WINE & FOOD AFFAIR RECIPES

Main Dish

Chicken Cacciatore

Trattore Farms

7878 Dry Creek Road
Geyserville , CA 95441
trattorefarms.com

Our favorite easy to prepare comfort food. Enjoy this over polenta, pasta or rice.

Ingredients:
  • 4 pounds Chicken Leg Quarters w/ skin
  • 4 tablespoons Dry Creek Olive Co. Three Orchards Olive Oil
  • 1 large Bell Pepper Finely Chopped
  • 1 medium Onion Finely Chopped
  • 4 cloves Garlic Minced
  • 6 ounces Tomato Paste Open Can
  • 28 ounces San Marzano Tomatoes Crushed
  • 1 cup Trattore Farms Red Wine
  • 1 tablespoon Allspice Ground
  • 1 large Bay Leaf
  • 1/8 teaspoon Maggi Seasoning Spice
  • To Taste Salt
  • To Taste Peppers

Receipe Directions:

Step one. 

Preheat oven to 325 F

Step 2
 
Using a Dutch oven or other oven safe lidded cooking dish, heat oil for 10 minutes, then add the chicken quarters skin side down for 5 – 7 minutes to brown. Then flip over for an additional 3 – 5 minutes.  Once browed set chicken aside and preserve all dripping in the Dutch Oven for step 4.

Step 3 (while Chicken is browning)

On stove top use a non-stick sauté pan on medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of oil and sauté bell peppers, onion, celery and carrot until onions become translucent, about 3 to 5 minutes. 

Step 4

Add tomatoes, sautéed vegetables, red wine and remaining seasoning to Dutch oven. Let simmer for 3 min. Then add chicken, cover the Dutch oven and place in the oven. 

Let cook for about an hour and a half. Pull out once internal temperature of chicken hits. 165°

Step 5 

Serve over polenta, pasta or rice.