For those who love the classic Italian dish cacciatore but want a quicker and easier version, "Sarasota's Speedy Chicken Cacciatore Soup" is the perfect recipe. This soup combines the flavors of cacciatore with the convenience of a one-pot meal, making it ideal for busy weeknights or quick lunches. With its tender chicken, savory vegetables, and rich broth, this soup is sure to satisfy the whole family. The recipe is incredibly versatile, allowing you to adjust the ingredients and seasonings to suit your tastes, making it a customizable dish that can be enjoyed by everyone.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
CREAMY CHICKEN CACCIATORE SOUP
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 55m
Yield 2 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a 5 1/2-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides and place skin-side down in the pot. Brown for 4 to 6 minutes on the first side, then flip and brown for 4 to 6 minutes on the other side. Remove to a plate and set aside.
- Add the mushrooms, garlic, bell peppers, onion, thyme and turmeric to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened and the edges are starting to brown, about 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook for an additional minute. Pour in the white wine, bring to a simmer and simmer for 3 minutes. Use your spoon to scrape the sides and bottom of the pot to loosen any browned bits that might be stuck there. Add the chicken stock, diced tomatoes and chicken thighs. Season the soup with a healthy pinch of salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Fill a 4-quart pot with water and bring to a boil. Cook the egg noodles until al dente according to the package directions. Drain the noodles, put back into the pot they were cooked in and toss with a scant tablespoon of olive oil; set aside.
- When the chicken is ready, transfer it to a cutting board. Using 2 forks, remove the chicken from the bones and shred. Some skin will end up in the mix, which is totally fine. Add the shredded meat back to the soup. Discard the skin and bones.
- Add the noodles to the soup, as well as the heavy cream and 2 tablespoons of the parsley. Simmer for a few minutes to heat everything through. Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning as needed. Serve hot in bowls and garnish with the remaining chopped parsley.
- If you are making this soup ahead of time, undercook the noodles by 2 minutes as directed on the package, so they don't overcook when the soup is reheated. Alternatively, cook the noodles, drain, toss in olive oil and store separately, adding them to the soup once it has been reheated. Serve as directed above.
CHICKEN CACCIATORE STOUP
A stoup is what I call a meal that serves up thicker than a soup yet thinner than a stew. This hearty hunter's chicken stoup is a family favorite of ours, especially on chilly nights.
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat a deep skillet or a medium soup pot over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, and the chicken. Season it with coarse salt and pepper and red pepper flakes.
- While the chicken cooks, chop up the veggies.
- When the chicken is evenly and lightly browned all over, 3 or 4 minutes, remove it to a plate and reserve. Add another tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil, 1 more turn of the pan. Add the potatoes to the pan. Cook a couple of minutes, then add in the mushrooms, celery, and onion and cook another couple of minutes. Add in the peppers and garlic and cook another 1 to 2 minutes. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper. Add chicken back to the pan. Toss it with the vegetables. Add red wine to the pan and deglaze it, picking up drippings. Add tomatoes and stock to the stoup and stir to combine. Stir in rosemary and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook 8 to10 minutes.
- Turn off stoup and ladle into shallow bowls. Top with basil (for a sweet finish and balance to the spice in the soup) or arugula (for a peppery finish) or with spinach (for a woodsy finish). At the table, pass grated cheese for sprinkling on top of the stoup and bread for mopping up the bowl.
HOMEMADE CHICKEN CACCIATORE, SICILIAN-STYLE
This recipe was shown to me by my Sicilian employer years ago in Lynchburg, VA. It is made from scratch with tomatoes, onions, peppers, wine, and seasonings. Do not cook chicken before adding to this recipe; it must all blend together to get this particular flavor. Leaving the skin on the chicken helps the flavors to blend together while cooking. You can remove the skin after cooking.
Provided by Kim Shepheard
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 2h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a large stockpot over medium heat. Cook the onion, bell pepper, and garlic in the melted butter until they begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, wine, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and garlic salt; cook and stir until the mixture just begins to boil. Reduce the heat to medium low; add the chicken and cook until the meat is tender enough to fall off the bone, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove the bones and skin from the chicken, returning the meat to the pot.
- Heat 3/4 cup of the reserved liquid from the tomatoes in the microwave until just warmed. Stir the flour into the tomato liquid until thick. Add to the stockpot and stir continually until the mixture begins to thicken. Remove from heat and allow to sit for about 15 minutes.
