Cheap Chicken Cacciatore (Frugal Food Thursday)
Last week, I bought a 4-lb package of kosher chicken thighs at Publix. The bag cost $14.29. Ouch! That is not frugal!
But with a $10 off $50 Whole Foods coupon, as well as some coupon overages, I was able to get the package for free!
Here's what I made with them this week: Cheap Chicken Cacciatore.
CHEAP CHICKEN CACCIATORE
4 bone-in chicken thighs
1/2 cup flour
1 tbsp garlic powder
1/2 tbsp freshly ground pepper
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup light olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 4-oz can mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup red wine
1 28-oz can tomatoes with juice
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
Remove excess fat from chicken thighs. Place flour, garlic powder, pepper, and salt in a paper bag. Place one thigh in the bag and shake until the thigh is coated with flour mixture. Repeat for the other three thighs.
In a large saucepan with lid, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the thighs to the pan and brown thighs for about 4 minutes, then flip over and brown for another 3-4 minutes. Remove thighs from pan.
Add the onion and garlic to the pan and saute for about 3 minutes or until soft. Add the mushrooms and cook 1 more minute. Add the red wine. Add the tomatoes and Italian seasoning. Turn the heat to high until the sauce is boiling. Set the heat to medium-low, add the thighs back into the pan, and cover with the pan lid.
Simmer for about 45 minutes, or until meat is cooked through. Serve over shell pasta.
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9 comments:
Hi thank you for hosting! Today I’m sharing my scratch marinara #1 – roma tomato, roasted red pepper & basil. We are a cycling/running household so we eat a lot of pasta! I was tired of buying jarred marinara but dismayed when I couldn’t find a scratch recipe that didn’t contain canned tomato something, so I made my own! This is #1 of the series.
Yum! This reminds me of my childhood. My mom used to make this all the time.
Friday Food Fight link is up!
http://deniseisrundmt.com/2012/05/04/mexican-wedding-cakes-for-cinco-de-mayo/
What a steal! Way to go--and the recipe looks like a tasty and simple one. Thanks for linking to Food on Fridays!
Thanks for hosting! I can't wait to read the Homemade Mayo post. I'd love to try making my own.
Here from Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. I love chicken cacciatore and love to try all sorts of versions! This sound very delicious!
Sounds really good, thank you :)
Delicious chicken dish. thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop.
Thanks for sharing your frugal recipe and linking to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday. I highlighted your recipe on the Tempt My Tummy Spotlight this weekend.
http://www.blessedwithgrace.net/2012/05/tempt-my-tummy-spotlight-3/
Sounds delicious! Thanks for linking up to Healthy 2Day Wednesday, and come back next time to see if you were featured!
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