Chicken Cacciatore - Binnys Easy Recipes (2024)

The Tuscan favourite!! Country style, rustic Chicken Cacciatore is an Easy , Unbelievably delicious Italian Meal sure to bring smiles on your Dinner table. Hunter’s style Tuscan Chicken Recipe with loads of vegetables and a tangy Tomato sauce. Served over Rice,Pasta or a crusty bread this is a Crowd pleaser. Make it Keto (Skip the wine).Voila!!

Rustic , Country style Chicken dish , flavoured with a tangy Wine and Tomato Sauce. Made with ease in the Instant pot , its comfort food redefined. On a hustling Weeknight or Weekday, this is served with a crusty bread Rice or Pasta is sure to bring Smile on the dinner table.Originally made with Chicken slowly braised for hours , along with vegetables, garlic, wine and tomatoes. This Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore will change theway you eat regularly !

This recipe is made under 25 minutes. So from my Kitchen to yours ….”Buon Appetito”!

What are the main Ingredients of Chicken Cacciatore?

This Tuscan style Chicken stew , is basically Braised Chicken , cooked in Onions, garlic, Peppers, Red wine and Tomatoes. Cooking with Wine adds a rich flavour and aroma to this tangy tomatoey sauce.I had a Merlot on hand you could add a Zinfandel , Chianti or any of your favourite reds.

I like to make most of my Weeknight meals in the Instant pot. It saves a ton of time without compromising on the flavour and taste of the dish.

You could check out a few of my other Instant pot recipes like Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken, Vegetarian Pressure Cooker curry. Whatever you cook be it vegetarian or meat or Chicken the flavour and nutrition remain intact in the recipe.

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Ingredients needed to make this Chicken Cacciatore In Instant pot.

You could find a detailed list of ingredients along with measurements in the recipe card below . However the summary for the same is here for your reference.

• Chicken – Boneless Skinless Chicken breasts are used here. However , the hunter’s style stew can be made with bone in chicken. Its a Rustic stew . Use your favourite Chicken .

• Mushrooms-Anyvariety of mushrooms work well with this recipe. Cremini, White mushrooms. The stew calls for vegetables that are at hand. Use what you like and love.

• Peppers– Personally I like to to use Colours in this recipe. Yellow, Red and Green peppers are used here. Try to incorporate as much vitamins and minerals as you can and make a flavour packed meal.

• Onions-Diced red / yellow onions work well with the recipe. I have just Diced a red Onion . Shallots work well too.

• Wine– Some recipes call for white wine. I love the flavour imparted by the red wine to this particular recipe. I used Merlot. You could use Chianti, Zinfandel, or shiraz too. If on a Keto diet please skip the wine . Double up on Chicken stock.

• Italian Seasoning, salt , pepper– All dishes will taste amazingly well if the meat or chicken or fish are seasoned well. never shy away from seasoning.

• Balsamic Vinegar- The balsamic vinegar adds a sweet tinge to the dish.

• Tomatoes– I have used some ‘Spoon tomatoes’ and tomato puree for this recipe. The tang of the tomato is what makes this Dish flavour packed.

• Chicken Stock– Homemade or store bought Chicken stock can be used for this easy Chicken Cacciatore. Just use the low sodium variety.

Pro Tips:

• To make this Chicken Cacciatore Keto, Paleo, Whole 30 compliant.

• Please skip the wine.

• You could replace the wine with 1/2 cup additional chicken broth.

• The recipe is freezer friendly . You can freeze it in freezer safe containers for upto 3 months.

• Deglaze the inner pot with stock , or wine (not for keto ), the flavours are so rich.

What do you serve with Chicken Cacciatore?

• Best served with a warm crusty bread.

• Rice.

• Cauliflower rice.

• Zucchini noodles.

• Pasta.