Chicken Cacciatore
Thighs braised down slowly with tomatoes and mushrooms until the sauce goes glossy.
Ingredients
- Chicken thigh fillets800 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes800 g
- Mushrooms250 g
- Capsicum200 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Garlic20 g
- Tomato paste50 g
- Crusty bread loaf1 ea
- Olive oil30 ml
- Dried oregano2 g
Method
- Season the chicken thighs and brown them in the oil in a heavy pot, then set aside.
- Cook the sliced onion, capsicum and mushrooms in the same pot for 8 minutes until softened.
- Add the garlic and oregano for 1 minute, then stir in the tomato paste and cook for another minute.
- Return the chicken, add the tinned tomatoes and 200ml water, and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Cover and cook over low heat for 1 hour, then uncover for a final 15 minutes so the sauce thickens.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Cannellini Bean Cacciatore
- 440 g Cannellini beans instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Skip browning the protein; add the drained beans with the tinned tomatoes and simmer uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes instead of 75, until the sauce is glossy.
Vegan
Cannellini Bean Cacciatore
- 440 g Cannellini beans instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Skip browning the protein; add the drained beans with the tinned tomatoes and simmer uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes instead of 75, until the sauce is glossy.
Gluten-free
- 250 g Instant polenta instead of Crusty bread loaf
Cook the polenta to the packet instructions in the last 10 minutes and serve the cacciatore spooned over it.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
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Pak'nSaveBest choiceno items missing · $22.40 of food
$69.27
68% spare
New Worldno items missing · $36.22 of food · $13.82 more
$85.98
58% spare
Woolworths NZno items missing · $42.82 of food · $20.42 more
$61.00
30% spare
$5.60a serve
$5.60 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $22.40 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$93.38 across 3 shops · all 10 items priced · $43.34 more for bigger packs, 80% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$22.40
no items missing
you'll pay $69.27 · 68% of it spare
New World$36.22
no items missing · $13.82 more
you'll pay $85.98 · 58% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$42.82
no items missing · $20.42 more
you'll pay $61.00 · 30% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$47.31
Chicken thigh fillets
$7.82/kg
need 800 gTegel Tenderbasted Chicken Thighs 1kg 4 kg$31.29closest match
Pak'nSave$7.82/kg$31.29·New World$18.99/kg$18.99·Woolworths NZ$26.50
Tinned chopped tomatoes
$2.08/kg
need 800 g2 × Pams Value Chopped Tomatoes in Juice 400 g$0.83closest match
Pak'nSave$2.08/kg$0.83·Woolworths NZ$0.94·New World$3.23/kg$1.29
Mushrooms
$11.23/kg
need 250 gPams White Button Mushrooms 400 g$4.49closest matchreal special
Pak'nSave$11.23/kg$4.49·Woolworths NZ$5.80·New World$24.45/kg$4.89
Tomato paste
$0.76/100g
need 50 gPams Tomato Paste 170 g$1.29
Pak'nSave$0.76/100g$1.29·New World$0.88/100g$1.49·Woolworths NZ$1.70
Dried oregano
$2.59/10g
need 2 gMasterFoods Oregano Leaves 10 g$2.59closest match
Pak'nSave$2.59/10g$2.59·Woolworths NZ$2.60·New World$2.79/10g$2.79
Buy at Woolworths NZ$9.09
Brown onion
$4.99
need 200 gWoolworths fresh vegetable onions brown 1.5 kg
Woolworths NZ$4.99·Pak'nSave$3.49/kg$3.49·New World$3.59/kg$3.59
Crusty bread loaf
$4.10
need 1 itemWoolworths Standard 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Woolworths NZ$4.10·Pak'nSave$1.40/100g$6.99·New World$1.40/100g$6.99
Buy at New World$36.98
Garlic
$26.99/kg
need 20 gLoose Garlic 1 kg$26.99
New World$26.99/kg$26.99·Woolworths NZ$2.49·Pak'nSave~$41.50/kg$2.49
Olive oil
$2.00/100ml
need 30 mlPams Pure Olive Oil 100ml 1 L$9.99
New World$2.00/100ml$9.99·Woolworths NZ$8.95·Pak'nSave$1.80/100ml$8.99