Chicken Cacciatore was the first solid food my parents introduced to me when it was time to switch from baby food. They said I ate like a little glutton
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Since Iām a chicken cacciatore expert from that day forward, Iād say the ingredients used in his version arenāt what youād find traditionally
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āChicken Cacciatoreā means chicken āhunterās styleā. The ingredients used are simple and what might be found in camp after a day of hunting
I guess any preparation could be called āalla Cacciatoreā, but Iāve never seen calamata olives and capers used in Cacciatore. The flavors are too strong to use in the dish and take it somewhere else
We usually use carrots, onion, mushrooms and bell pepper
Fresh basil and oregano and Italian parsley
Lidiaās recipe looks good and hereās a hand-written recipe of my Motherās
Try this one next. Iām doing it tonight