Chicken Cacciatore

Posted by ljmacphee on June 6, 2007 under Dinner, Soups and Stews | Be the First to Comment

I love this dish! And it is painless to make, just dump everything in the crock pot and cook it on low. When it’s done, boil up some pasta to serve with it.

4 Chicken thighs
1 14oz can diced tomatoes
1 6oz can tomato paste
1 1/2 cups water

sliced mushrooms ( ~ 8oz container )
sliced peppers ( ~ 2 or 3 each )
sliced onions ( 1 large )

garlic, one clove grated. Easy on the garlic the chicken will add a lot of flavor and spices become much stronger cooked in a crockpot.

I put it all in the crock pot, put the lid about half closed and cook on low several hours until the chicken is falling off the bones.

Serve with cooked pasta and grated parmesan or romano cheese.

Cacciatore means ‘hunter’s style’. This dish originated in the mid 1400s in central Italy.

Tomato and Black Bean Soup

Posted by ljmacphee on May 28, 2007 under Soups and Stews | Be the First to Comment

This soup is full of good things for you and easy to make, although there are lots of pans involved. This soup is worth the effort.

2 cups dry black beans
2 cans diced, flavored tomatoes (I use Fresh Cut)
4 medium potatoes, diced small
1/2 large onion diced
2 Tablespoons of cooking oil
2 Tablespoons of basil (fresh if you can)
1 clove garlic minced
6 cubes of chicken bullion and 6 cups of water

Put black beans in a pan with water and boil until the beans are soft enough to chew.

In a skillet put oil, onion, garlic, basil, and potatoes and cook until potatoes are tender and onions are clear.

In a crock pot or in a large pot over a very low heat add the tomatoes with the juice, the chicken bullion, the cooked, drained and rinsed beans and the cooked potatoes and onions .

Cook over a very low heat or in crock pot 4 to 6 hours.