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📋 Baked Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

This easy Baked Chicken Cacciatore recipe is baked in the oven with chicken breasts (or thighs), using pantry ingredients like canned tomatoes, onions and garlic. It's perfect for either a weeknight dinner or a special occasion such as a birthday, date, night or Valentine's Day!
Course dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword baked, chicken breast, chicken cacciatore, chicken caccitore
Special Diet Weight Watchers
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 servings
Calories 318kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Ingredients

  • 2-3 lbs chicken breast -about 8 medium sized breasts * you can substitute chicken thighs or pieces (skinned)
  • 2 medium onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 28 oz -can of diced tomatoes
  • 5 ½ ounce - can of tomato paste
  • 2 teaspoon oregano
  • ½ teaspoon celery seed
  • ½ cup dry white wine * use non-alcoholic if you don't want to use alcohol

Garnish (optional)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/ 175C and spray a large baking dish or roaster with non-stick cooking spray
  • Place chicken on bottom of baking dish/roaster.
    raw chicken breast in a white casserole dish
  • In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, then pour over chicken.
    chicken caccitore sauce ingredients in white bowl
  • Bake uncovered, for 20 minutes, then turn chicken.
    chicken caccitore sauce over chicken breast
  • Return to oven and bake for another 20-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. *If sauce is too thin for your liking, thicken with roux (see top tip below)
    baked chicken caccitore in a white casserole dish with black serving utensil and bowl of noodles in the background

Garnish

  • Garnish with cilantro and parmesan cheese, as desired. Serve over noodles or rice.

Notes

💭 Top tip
If the sauce is a little too thin for your taste, thicken it with a roux ( 1 part oil to 1 part flour) *Simply put it in a pot on stovetop, over medium- low heat, whisk in the roux and keep whisking for about 10 minutes until it reaches desired thickness. Return sauce to casserole dish and garnish as desired. 
🔢WW Points
This recipe is Weight Watchers friendly @ 1 WW point on my plan. You can click HERE to find out how many point this recipe is on your personal plan. The noodles are not included in this calculation (that needs to be calculated separately) * if you use roux, you'll need to add that into the calculation
HINT: Use a thermometer (affiliate link) to check that your chicken has reached 165 degrees F/ It's the best way to check for doneness without overcooking! I use this instant read thermometer- (affiliate link) it's great for everything food related!)
Nutrition Facts
📋 Baked Chicken Cacciatore Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 318 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 145mg48%
Sodium 561mg24%
Potassium 1285mg37%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 50g100%
Vitamin A 491IU10%
Vitamin C 19mg23%
Calcium 68mg7%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 561mg | Potassium: 1285mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 491IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 3mg