken).
- Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- You need 2 tsp of salt.
- You need 1 tsp of ground black pepper.
- You need 1/2 cup of diced green bell pepper.
- It's 1/4 cup of diced red bell pepper.
- It's 1/2 cup of diced onion.
- Prepare 1/2 (14 oz) of can crushed tomatoes.
- It's 2 tbsp of basil.
- It's 1 tsp of dried oregano.
- You need 1 of bay leaf.
- You need 1/4 box of Ronzoni rotelle pasta (or your fave pasta).
A family favorite made easier by cooking everything, including the pasta, all in one skillet. Broth makes the sauce just the right consistency to simmer pasta to al dente perfection. This chicken cacciatore recipe makes a good Sunday dinner, since it's so simple to prepare. This recipe is the best because it's loaded with lots of vegetables and is a family favorite.
Chicken Cacciatore w/ Pasta step by step
- Add 1 tbsp olive oil to pan and heat on stove. Salt and pepper chicken then brown in pan on Med High, a few minutes on both sides..
- While chicken browns, set Instant Pot to Sauté setting. Add 1 tbsp olive oil, peppers and onions to pot. Sauté until soft and brown..
- Add chicken to Instant Pot. Pour over the 1/2 can of tomatoes. Add oregano and bay leaf. Stir well..
- Close and lock the lid. Cancel the Sauté setting. Cook for 25 minutes on high pressure..
- While chicken cooks, boil water for pasta. Add salt and cook until soft. Add butter and basil to noodles when ready..
- Once pressure cooking is complete, let sit 5-10 minutes, then Quick Release. Add basil to pot. Serve chicken and sauce atop noodles. Delish!.
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