Easy Chicken Cacciatore uses tender chicken in a tomato sauce with mushrooms, bell peppers, olives and herbs. Only takes 30 minutes from stove to plate!
Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium high heat.
Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, then coat them with flour.
Add chicken to hot pan and brown for 3 minutes on each side, or until cooked. Remove and set aside.
Add onion, bell peppers, mushrooms, black olives, and tomato halves to the pan and cook until soft approximately 4 minutes.
Add garlic and dried herbs. Cook for about 1-2 minutes before adding tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, water and optional sugar. Stir to combine and add the chicken back into the pan.
Simmer on the lowest heat for about 15-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Add salt and pepper to taste before serving.
Serve over pasta or rice of choice.
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Notes
See notes above about types of tomato, tomato sauce, adding fry herbs versus fresh herbs and the type of chicken to use.