Name: Easy slow cooker chicken cacciatore
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 490 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 chicken marylands (1.4kg) or 8 thigh cutlets (1.6kg); 2 large onions (400g); 1 large green capsicum (350g); 400g arrabbiata pasta sauce; ¾ cup (120g) pitted kalamata olives; STAPLES; 1 tablespoon olive oil; sea salt flakes; freshly ground black pepper

Easy slow cooker chicken cacciatore

Five ingredients plus a few pantry staples.

A serve of slow cooker chicken cacciatore

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

8H 10M

Using just five ingredients and few pantry staples, this easy slow cooker chicken cacciatore is a flavour-packed dinner the family will love.

Ingredients

4 chicken marylands (1.4kg) or 8 thigh cutlets (1.6kg)

2 large onions (400g)

1 large green capsicum (350g)

400g arrabbiata pasta sauce

¾ cup (120g) pitted kalamata olives

STAPLES

1 tablespoon olive oil

sea salt flakes

freshly ground black pepper

Method

Heat oil in a 5-litre (20-cup) slow cooker on ‘sear’ (HIGH) setting. Cook chicken, skin-side down, for 10 minutes or until golden.

Meanwhile, quarter onions. Halve capsicum, remove seeds and membrane, then cut into wedges.

Add onion and pasta sauce to slow cooker. Pour ½ cup (125ml) water into sauce jar; screw lid on and shake to remove remaining sauce. Pour over chicken. Adjust setting to LOW; cook, covered, for 7 hours 30 minutes or until chicken is tender.

Add capsicum and olives to slow cooker; cook, covered, for a further 30 minutes. Season to taste; serve.

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Breville The Searing Slow Cooker, Brushed Stainless Steel, LSC650BSS

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Barilla Arrabbiata Pasta Sauce 400g

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Always Fresh Kalamata Olives Pitted 220g

What to serve with this chicken cacciatore

Serve it with mashed potato, cauliflower ‘rice’ or cheesy polenta.

Can this slow cooker chicken dish be frozen?

Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 days, or freeze for up to 3 months; thaw in the fridge.

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