Chicken Thighs Cacciatore

Ingredients

• 2 lb Chicken Thighs
• 1 Bell Pepper, sliced
• 8 oz mushrooms, quartered
• 1 onion + 4 cloves garlic
• 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
• ½ cup white wine or stock
• 1 tsp rosemary + 1 tsp oregano
• ⅓ cup olives (optional, excellent)
• Polenta, pasta, or bread underneath

Method

1. Brown the Chicken Thighs well in olive oil; remove. The fond is your foundation.
2. Brown the mushrooms, then soften the onion, Bell Pepper, and garlic.
3. Deglaze with the wine, scraping every brown promise off the pan floor.
4. Return the Chicken Thighs with the tomatoes, herbs, and olives; simmer partly covered 30–35 minutes until tender (165°F) and the sauce has thickened to rustic.
5. Serve over polenta or pasta. 'Hunter's style' — the dish Italian hunters allegedly made from whatever the day provided, which explains why every region's version is different and every nonna's is correct.