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cooked chicken cacciatore in the slow cooker with fresh herbs on top

Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

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5 from 3 reviews

  • Total Time: 3 hours 10 mins
  • Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 3 pounds chicken thighs
  • 15 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • 15 ounces tomato sauce
  • 2 bell peppers, sliced
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 ounces olives
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons basil
  • 1 teaspoon salt (or more)
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Salt & pepper to season the chicken
  • 1 cup chicken broth or water (for Instant Pot only)

Instructions

Slow Cooker

  1. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
  2. Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.

Instant Pot

  1. Turn on the Instant Pot and select sauté. Once hot add oil to the pot. Add onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms and cook for a 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Add garlic and cook an additional minute. Turn off pressure cooker.
  2. Add the broth, tomato sauce, and crushed tomatoes. Deglaze the bottom of the Instant Pot by scraping all the bits off with a wooden spoon. Stir in olives, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.
  3. Season the chicken with salt & pepper. Add the chicken to the Instant Pot. Stir to mix well.
  4. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure for 11 minutes. When cooking time is complete, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes then manually release the remaining pressure.
  • Author: Shannon Epstein
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 3 hours

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 330
  • Sugar: 5.1 g
  • Sodium: 343.6 mg
  • Fat: 6.3 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.3 g
  • Carbohydrates: 11.5 g
  • Fiber: 2.5 g
  • Protein: 53.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 165.5 mg