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A cast iron skillet with succulent chicken pieces in a vibrant tomato sauce, surrounded by vegetables and served with bread on a yellow cloth.

Oven Baked Chicken Cacciatore

Kitchen Stories
Anyone can cook
Difficulty
Medium
Total time
60 min
Cooking time
30 min
Allergens:
stalks celeryred winebread (for serving)

Oven Baked Chicken Cacciatore brings rustic Italian flavour to your weeknight table: tender, golden chicken simmered in a rich tomato, bell pepper and olive sauce. This oven-baked chicken cacciatore recipe is made for hands-off roasting in your Neff oven—one-pan ease that gives crispy skin, a silky sauce and plenty of leftovers. Follow a few simple steps (and one neat trick for extra colour) and you’ll have a homey, impressive meal without the fuss.

Ingredients

4 Portions:

4 chicken breasts (bone-in, skin-on)

1 onion

4 cloves garlic

1 red bell pepper

1 green bell pepper

200 g mushrooms

2 stalks celery

2 sprigs thyme

2 sprigs rosemary

3 leaves sage

2 tbsp olive oil

2 bay leaves

2 tbsp tomato paste

150 g Kalamata olives

200 ml red wine

300 g canned tomatoes

salt

pepper

bread (for serving)

Instructions

Hand sliding a parchment-lined tray of raw chicken pieces into a Neff built-in oven; vase of flowers and kitchen decor visible on the counter.

Step 1

Preheat oven to 220°C Circo Therm®. Finely chop onion and garlic. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. Thinly slice red and green bell peppers, mushrooms, and celery, then add to a bowl. Remove thyme and rosemary leaves from stems, add sage and finely chop herbs together and set aside. When oven is preheated, put chicken breasts on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake at 220°C for 20 min. until the skin is brown.

Hands sprinkling dried herbs into a skillet of tomato, pepper and olive stew on a Neff induction cooktop; small cutting board and yellow cloth nearby.

Step 2

Heat oil in an ovenproof pan on Induction Hob heat setting 6 and sauté the onion, garlic, and vegetables for approx. 3 min. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add bay leaves and tomato paste and stir to combine. Add olives, then deglaze the pan with red wine. Add the canned tomatoes, then fill the tomato can about halfway with water and add to the pan. Add herbs.

Hand with tongs placing two golden chicken breasts into a tomato, pepper and olive skillet on a Neff induction cooktop; yellow cloth at counter.

Step 3

Take the chicken out of the oven and nestle into the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Put the pan in the pre-heated oven and bake at 180°C uncovered for approx. 10 min. Enjoy with crusty bread!

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