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Chicken and “Chicken-Less” Cacciatore with CEimB

January 22, 2009 by applec

It was Craving Ellie In My Bellie (CEimB) night!   Read on troops!

Ted picked out the chicken in the grocery store. I asked “would you prefer boneless breasts?”  He said “No. The bone in breasts will have more flavor”.  So we bought a huge package of 5 Jumbo Chicken breasts (left overs in mind).  Skin attached. 

The Substitutions:

For my version, the “chicken-less” version, I used “Quorn” Naked Cutlets and canned mushrooms.    For both dinners I used fresh tomatoes instead of canned. Here is a picture of the ingredients used and offerings of other tid bits.

I didn’t need the red wine. I had enough white for both dinners.  See those 3 red peppers? They were SO small, but adorable little things!  That was one big, honkin’ onion and Ted isn’t real enthusiastic over onions, so I used 1/2 for him and 1/2 for me.  The vine ripe tomatoes were delish!  Finally, the olive oil used was infused with sundried tomato, garlic and fresh rosemary.

Chicken Cacciatore Starting Ingredients

Chicken Cacciatore Starting Ingredients (chicken looks pretty ugly raw)

  • I had to skin the chicken.  Can you even imagine what this was like for a Vegetarian?!  Lets just say, it wasn’t one of the most pleasing experiences.  Pause was taken after skinning to thoroughly wipe down the sink, counter, salt and pepper grinders with  Disinfecting Wipes.  Where was Ted during all this fun?  Well, he totally bailed on me by going to get the oil changed in the car.  But that’s ok, because I made SUCH a mess cooking this dinner, and the rule is If You Don’t Cook It, You Clean It.
  • After the skinning chore,  I worked 2 pans.  Browning the bird and browning the “pseudo” bird.  One pan got away from me…if you see something black in a pan later in this blog….well, I give!  The other pan was over crowded and barely browned. I knew that right from the get go that there were too many chickens in the coop (get it? …ok lame), but soldiered on anyway.  I browned the chicken for 12 minutes total, due to their size and the fact that I had over crowded.
  • I let the onions and peppers soften for 6 minutes due to adding more than the recipe called for.
  • After adding the wine, I increased the heat to medium-high to reduce for 6 minutes.
  • The recipe was followed here on out.
  • The vegetable added was oven roasted brussel sprouts. Steamed, drizzled with EVOO, s & p, and in the oven for 40 minutes at 350.

The comments:   Ted …”I like the sauce. The chicken is putting up a fight”.  Jo … ” I like it. The sauce is really good”. 

Here’s Ted’s dinner, done as per Page 204 of “The Food You Crave” by Ellie Krieger.

Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore

a close up view

a close up view

Now… Jo’s “Chicken-less Cacciatore”. You’ll notice it is a lot drier looking.
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a close up of the NON -Bird

a close up of the NON -Bird

Now I present….and prepare for the worst…. the OTHER side of Jo’s chicken….
The black side of working 2 dinners... not ready for restaurant work

The "black" side of working 2 dinners

Yep. I let side one of browning the Quorn get away from me.  Oh well… that stuff happens.

It was a fun recipe. Ted has lots of good left overs.  My only negative comment would be (and this was due to my over zealousness by doing 2 different courses at one time), a bit too much adding and timing for a week night.
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  1. on January 22, 2009 at 5:53 pm Jennifer

    Wow, your chicken and chickless cacciatore looks great!


  2. on January 22, 2009 at 7:06 pm applec

    Thanks. Jennifer!


  3. on January 23, 2009 at 9:00 am runningwithfood

    Joanne – your chicken looks fabulous! I can’t wait to make this tonight. Have a great day!


  4. on January 23, 2009 at 9:17 am applec

    Thank you. My sister made the dish last night and loved it. She said the sauce was a bit thin but both her and Sam enjoyed it.


  5. on January 23, 2009 at 12:11 pm Leanne

    The chicken looks great. Glad y’all liked the sauce. We liked the sauce too.


  6. on January 25, 2009 at 11:17 am Leslie

    The sauce really was the best part, wasn’t it? We loved it too. I’m so impressed that you made two versions simultaneously!


  7. on January 25, 2009 at 2:10 pm applec

    The sauce was definately good. As for the two versions…well, one had to suffer and as you can see, it was the meatless one. That’s ok – I tend to like “crispy”.


  8. on January 26, 2009 at 4:34 pm Natalie

    I always learn a lot when I read your posts. My husband would freak out if I used any meatless substitues though!


  9. on January 26, 2009 at 8:16 pm applec

    I continue to learn when I cook….usually what NOT to do. Oh well. If Doctors can get away with “practicing” on humans, I can certainly “practice” on food 😉



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