Main meals
Poultry
Italian
Halal Friendly
Kosher Friendly
Gluten-free friendly
Balanced
High protein
Chicken Cacciatore

2

15 mins

A rustic Italian “hunter’s-style” stew of tender chicken legs braised in a rich tomato sauce with mushrooms, red pepper, courgette, garlic and fresh basil. Spinach and cannellini beans cook in the same pot. It’s hearty, comforting and full of vegetables.

Ingredients
  • 2 chicken legs (around 600g with bone), skin removed
  • Pinch of salt (⅛ tsp) and black pepper
  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 red pepper, sliced (fresh or frozen)
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 150g mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 375ml reduced-salt chicken or vegetable stock
  • ½ x 400g tin cannellini beans (120g drained), drained and rinsed
  • 1 courgette, chopped
  • 100g spinach (fresh or frozen)
  • Handful of fresh basil leaves, torn

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Needed kitchenware
Instructions

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Season the chicken with the salt and pepper. Heat the oil in the casserole over a medium-high heat and brown the chicken (4 minutes each side). Transfer to a plate.

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Turn the heat to medium. Cook the onion and red pepper until softened (5 minutes). Stir in the garlic for 1 minute, then add the mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes.

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Add the tomatoes, stock and cannellini beans. Return the chicken to the pan, bring to a simmer, then cover and cook gently for 25 minutes.

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Add the courgette, cover and simmer until the chicken is tender and cooked through with no pink meat near the bone (10–15 minutes). If you have a thermometer, it should read 75c.

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Stir in the spinach until wilted, scatter with the basil and serve.

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Storage information

Leave to cool, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Reheat until piping hot all the way through. Freeze for up to 3 months; defrost overnight in the fridge and reheat until piping hot.

Tip

Bigger appetites: Serve with wholewheat pasta or a slice of crusty wholemeal bread.

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Budget-friendly
Beginner
Freezer-friendly
Family-friendly
One-pan
Batch-cook friendly

Abbi

Head Chef

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