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    🏠Home » Recipes » Italian Recipes

    Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore

    Feb 2, 2013 · Modified: May 26, 2023 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan · 10 Comments

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    4 from 13 votes

    Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore is a healthy, hardy recipe with tender chicken, vegetables, and rich tomato sauce. This classic Italian dish is an easy dump-and-go weeknight dinner recipe.

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    • 👍Why you should make this recipe
    • 🐓Ingredients
    • 👨‍🍳How to Make Chicken Cacciatore in a Crock Pot
    • ↕️How to make this a "for two" or "family size" recipe
    • 👨‍🍳What is Chicken Cacciatore?
    • ❓FAQ
    • 🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
    • Recipe
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    👍Why you should make this recipe

    • Your home will have a wonderful aroma of tomatoes and peppers all day.
    • An easy chicken cacciatore recipe full of great Italian flavors, a great easy family dinner recipe, but special enough for a dinner party.
    • It's easy and economical to make with wonderful homemade sauce and tender chicken and vegetables.
    • It's healthy, with under 200 calories and 3 grams of fat. It fits diets like low-fat and low-calorie diets.
    • This is an ultra-simple recipe with easy step-by-step photo instructions. Only 10 minutes of prep and let your crock pot do the work.

    Check out these other recipes you may like, Italian Sausage Marinara Sauce, Easy Baked Meatballs, Crock Pot Chicken Baked Ziti, Crock Pot Pizza Casserole, or my personal favorite Crock Pot Baked Ziti.

    🐓Ingredients

    • Chicken—Skinless boneless chicken breasts or chicken thighs
    • Aromatics—onion and garlic
    • Vegetables—bell pepper, mushrooms optional
    • Tomatoes—crushed and paste
    • Pantry ingredients—dry basil, optional red pepper, salt, and black pepper

    👨‍🍳How to Make Chicken Cacciatore in a Crock Pot

    1. Prep onion, garlic, and bell pepper.
    2. Trim the chicken and cut it into chunks.
    3. Add all ingredients to a 3 ½ quart or larger crock pot.
    4. Cook for 6 hours on low. If you want shredded chicken, remove the cooked chicken near the end of cooking, shred it, and replace it in the sauce.

    ↕️How to make this a "for two" or "family size" recipe

    This recipe will fit as written in a 3-quart crock pot. Using a large one may cook a bit faster, so check at 4-5 hours.

    This recipe can be cut in half easily and then fit in a 2-quart crock pot. You won't be able to find 14 oz cans of crushed tomatoes, so use diced tomatoes and freeze the half can of tomato paste.

    1. Use the recipe card and adjust the number of servings to half or double.
    2. Use the amount of ingredients in the ingredient list, not the instructions—those do not adjust.
    3. The half recipe will fit in a 2-quart mini crock pot
    4. A double recipe fits in a 6-quart or larger crock pot.
    5. Cook for the same amount of time.

    👨‍🍳What is Chicken Cacciatore?

    It’s an old Italian dish. Cacciatore means “hunter” in Italian, and to prepare something cacciatora style refers to preparing a meal “hunter-style” or sometimes called "hunters stew."

    The meat is generally braised chicken, but rabbit is also acceptable. While I suggest skinless chicken, chicken with skin and bone is commonly used.

    The sauce is generally onions, spices, tomatoes, bell peppers, and sometimes wine or mushrooms.

    ❓FAQ

    How to serve chicken cacciatore.

    Server over spaghetti or other pasta. It is also delicious over white or brown rice or mashed potatoes. Usually, add a good sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.

    Add in a green garden salad and some crusty bread for a complete meal

    Can I add wine?

    Yes, but only a tablespoon or two. It will not cook off in a crock pot like on the stovetop.

    ❄️How To Store Leftovers.

    Good refrigerated for 3-4 days. It will do well frozen for 3-4 months.

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    This recipe is listed in these categories. See them for more similar recipes.

    Crock Pot Recipes, Healthy Recipes, Italian Recipes, Low Carb/Keto Recipes, Low Fat Recipes, Mini Crock Pot Recipes, Small Crock Pots Recipes
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    🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

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    Start by chopping 1 medium onion and 1 green pepper—crush 3 cloves garlic.

    trimmed raw chicken on a white board

    Trim about 2 pounds of chicken. Use skinless boneless chicken breasts or thighs. Cut into 3-4 pieces each for better serving.

    adding chicken and veggies to the crock pot

    In a 3 quart or larger crock pot, combine the chicken and vegetables with one 6 oz can tomato paste, one 28 oz can crushed tomatoes, 2 teaspoons dry basil, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, and ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional).

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    Cook for 6 hours on low. If you want shredded chicken, remove the cooked chicken shortly before finished, shred it, and return it to the crock pot.

