Chicken Cacciatore

Sorry for the long break! Among other things, I was on vacation playing a whole lot of Mad Libs and enjoying these little guys...


But now I'm back and I'm trying to catch up on my recipes. I decided to embrace my Italian roots and try out chicken cacciatore. For this you need:

1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup boiling water
1 eight-ounce can tomatoes
1/2 cup tomato puree
1 garlic clove
1 teaspoon oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 chicken breast halves, without skin

First you cook the onion in the boiling water until tender, and do not drain. You then add the tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, oregano, celery seed, and pepper.


Simmer for ten minutes to blend the flavors. Then place the breast halves in a heavy frying pan.


Pour the tomato mixture over the chicken. Then cook, covered, over low heat until the chicken is tender.


This will take about 30 minutes. Remove the garlic clove and serve. We made some pasta to go with it.


It was pretty good! Maybe not my favorite but a nice, simple meal that definitely tasted good. The celery seed really gave it an interesting flavor; I'm not sure I've had it much before. It wasn't the most interesting dish ever, but I am sure I will make it again.

Next time (there might be a special mid-week post to try and catch up) - potato cheese soup!