Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
Stewed chicken and vegetables in a rich tomato sauce, served over hot cooked pasta noodles.
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. skinless chicken pieces (see Cook's Note)
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 T. olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. mushrooms thickly sliced
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 (14.5 oz.) cans diced tomatoes with onion and bell pepper
- Hot cooked pasta, potatoes or rice
Instructions
- Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in hot oil until browned.
- In a 4 to 5-quart slow cooker, combine onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Place chicken pieces on top of the onion mixture. Sprinkle chicken with garlic powder. Pour tomatoes over the chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours.
- Remove chicken from the slow cooker. Skim fat from the surface of the liquid in the slow cooker, if desired. Serve chicken and vegetable mixture over hot cooked pasta, potatoes, or rice.
- Cook's Note: We used 2 skinless chicken breasts and 3 skinless chicken thighs.
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