Thursday, January 10, 2013

TurboFire Chicken Cacciatore

People seem to love slow cooker meals.  I do too.  Relatively little prep work, easy clean up - especially if your slow cooker has a removable insert that you can put in the dishwasher - and your house smells great all day.




Here's a great, healthy chicken cacciatore recipe from the TurboFire cookbook that went over well with my family.  I did some adjustments to meet my taste preferences from the original recipe. Here's what I did.


Jen's TurboFire Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 6 ounces each, cut into pieces
  • 2 medium zucchini, cut into 1-inch slices
  • 1 medium onion, wedged
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 2 cups quartered white button mushrooms
  • 28 ounces tomato sauce
  • 12 ounces whole wheat rotini pasta
Method
Put all vegetables and chicken into the slow cooker.




Pour tomato sauce over everything.


Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, or on high for 6.  I personally have found that, with the longer cooking times, the chicken is much more tender than if you try to "speed it up" (what an oxymoron for a slow cooker!).

Cook the pasta of your choice according to package directions.  A serving is a cup of chicken cacciatore over a cup of cooked pasta.  I passed grated Parmesan cheese and served up slices of crusty Italian bread. Okay, it doesn't say to do that in the TurboFire recipe book, but everything in moderation, right?

2 comments:

  1. That first picture looks like the food was dropped on the floor then picked up and thrown back on the plate. I hope it tastes better than it looks!

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    1. I'm sorry the picture wasn't appealing to you. It's difficult to arrange food from a slow-cooker because it tends to fall apart when you scoop it out.

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