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Slow Cooker Cacciatore

01/23/2014 By Tammi 30 Comments

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This Slow Cooker Cacciatore recipe is pasta, chicken, cheese, Italian spices … Score! The scent and taste is phenomenal – one of my favourite slow cooker pasta recipes of all time!

This Slow Cooker Cacciatore recipe is pasta, chicken, cheese, italian spices ... Score! The scent and taste is phenomenal - one of my favourite slow cooker pasta recipes of all time!

Slow Cooker Cacciatore

January is Slow Cooker Month and I decide this was most likely declared by a Canadian, most likely one that tried my Slow Cooker Baked Ziti or this Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup. Don’t Google it, let’s just believe it. It is us Canadians can look at both the harsh January blah’s and busy schedules, then announce praise for the almighty slow cooker.

It’s just gotta be one of my all-time favourite inventions. Some prep in the morning and a meal done by dinner – I bow to thee!

It comes at no surprise that I love to expand my collection of slow cooker recipes. Grow baby grow, as I rub my palms together in celebration. I mean, yes, I slaved ALL DAY for this delicious meal. Shhhh.

Slow Cooker Cacciatore

I recently tried making Slow Cooker Cacciatore and let.me.tell.you. This recipe is perfection!

Pasta, chicken, italian spices … you bet I was trying this recipe! Verdict? Score!

Prep was super easy: the slow cooker was on before we flew out the door for school drop off. The scents filling the home throughout the day were divine, and then after activities and homework was completed – dinnertime!

Take cooked pasta, and top with the cookerSlow Cooker Cacciatore. Toss on some Mozzarella Cheese and some fresh parsley – done!

chicken caccitore

Speaking of cheeses though, did you know that January 20th was National Cheese Lover’s Day? I know, like you need a special day to tell you to love cheese. Laughable, right? So, pile it on my friends, the more {cheese recipes} – the better!

The nice thing about this recipe is that you can add more or less {?} cheese, choose your favourite pasta for the dish or make other additions and substitutions if you so wish. I made this right by the recipe and it was great, perfection!

What is your favourite slow cooker meal?

This Slow Cooker Cacciatore recipe is pasta, chicken, cheese, italian spices ... Score! The scent and taste is phenomenal - one of my favourite slow cooker pasta recipes of all time!
Slow Cooker Cacciatore

Slow Cooker Cacciatore

Yield: 5 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 7 hours
Total Time: 7 hours 10 minutes

This Slow Cooker Cacciatore recipe is pasta, chicken, cheese, italian spices ... Score! The scent and taste is phenomenal - one of my favourite slow cooker pasta recipes of all time!

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, 900 g
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cans tomato paste, 5.5 fl oz/156 mL each
  • 1/4 cup 25%-less-sodium chicken broth
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp dried basil leaves
  • 1 tsp dried oregano leaves
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 pkg. sliced fresh mushrooms, 1/2 lb./225 g
  • 6 cups rotini pasta, uncooked
  • 1 cup Mozzarella Shredded Cheese
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Place onions in slow cooker; top with chicken and bay leaf. Mix next 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Add mushrooms; stir to evenly coat. Spoon over chicken; cover with lid.
  2. Cook on LOW 7 to 9 hours (or on HIGH 5 hours). About 15 min. before ready to serve, cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
  3. Drain pasta. Remove bay leaf from chicken mixture; discard. Spoon chicken mixture over pasta; top with cheese and parsley.

Notes


This version of cacciatore is based on a classic recipe using tomato paste, so the flavour of the sauce is more strongly tomato and less like a pasta sauce. If you prefer a spicier sauce, increase the basil, oregano and pepper – and be sure they are within their shelf life so that you are getting their full flavour. Substituting dry white wine for the broth enhances the sauce flavour nicely, too.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 5 Serving Size: 5 people
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 567Saturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 190mgSodium: 316mgCarbohydrates: 57gFiber: 2gSugar: 3gProtein: 50g

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Cuisine: Mediterranean / Category: Main Dishes
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Comments

  1. Kristin Barclay says

    01/23/2014 at 9:21 am

    This looks like my kind of meal, easy prep with delicious results. We do like our sauce kind of spicy, maybe it’s a Texas thing so thanks for mentioning how to spice it up a little!

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  2. Kelly Hutchinson says

    01/23/2014 at 10:27 am

    HA! I was just telling my husband I needed a good chicken recipe for tonight’s dinner. Problem solved!

