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Chicken Tenderloin Cacciatore

Quick Chicken Cacciatore

A quick chicken cacciatore made with chicken tenders, vegetables and a touch of bacon.
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 10-12 chicken tenderloins washed and dried
  • 2 Tablespoons of cooked crumbled bacon
  • 8 oz package of button mushrooms- sliced
  • 1/2 large white onion - sliced
  • 2 Cubanelle Peppers - sliced into rings
  • 1 clove garlic - crushed
  • 1/4 cup of dry white wine or vermouth
  • 1/4 cup of chicken stock
  • 8 oz of peeled tomatoes crushed with juice
  • 3 Tablespoons olive oil divided 2-1
  • 1 Tblsp. butter optional
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Fresh thyme or oregano and Italian parsley (or all)

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F
  • In a large skillet heat 2 Tblsp. olive oil and butter; add the seasoned chicken to the hot pan and sear on both sides until golden brown and no longer pink on the inside. Remove and set aside.
  • Add the sliced peppers, onions and mushrooms and saute for 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and add some parsley and thyme as well. Add the garlic and bacon and stir. Add the wine to deglaze the pan and then add the tomatoes with juice and stock. Bring to a simmer and pop into the oven for 10 minutes. Carefully remove pan from oven, plate and garnish with additional thyme and parsley.

Notes

*use an oven safe skillet if possible - otherwise you will have to transfer the chicken to an oven safe baking dish before putting into the oven.
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