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    Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore

    From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
    Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore is a healthy, hardy recipe with tender chicken, vegetables, and rich tomato sauce. This classic Italian dish is an easy dump-and-go weeknight dinner recipe.
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    4 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 6 hours hours
    Total Time: 6 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
    Servings #/Adjust if desired 8 servings

    Ingredients

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    • 2 pounds chicken - skinless boneless breasts or thighs
    • 1 onion - medium chopped
    • 3 cloves garlic - minced or crushed
    • 1 green pepper - chopped
    • 6 oz tomato paste
    • 28 oz crushed tomatoes
    • 2 teaspoons dry basil
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • ¼ teaspoons crushed red pepper - optional
    • 2 cups slices mushrooms - optional
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    Instructions

    • Start by chopping 1 medium onion and 1 green pepper—crush 3 cloves garlic.
      chopped onions and peppers on a black board
    • Trim about 2 pounds of chicken. Use skinless boneless chicken breasts or thighs. Cut into 3-4 pieces each for better serving.
      trimmed raw chicken on a white board
    • In a 3 quart or larger crock pot, combine the chicken and vegetables with one 6 oz can tomato paste, one 28 oz can crushed tomatoes, 2 teaspoons dry basil, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, and ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional).
      adding chicken and veggies to the crock pot
    • Cook for 6 hours on low. If you want shredded chicken, remove the cooked chicken shortly before finished, shred it, and return it to the crock pot.
      chicken cacciatore on a ladel
    See the step-by-step photos in the post. Some recipes have an option to display the photos here with a switch above these instructions but the photos DO NOT print.

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    Recipe Notes

    Pro Tips

    1. This fits in a 3-quart crock pot. Cut it in half, and it will fit in a 2-quart crock pot. You can use a larger crock pot but it will cook faster. Details are in the post above.
    2. Use chicken breast or thighs.
    3. Add mushrooms if you wish.
    4. Good in the refrigerator for 3-4 days or frozen for 3-4 months.

    To adjust the recipe size:

    You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.

    Nutrition Estimate

    Nutrition Facts
    Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 189 Calories from Fat 27
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 3g5%
    Saturated Fat 1g5%
    Cholesterol 73mg24%
    Sodium 723mg30%
    Potassium 977mg28%
    Carbohydrates 14g5%
    Fiber 3g12%
    Sugar 8g9%
    Protein 27g54%
    Vitamin A 645IU13%
    Vitamin C 28mg34%
    Calcium 54mg5%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Serving size is my estimate of a normal size unless stated otherwise. The number of servings per recipe is stated above. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.
    Course : Main Course
    Cuisine : American

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    Editor's Note: Originally published February 2, 2013. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.

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    1. Gail

      May 08, 2022 at 3:07 pm

      I just love your recipes. I've been looking for a site for 2 people. It has every thing I want in recipes and so much more. My first dish will be the crockpot chicken cacciatore. I haven't used my crockpot in years and hubby loves this dish with tons of peppers So grateful to have to have you. I'm going to be trying mostly all of the recipe. Maybe everyday. ha ha

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    2. Rose Dasta

      January 01, 2017 at 12:00 pm

      I am very interested in crockpot recipes for me and my husband. I see that there is an option to change the serving size, but I'm not sure how that works. Can you please advise and thanks.

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      • DrDan

        January 01, 2017 at 1:37 pm

        The number of servings can be adjusted in the recipe card area. Where it says servings: you can highlight the number and replace it with what your want or use the up and down arrows to the right of the number.
        Dan

    3. Carrie

      July 17, 2015 at 9:29 pm

      Wonderful! I think 5 hours on low was perfect. Added 1 tsp of oregano. Hubby loved it. My picky 3-year old loved it even with the 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper. Thank you for this healthy, well-engineered recipe!

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      • DrDan

        July 18, 2015 at 8:19 pm

        Thanks so much for the note. This should remind people than all crock pots are a little different.
        DrDan

    4. Desirae

      May 04, 2014 at 10:30 am

      Found you on Pinterest. I tweaked one bit by using a pinch or ground red pepper instead of flakes only because of the three littles in the house. I have it on high as I need it in a bit less time than available cooked at low. Very much looking forward to our lunch.

      Reply
      • DrDan

        May 05, 2014 at 6:22 pm

        Hope it works out well for you. The red pepper is always to taste anyways
        DrDan

    5. Laura

      February 20, 2013 at 9:26 am

      It was eaten in its entirety all the same ! I did adds lots of sugar to lessen the blow though and it helped a little. Everyone liked it but the next time I'll try to make it so that I can enjoy it as well - everyone else can always add more heat if they want ! Thanks so much.

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    6. Dr Dan

      February 19, 2013 at 5:33 pm

      That would be to much. I'm so sorry... It was correct in the ingredients but not in the instructions in the post, the recipe at the bottom of the post nor the printout. All are fixed now. A typo multiplied by cut and paste.

      Reply
    7. Unknown

      February 04, 2013 at 7:19 pm

      I just recently started following your blog and have already made a few things, which have all turned out great!

      This looks very tasty and easy. I love that you cook with normal, minimally processed ingredients, and lay everything out for a good look. Thanks!

      Reply

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