15-Minute Chicken Cacciatore

15-Minute Chicken Cacciatore

Adapted from Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals

This a very simplified version of the classic Italian dish, but tastewise it’s just as good. I like to eat it on its own but it can served over brown rice, whole wheat pasta or cauliflower rice. You‘ll figure out how to put it to best use.

Ingredients

Serves 6

4 chicken thighs (or 2 chicken breasts), cut into small chunks

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 medium onion, finely chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup / 3.8 oz / 108 gr white button mushrooms, sliced

1 tablespoon chopped rosemary

½ cup pitted olives (either black or green)

1 glass of red wine

2 anchovy fillets (optional)

2 roasted red peppers (optional)

1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt

ground black pepper to taste

1 chili pepper, finely chopped (or 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes)

1 28 oz / 800 gr can diced tomatoes

handful fresh basil, chopped

Directions

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pot over high heat. Add garlic, onion and chicken chunks and saute for 2 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and saute for another minute. Add rosemary, salt, pepper, anchovies (if using), red peppers (if using), chili (or red pepper flakes) and saute for further 3 minutes stirring every so often. Add red wine and stir well. Finally add diced tomatoes all at once, give a good stir, reduce heat to medium, cover with a lid and let cook for the remaining 8 minutes.

Taste, adjust seasoning if necessary, sprinkle with some chopped rosemary and serve.