Bonjour my friends, I'm Frankie and welcome to Club Foody!
Busy, busy, busy! We're always on the go or have something to do. If it's not the kids,
it's other family members or some deadlines at work, things to clean, fix and so on...
So many days, cooking can be a challenge but instead of ordering from your local restaurant
or buying processed food, here's an amazing recipe to make...
In today's episode, I'll show you how to make my Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore! The beauty of using
your crock pot is like having a personal chef at home! With very little preparation to do, you can
enjoy this incredible meal even when your schedule is hectic... So my friends, let's get cooking! Here
we have our beautiful chicken thighs and we"ll season them generously on both sides with
ground sea salt, and freshly ground black pepper. So now, in a large skillet over medium high heat,
we'll add oil and when it gets hot, we'll place the thighs fat side down. We'll cook them about
5 minutes per side or until browned. Meanwhile, we'll prep the crock by adding onions, red peppers
and green peppers or poblano peppers which is what I'm using in this video. We'll give a good stir
so the ingredients are well combined. Oh! I almost forgot... pressed garlic and lots of it!
All right! So when the chicken thighs are nicely browned on both sides, we'll place them on top of
the veggies. To this, we'll add mushrooms and lots of them, and Roma tomatoes. Then we'll season with
Italian seasoning, some dry rosemary followed by thyme leaves, red pepper flakes and a bay leaf.
We'll now pour in tomato purée which is my homemade version as well as marinara sauce also made from
scratch. We'll also pour in chicken broth, dry red wine but if you want to use white, go ahead...
and some balsamic vinegar. We'll gently spread out the last few ingredients so everything is covered,
close the lid and set the timer for 6 hours on Low and simply forget about it!
When time is up, we'll add the black olives, stir very well until combined and set the timer for an
additional 30 minutes but this time on High. When cooking time is done, we might find the sauce a bit
on the watery side so we'll add the cornstarch mixture, stir very well until it thickens - it
shouldn't take less than a minute. We'll close the lid and keep it warm until we're ready to eat...
And my friends, this is our Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore! Moist, delicious and easy to make,
this is a great comfort food especially when you have a busy schedule.
This flavorful dish can be served with rice but I personally serve it with pasta... mmm, yum!
I hope you give it a try soon and be sure to visit clubfoody.com for ingredient amounts,
directions and more info...
Until next time my friends, bon appétit!