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  3. Everything Mom and Baby says

    01/23/2014 at 10:41 am

    This looks delish. I am always searching for new recipes and we LOVE cheese!

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  4. Jennifer @TheRebelChick says

    01/23/2014 at 10:48 am

    ROFL! You don’t have to be a Canadian to appreciate the Slow Cooker! I use mine at least once a week, it’s a total lifesaver. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

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  5. The Mom Jen says

    01/23/2014 at 11:09 am

    Constantly on the lookout for slow cooker recipes and this one I will try! My dad and I make completely different versions of ‘cacciatore’ and this one looks just as good. Going to pin too!

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  6. kristin says

    01/23/2014 at 12:17 pm

    Looks so delicious!!! Easy to make and tasty too!

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  7. Kristen @ My 3 Little Kittens says

    01/24/2014 at 12:44 pm

    That looks fabulous Tammi. My family loves pasta, so definitely going to have to give it a try!!!

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  8. Tiffany (Fabulous Mom Blog) says

    01/24/2014 at 2:09 pm

    Thanks for the recipe. It looks really easy. I have a slow-cooker and I’ve been looking for new recipes to try.

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  9. Stacie says

    01/24/2014 at 3:00 pm

    I love using the slow cooker. You can set it and forget it. Well, not really forget it right since you smell your supper cooking all day. I have to make this one. Pinned! Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Shirley Nicolson says

    01/24/2014 at 3:30 pm

    Looks SO good.

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  11. caryn s says

    01/24/2014 at 5:09 pm

    Thanks for this awesome recipe i am always on the lookout for great slow cooker recipes!

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  12. Anne Taylor says

    01/25/2014 at 12:39 pm

    Yum! This both looks and sounds delicious! I think I’d serve this over quinoa!

    Thanks for the recipe!

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  13. Lynn L says

    01/25/2014 at 1:35 pm

    easy prep and this tastes so good

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  14. Mary Harris says

    01/25/2014 at 1:44 pm

    Love slow cooker meals. No muss no fuss.

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  15. Gretchen Duplisea says

    01/25/2014 at 4:44 pm

    i gonna make this very soon. looks yummy

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  16. sarah sar says

    01/26/2014 at 12:59 am

    this makes me wish I had a slow cooker. what kind of slow cooker do you use?

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  17. Debbie McClelland says

    01/26/2014 at 6:15 am

    It looks delicious

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  18. Florence C says

    01/26/2014 at 6:42 am

    Looks so good. I am going to have to get a slow cooker. So many recipes on the go for them.

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  19. Chandra Christine O'Connor says

    01/26/2014 at 6:51 am

    yum looks and sounds so good. we love pasta in this house and I love cooking with my slow cooker.

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  20. Lynda Cook says

    01/26/2014 at 8:36 am

    love it so simple and easy and ingredients that I always have on hand

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  21. beth says

    01/26/2014 at 10:08 am

    I love a slow cooker recipie- when I get home from work- its a nice treat to have food ready

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  22. Judy C (Judy Cowan) says

    01/26/2014 at 12:55 pm

    Thanks for sharing this recipe, it looks really good. I love my slow cooker during the winter months!

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  23. Chelsea V says

    01/26/2014 at 2:04 pm

    This looks great! Think I’ll try it out one night this week 🙂

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  24. Danielle says

    01/27/2014 at 9:34 am

    Oh my yum! You had me at slow cooker and then I saw the gorgeous photos of this delicious meal. Pinning and adding to my rotation this week.

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  25. caryn s says

    01/27/2014 at 1:15 pm

    I made your recipe Tammi for supper last night and it was a hit! Thanks again!

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  26. carrie steele says

    01/30/2014 at 11:46 am

    I love making crockpot dinners , so much easier & always pleasing , so many recipes to do in the crockpot now & this one sounds & looks delish & easy, thank you for sharing

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  27. Ken says

    01/04/2015 at 5:31 pm

    Why omit the salt? Not salting the water you cook the pasta in does a couple of bad things.

    It reduces flavor. Remember that salt, before it starts tasting salty, helps bring out other flavors. Pasta tastes good and the only way to get flavor INTO the pasta is to salt it during its cooking. If you add flavors after it’s cooked, those flavors get ONTO the pasta, not in it.

    It impacts how the sauce interacts with the pasta. You want all that delicious sauce your crockpot spent so much time producing to really adhere to the pasta. The salt alters the way sauces stick to the pasta. Salted pasta means sauce sticks to it.

    So, while the recipe looks like it might be pretty tasty, salting the pasta vs not can dramatically the entire dish!

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