'Cacciatore' is Italian for 'hunter', and this American-Italian term refers to food prepared 'hunter style,' with mushrooms and onions. Avanti! Put the chicken in the slow cooker. Top with the spaghetti sauce, green bell peppers, mushrooms, onion, and garlic. Cover, and cook on Low for 7 to 9 hours.
This slow cooker chicken cacciatore is also loaded with a ton of healthy vegetables like bell peppers, carrots, diced tomatoes, kale, mushrooms, onions and Kalamata olives. Serve this with your favorite sides or over some thick noodles, zoodles, or rice to soak up that amazing sauce. Season chicken with salt and black pepper.
Chicken Cacciatore is a traditional Italian meal that consists of chicken slow cooked in a veggie heavy red sauce. A traditional recipe will usually include tomatoes, green bell pepper, onion, garlic and is sometimes made with cooking wine. The flavors cooked together make a delicious sauce with tender chicken.
Chicken Cacciatore means “hunter’s style” chicken in Italian. The traditional recipe calls for the chicken to be dusted with flour and fried in oil first, and then cooked on the stove or in the oven. But this easy version skips this step, making it healthier with just as much delicious flavor!