Chicken Cacciatore
Thighs braised down slowly with tomatoes and mushrooms until the sauce goes glossy.
Ingredients
- Chicken thigh fillets800 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes800 g
- Mushrooms250 g
- Capsicum200 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Garlic20 g
- Tomato paste50 g
- Crusty bread loaf1 ea
- Olive oil30 ml
- Dried oregano2 g
Method
- Season the chicken thighs and brown them in the oil in a heavy pot, then set aside.
- Cook the sliced onion, capsicum and mushrooms in the same pot for 8 minutes until softened.
- Add the garlic and oregano for 1 minute, then stir in the tomato paste and cook for another minute.
- Return the chicken, add the tinned tomatoes and 200ml water, and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Cover and cook over low heat for 1 hour, then uncover for a final 15 minutes so the sauce thickens.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Cannellini Bean Cacciatore
- 440 g Cannellini beans instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Skip browning the protein; add the drained beans with the tinned tomatoes and simmer uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes instead of 75, until the sauce is glossy.
Vegan
Cannellini Bean Cacciatore
- 440 g Cannellini beans instead of Chicken thigh fillets
Skip browning the protein; add the drained beans with the tinned tomatoes and simmer uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes instead of 75, until the sauce is glossy.
Gluten-free
- 250 g Instant polenta instead of Crusty bread loaf
Cook the polenta to the packet instructions in the last 10 minutes and serve the cacciatore spooned over it.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury's· £7.81 of food
£14.00
44% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- Capsicum
AsdaBest choice· £5.22 of food
£13.37
61% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Crusty bread loaf
- Dried oregano
Morrisons· £5.49 of food · £0.27 more
£13.76
60% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Capsicum
- Crusty bread loaf
Tesco· £5.91 of food · £0.69 more
£13.65
57% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- Crusty bread loaf
- Dried oregano
Aldi UK· £6.27 of food · £1.05 more
£13.38
53% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Crusty bread loaf
- Dried oregano
£1.95a serve
from £1.95 a serve at Sainsbury's · 9 of 10 ingredients priced
About £7.81 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£18.61 across 4 shops · all 10 items priced · £6.87 more for bigger packs, 69% spare for later
Sainsbury's£7.81
missing 1 item
you'll pay £14.00 · 44% of it spare
AsdaBest choice£5.22
missing 2 items
you'll pay £13.37 · 61% of it spare
Morrisons£5.49
missing 2 items · £0.27 more
you'll pay £13.76 · 60% of it spare
Tesco£5.91
missing 2 items · £0.69 more
you'll pay £13.65 · 57% of it spare
Aldi UK£6.27
missing 2 items · £1.05 more
you'll pay £13.38 · 53% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£3.05
Brown onion
£0.80/kg
need 200 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·
OcadoN/A
Crusty bread loaf
£3.25/kg
need 1 itemSainsbury's White Loaf Bread 400g£1.30 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Sainsbury's£3.25/kg£1.30·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Dried oregano
£79.16/kg
need 2 gSainsbury's Oregano 12 g£0.95real special
Sainsbury's£79.16/kg£0.95·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£6.11
Tinned chopped tomatoes
£0.43
need 800 gEveryday Essentials Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice 0.4kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.43·Asda£1.08/kg£0.43·Sainsbury's£1.13/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£1.18/kg£0.47·OcadoN/A
Garlic
~£6.50/kg
need 20 gNature's Pick Loose Garlic 1 each 60 g£0.39closest match
Aldi UK~£6.50/kg£0.39·Asda~£7.17/kg£0.43·Tesco~£8.33/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's~£8.33/kg£0.50·Morrisons£1.83·OcadoN/A
Olive oil
£5.30/L
need 30 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£2.59
Mushrooms
£2.00
need 250 gMorrisons British Closed Cup Mushrooms Family Pack 700 gclosest match
Morrisons£2.00·Asda£3.36/kg£0.84·Aldi UK£0.95·Sainsbury's£3.50/kg£1.05·Tesco£5.00/kg£1.25·OcadoN/A
Tomato paste
£0.59
need 50 gMorrisons Tomato Puree ( ) 200 gclosest match
Morrisons£0.59·Aldi UK£0.59·Tesco£2.95/kg£0.59·Asda£3.50/kg£0.70·Sainsbury's£9.62/kg£1.25·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£6.86
Chicken thigh fillets
£2.50/kg
need 800 gAsda British Chicken Thighs 2 kg£5.00closest match
Asda£2.50/kg£5.00·Aldi UK£2.99/kg£2.99·Morrisons£3.40·Sainsbury's£4.25/kg£4.25·Tesco£2.88/kg£5.75·OcadoN/A
Capsicum
£2.66/kg
need 200 gJUST ESSENTIALS By ASDA Cooking Peppers 700 g£1.86closest match
Asda£2.66/kg£1.86·Tesco£1.30·Aldi UK£7.16/kg£1.79·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A