- While the chicken mixture rests, bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil. Stir the spaghetti into the water and return to a boil. Cook until the pasta is slightly tender but still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain. Ladle the chicken mixture over the drained spaghetti to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 874.8 calories, Carbohydrate 68.1 g, Cholesterol 175.3 mg, Fat 37.5 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 54.1 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 932.5 mg, Sugar 7.5 g
CHICKEN CACCIATORE SOUP
"This quickie cacciatore meets with my Italian husband's approval. Each brothy spoonful is brimming with vegetables and tender pieces of chicken." -Nancy Roth, St. Joseph, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 50m
Yield 7 servings (about 2-1/2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, saute mushrooms and leeks in oil until tender. Stir in the broth, chicken, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, pasta, thyme and pepper. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are tender. Top each serving with cheese and basil. Freeze option: Before adding cheese and basil, cool soup and transfer to freezer containers. Freeze up to 3 month. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Sprinkle each serving with cheese and basil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 283 calories, Fat 11g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 58mg cholesterol, Sodium 951mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 27g protein.
SCARLETT'S CHICKEN CACCIATORE
A great chicken dish full of veggies. You can have it for dinner tonight, or freeze it for later.
Provided by scarlett
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the chicken, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, and garlic until the chicken is no longer pink inside, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, parsley, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and basil, bring the mixture to a boil, and reduce heat. Cover the skillet and simmer for 30 minutes.
- While the chicken mixture is simmering, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the egg noodles, and return to a boil. Cook the noodles uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
- Serve the chicken cacciatore over the hot cooked noodles. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 329.1 calories, Carbohydrate 37.8 g, Cholesterol 76.2 mg, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 24.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 836.3 mg, Sugar 1.9 g
SARASOTA'S SPEEDY CHICKEN CACCIATORE SOUP
This was in a small cookbook I bought at a Christmas Holiday Sale, probably 10 years back. It was submitted by Ellen Yatze, from Ft. Myers Florida. Ellen, it is a great soup! It is funny how going through my old recipe boxes, I have all these old hand written recipes, I have yet to type up - ones I simply forgot about. The title says it all. But what I like about this is how quick it cooks up. Other than chopping your chicken (I used a store bought rotisserie) and basil, and cooking the bacon, the rest is open the can or jar and add to the pot. Simmer for 15 minutes and you have a hearty soup. By all means, when I have time, I would be using chicken breasts, fresh onions and would roast my own red peppers, but the whole idea behind this soup is "quick!" She suggested serving it with some parmesan polenta and of course with the olive garnish.
Provided by SarasotaCook
Categories Chicken
Time 35m
Yield 4 Large bowls, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Bacon -- In a large pot, saute your bacon in 1 teaspoon olive oil on medium heat until crisp.
- Vegetables -- To the bacon and drippings, add your onions, mushrooms, garlic and cook until slightly softened, just a couple of minutes. Add in the roasted red pepper, Optional green pepper, red pepper flakes and cook another minute.
- Broth -- Add the red wine and vinegar and cook just a minute scraping up any bits off the bottom of the pan. Add in the broth, tomatoes, and chicken. Check for seasoning (salt and pepper). Lower to medium low heat and continue to simmer for about 15 minutes. Finish with the fresh basil the last couple of minutes.
- Garnish -- As your soup is simmering, make your garnish and polenta. For the olives -- in a small bowl, fine chop and mix the two olives together and drizzle with a bit of olive oil. I like a mix of black and green, but use what you like best - and let people help themselves. And for the polenta, simply make your favorite kind. I used a quick cooking which was. Two (2) cups chicken broth and 1/2 cup polenta, and stir in 1/2 cup parmesan right at the end, salt and pepper. I used quick cooking so 5 minutes and it was done. Use your favorite.
- Serve -- A couple of ladles per bowl, top with a scoop of the cheesy polenta and garnish with the olives.
Tips:
- To save time, use rotisserie chicken or pre-cooked chicken breasts.
- For a thicker soup, add more vegetables, such as diced carrots, celery, or zucchini.
- If you like a spicier soup, add a pinch of red pepper flakes or a diced jalapeño pepper.
- Serve the soup with a side of crusty bread or crackers for dipping.
- For a healthier version, use low-sodium chicken broth and skip the cream.
Conclusion:
This speedy chicken cacciatore soup is a delicious and easy meal that can be made in under 30 minutes. It's perfect for a busy weeknight dinner or a quick lunch. The soup is packed with flavor from the chicken, vegetables, and Italian seasoning. It's also a great way to use up leftover chicken. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give this speedy chicken cacciatore soup a try.
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