Denise says:

Cacciatore means ‘hunter’ in Italian and in cooking terms it refers to a recipe that includes tomatoes, onions, herbs, peppers and often wine. Use Rosella’s basil sauce to make this Italian classic family recipe. It is the ideal mid-week meal that can be prepared in advance and reheated when ready. The Italians like to serve it with a plate of pasta on the side or with rustic bread to scoop up the sauce.

Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour
Serves: 6 people

Ingredients:

6 chicken portions thighs or breasts – skin on
3 tablespoons rapeseed or vegetable oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the Sauce
300g chestnut or button mushrooms – sliced
3 red onions – peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic – peeled and chopped
2 red peppers – cut in quarters, deseeded and roughly chopped
1 540g jar Rosella Basil Sauce
100ml red wine

Garnish
Large bunch of fresh basil – roughly chopped
Black pepper

Method

1) Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
2) Heat the oil in a large frying pan and sauté the chicken pieces until golden on both sides. Remove and set aside.
3) Add the mushrooms, onions, garlic and peppers and sauté for 5 minutes.
4) Preheat the oven to 180C/ 350F/ Gas mark 4.
5) Place the sauce ingredients on the base of a deep ovenware dish. Sit the chicken pieces on top.
6) Combine the Rosella basil sauce and red wine together and pour over the chicken.
7) Cover with foil and bake for about 40 minutes.

To serve: Transfer to a family sized serving plate and garnish with chopped basil and a dusting of black pepper.