Who’s ready for some chicken cacciatore, slow cooker style?  With school starting back up and the busyness of every day life returning, I find that I am having less and less time to put together a quality meal for my family.

One of the easiest ways that I combat this problem is through the use of my slow cooker.  If you are a mom (or a dad!) and haven’t gotten one of these snappy little contraptions yet, I highly recommend you pick one up.  They’re not that expensive and they can save you a world of hurt on busy school night evenings when all you have to do is open up the top of the cooker and eat.

And as far as this meal goes, the best part about it is that we can use the leftovers to make a complete second dinner (more on that tomorrow, can you stand the wait?) which, dare I say, was just as tasty if not even a bit better!  And that’s saying a lot because this cacciatore was pretty darn good.

I know, I know, you’re busy.  Let’s get to it.

Ingredients Needed:

1 Whole Chicken Cut into its Respective Pieces
1 Cup of Flour
1 tsp of Salt
1/4 tsp of Pepper
1Tbsp + 1/2 tsp of Curry
1 28 Oz Can of Tomatoes
1/2 Cup of Red Wine
1 Tbsp of Fresh Basil (or 1 tsp of Dry)
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 Onion, Chopped
1/2 Cup of Chicken Broth
2 Green Peppers

Mix your flour, 1 Tbsp of the curry, 1/2 tsp of the salt, and the pepper together in a bowl.

Dredge the chicken in the flour and throw it in a large sauce pan with a couple tablespoons of oil heated up on medium high.

Let the chicken cook on all sides for a minute or two each side to get them crispy and yummy on the outside.

To the slow cooker add in your tomatoes, red wine, fresh basil, garlic, onion, chicken broth, peppers, 1/2 tsp of the curry and 1/2 tsp of the salt.  Mix it all up good.

Now grab your chicken and set it on top of your tomato mixture.

Close ‘er up, turn the heat on low and let it cook for the next 6 to 8 hours.  And here’s what you should have when you open it up to serve dinner.

annnnd… YUM.  If that doesn’t look like a tasty meal then I don’t know what does!  Boil up a little rice or noodle and serve it up for a tasty, easy weeknight dinner.

I hope everyone with kiddos is having a smooth transition back into the busyness that is back-to-school time!  Don’t forget to stop by tomorrow to see what we create with all these yummy leftovers!

Curried Chicken Cacciatore - Slow Cooker Style

Ingredients:

1 Whole Chicken Cut into its Respective Pieces
1 Cup of Flour
1 tsp of Salt
1/4 tsp of Pepper
1Tbsp + 1/2 tsp of Curry
1 28 Oz Can of Tomatoes
1/2 Cup of Red Wine
1 Tbsp of Fresh Basil (or 1 tsp of Dry)
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 Onion, Chopped
1/2 Cup of Chicken Broth
2 Green Peppers

Directions:

Mix your flour, 1 Tbsp of the curry, 1/2 tsp of the salt, and the pepper together in a bowl.

Dredge the chicken in the flour and throw it in a large sauce pan with a couple tablespoons of oil heated up on medium high.

Let the chicken cook on all sides for a minute or two each side to get them crispy and yummy on the outside.

To the slow cooker add in your tomatoes, red wine, fresh basil, garlic, onion, chicken broth, peppers, 1/2 tsp of the curry and 1/2 tsp of the salt. Mix it all up good.

Now grab your chicken and set it on top of your tomato mixture.

Close 'er up, turn the heat on low and let it cook for the next 6 to 8 hours.

Boil up a little rice or noodle and serve it up for a tasty, easy weeknight dinner.

I hope everyone with kiddos is having a smooth transition back into the busyness that is back-to-school time! Don't forget to stop by tomorrow to see what we create with all these yummy leftovers!