Chicken Cacciatore
This recipe has been passed down to 4 generations in our family. My mother (Lena) said this was one of her mother's signature dishes from Yugoslavia, Enjoy!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken cut in pieces
- 1 T. butter or vegetable oil
- 2 green bell peppers chopped
- 4 celery stalks chopped
- 1 lg. onion chopped
- 5 whole cloves
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 T. salt
- 1 T. pepper
- 1 T. paprika
- 2 (14 ½ oz.) can tomatoes chopped
- 2 (10 ¾ oz.) can tomato soup
- 1 1/2 c. instant white rice
Instructions
- In large pot, sauté green pepper, celery and onion in butter or oil.
- Stir in cloves, bay leaves, salt, pepper, paprika, canned tomatoes, and tomato soup. Add chicken and bring to a boil. Cover and let simmer for 1 hour.
- Remove from heat, add instant rice, cover, let stand until rice is tender. Remove bay leaves and cloves before serving.
It looks like a lovely, plain, and simple recipe! I’m definitely going to try it! Sometimes, as the saying goes, “plain is best!”