Chicken Cacciatore with Crisp Polenta
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Everyday Food, October 2008
- Prep Time 20 minutes
- Total Time 40 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 skinless chicken thighs (about 3 pounds total)
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 10 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes in juice, broken up with a spoon
- 1 cup dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc
- 2 medium onions, each cut into 8 wedges
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1/3 cup pitted green olives, halved
- 1 tube (16 ounces) plain prepared polenta, sliced into 12 rounds
Directions
- In a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Working in two batches, sear chicken, meaty side down, until browned, 6 to 8 minutes; transfer to a plate (chicken will cook more in step 2).
- Add mushrooms to pot; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add flour, and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add tomatoes (with their juice), wine, onions, garlic, olives, and chicken (with any juices). Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer, and cook until chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Season stew with salt and pepper.
- While stew is cooking, heat broiler. On a rimmed baking sheet, brush both sides of polenta slices with remaining oil; season with salt and pepper. Broil, without turning, until deep golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve chicken cacciatore over polenta.
Totally delicious! I made this last night and loved it - we used a garlic basil polenta we found at the supermarket and it came out fantastic! I want more now just thinking about it. ;)
Good recipe! We added some fresh herbs to the salt and pepper before browning the chicken, plus added some basil as garnish, and it turned out great!