Chicken Cacciatore Casserole
From fewls 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This chicken dish is prepared like lasagne, layering the sauteed chicken scallops with Mozzarella and tomato sauce, then baked.
Ingredients
- TOMATO SAUCE: shopping list
- 1 T light olive oil shopping list
- 1 onion, finely chopped shopping list
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped shopping list
- 1 red bell pepper finely chopped shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, minced shopping list
- 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes shopping list
- ¾ c. chicken broth shopping list
- 1 can mushrooms shopping list
- 1 small can black olives shopping list
- 1 ½ T basil shopping list
- 1 ½ T parsley shopping list
- 2 tsp cayenne shopping list
- 1 tsp salt shopping list
- CHICKEN: shopping list
- 4 chicken boneless, skinless breasts shopping list
- 4 T all purpose flour shopping list
- 4 T lite olive oil shopping list
- salt and black pepper shopping list
- CHEESE: shopping list
- 8 oz mozzarella, grated shopping list
- ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- ½ cup panco breadcrumbs shopping list
How to make it
- Pre heat oven to 350º.
- SAUCE
- Heat oil in frying pan.
- Sauté onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic until tender.
- Add tomatoes, chicken stock, mushroom, black olives and herbs.
- Bring to a boil and then lower the heat to simmer for about 30 minutes to the consistency of a thick paste.
- Season with a touch of salt if needed.
- The sauce can be made ahead of time, even a day before and kept in the refrigerator or you can use your own favorite tomato sauce
- CHICKEN:
- Slice each chicken breast in half, horizontally, cover with waxed paper and pound to a thickness of about ¼ inch,
- Season with salt and pepper
- Dredge in flour.
- Heat the remaining olive oil and 2 T butter in the frying pan after the oil and butter foam
- Sauté each chicken scallop until golden brown;
- keep warm until all chicken is sautéed.
- ASSEMBLE CASSEROLE:
- Layer chicken with cheeses and sauce, ending with a layer of cheese and breadcrumbs,
- Bake uncovered for about 30 - 45 minutes until top is brown and bubbly,
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Bookmarked to try soon!!
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in Salem loved it
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Bookmarked to try soon!
a1patti
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Good casserole
have to try it
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