Simple Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore with onions, peppers, mushrooms and carrots is slow cooked in a flavorful tomato sauce. It’s an easy and healthy comfort meal.
This week the #SundaySupper group is bringing in the New Year with slow cooker recipes. The timing is perfecto.
It’s no wonder that the most viewed recipe on The Dinner-Mom site in 2013 was a slow cooker one… Crock Pot Baked Ziti!
I highly recommend browning the chicken on the stove top first. I shutter at the thought of messing up a pan first thing in the morning…but it is totally worth it. Totally. Of course, another option is to prep everything the night before. 🙂
Enjoy!
Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore for #SundaySupper
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
6 hr
Total Time
6 hr 15 mins
Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore with onions, peppers, mushrooms and carrots is slow cooked in a flavorful tomato sauce. It's an easy and healthy comfort meal.
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 406 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs excess fat removed
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1 medium onion halved and sliced
- 1 pepper red, green or yellow, sliced into thin strips
- 2 carrots sliced or cut into 1 inch pieces
- 8 ounces white mushrooms sliced
- 29 ounces stewed tomatoes Two 14.5 ounce cans
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 Tablespoon corn starch
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 8 ounces Pasta of choice, optional whole wheat, gluten free or serve over zoodles about 1/2 cup per person
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Parmesan cheese optional topping
Instructions
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Heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
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Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
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Brown chicken for about 3 minutes on each side.
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Add chicken, onions, peppers, carrots and mushrooms to crock pot.
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Mix tomatoes, garlic, oregano and red wine vinegar together.
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Pour tomato mixture over chicken and vegetables and stir slightly to allow tomato mixture to coat vegetables and chicken.
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Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours.
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To thicken sauce, remove chicken to serving platter and keep warm.
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Mix together corn starch and water and then stir into sauce remaining in the crock pot.
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Cook on high for 15 minutes.
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Return chicken to crock pot or pour sauce over chicken on serving platter.
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If desired, serve with pasta of choice cooked according to instructions and Parmesan cheese.
Recipe Notes
Leave out carrots, use canned diced tomatoes (with less than 3g of sugar per servicng) and use arrowroot instead of corn starch to keep recipe South Beach Phase 1 compliant. Also, serve without noodles or over zucchini zoodles.
Nutrition Facts
Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore for #SundaySupper
Amount Per Serving
Calories 406
Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g
20%
Saturated Fat 2g
10%
Cholesterol 215mg
72%
Sodium 683mg
28%
Potassium 1308mg
37%
Total Carbohydrates 23g
8%
Dietary Fiber 4g
16%
Sugars 11g
Protein 48g
96%
Vitamin A
110.1%
Vitamin C
26.6%
Calcium
11.9%
Iron
29.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Ease into 2014 with these great slow-cooker and crock pot ideas from the Sunday Supper Group! And, thanks to Cindy from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings for hosting this event.
Whet Your Appetite
- Whiskey Bacon Onion Jam from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Orange-Fig Jam from girlichef
Simmering Soups, Stews, and Side Dishes
- Chicken and Wild Rice Soup from Peanut Butter and Peppers
- Low-Carb Chunky Beefy Vegetable Soup from Yours And Mine Are Ours
- Beef, Wine and Mushroom Soup from Noshing With The Nolands
- Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Soup from Foxes Love Lemons
- Beef Stew from The Foodie Army Wife
- Pot Roast and Portabello Stew from Kudos Kitchen By Renee
- Slow Cooker Black Bean and Polenta Stew from Mama’s Blissful Bites
- Turkey Stew from Magnolia Days
- San Antonio Chunky Chicken Stew from The Weekend Gourmet
- Pumpkin, Chickpea & Lentil Stew from Take A Bite Out of Boca
- Slow Cooker Chickpeas from Shockingly Delicious
Main Courses
- Football Sunday Teriyaki Pulled Pork from Family Foodie
- Slow Cooker Apricot Jalapeno Pork Chops from Hot Momma’s Kitchen Chaos
- Vegan Slow Cooker Hoppin’ John from Killer Bunnies, Inc
- Slow Cooker Coffee Glazed Brisket from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Chipotle Honey BBQ Ribs from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
- Crockpot Country Style Pork Ribs from Cooking On The Ranch
- Slow Cooker Jerk Pork from Curious Cuisiniere
- Slow Cooker Beef Daube Provencal from Momma’s Meals
- Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore from The Dinner-Mom
- Chicken and Broccoli from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Tacos de Lengua from The Texan New Yorker
- Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken & Black Beans for Tacos from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Chinese Chicken from The Ninja Baker
- Slow Cooker Beef Brisket French Dip Sandwiches from Neighborfood
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This looks and sounds delicious. I love all of the veggies in it and cooking in the slow cooker is a big plus! Can’t wait to try it.
Happy Sunday Marjorie. I’ve never ever made Cacciatore and can’t think of a better way to ease into a new recipe than using my crockpot. Nice cooking with you for Sunday Supper.
I never thougth of chicken cacciatore in the Crock-Pot! Great recipe! Looks just amazing!!
I think this one is going on the list for this week!! Nothing like throwing in a bunch of veggies and some chicken! Thanks for sharing.
I used to balk at browning meats for using in the slow cooker too but over time, I’ve realized what an incredible difference in flavor it makes. Well worth dirtying a dish first thing in the morning. Your recipe looks and sounds like a real winner! I’m loving all the healthy ingredient/colors too. So pretty 🙂
I love your “hunt and gather” reference! Sounds so much better than scour for leftover veggies, like I do! Have a great New Year Marjory!
SO gorgeous on the red plates!!! And just as delicious as beautiful, I’m certain!
The slow cooker sure is a life saver! I’m heading over to check out your Crock Pot Baked Ziti now too! You’re absolutely right, now is a great time for slow cooker recipes. It sure is nice to have a healthy, low carb, versatile dish like this in your back pocket – anytime! Thanks for sharing & HUGS!
This looks so tasty and warm on a cold day, I will have to try it soon! Thanks for sharing!
I love how classic dishes like this one can be made in the crockpot – making for much less clean up and hassle for us doing the cooking!
I love Chicken Cacciatore and this is a great way for us to be able to have it on busy weeknights. And adding mushrooms is totally the right thing to do! 🙂
This is a beautiful dish, perfect for a yucky weather day like today.
Fantastico! A delicious recipe for my brand new slow cooker with gluten-free options! You can bet I’m saving your ziti recipe, too =)
I love chicken cacciatore. I’m so lucky – my crock pot insert is actually stovetop safe! So, I could brown the chicken right in it, then transfer to the slow cooker. Will be making this recipe soon, for sure!
I love all of the veggies in this dish! I looks amazing and is easy to make during a busy weekday!
I love how you incorporated so many vegetables in this one dish. It looks great!
A few of my most popular recipes were slow cooker ones! And this one sounds fabulous.
I am a chicken thigh girl, too!
So colorful and full of flavor, that is on my menu for tomorrow night!!!
Amazing what can be made in a slow cooker these days. What a lovely meal full of flavor and veggies too. And tomato-y dishes like this get me every time.
I absolutely love this recipe and intend to make it for dinner this week. It will freeze beautifully if we don’t finish it all. We are only 2.
I love the beautiful dish featured here. Would you tell me what it is and where I could purchase some? It is absolutely grand.
Happy 2014
It does freeze beautifully. The plates were a gift…I am always on the hunt for food photography props! But, they are my favorite plates and you will see them often on the site these days. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!