| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 2 hr |
| Prep: | 25 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr 35 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 medium onions, sliced
- 4 green bell peppers, sliced julienne
- 4 red bell peppers, sliced julienne
- 3 cups white mushrooms, cleaned and quarter-cut (about 1 pound)
- 6 large ripe tomatoes, large dice
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cups tomato juice
- 3 tablespoons chopped shallots (about 3 to 4)
- 3 tablespoons chopped garlic (about 7 to 8 cloves)
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped (about 1/2 bunch)
- 1 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped (about 1/2 bunch)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 12 (4 to 5-ounce) boneless chicken breasts
- Polenta as an accompaniment, recipe follows
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 8 cups water
- 2 cups yellow cornmeal
- Grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large saucepot and saute onions, peppers and mushrooms until onions begin to turn translucent and peppers begin to soften. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato juice, shallots, garlic, basil and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Let simmer 45 minutes until medium thickness.
- Preheat a grill to high.
- Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Grill on both sides until cooked through. Arrange on serving platter and spoon sauce around. Serve with a side of polenta (as you would mashed potatoes), and remaining sauce in a gravy boat.
- Saute onion in butter until softened. Add water and stir in polenta. Cook on low heat, stirring often, for about 40 minutes until tender. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 633 |
| Total Fat | 22 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 57 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 9 g |
| Sugar | 14 g |
| Protein | 52 g |
| Cholesterol | 163 mg |
| Sodium | 2196 mg |
Reviews
Delicious
Yum!! Made this tonight, but used a 28oz can whole San Marzano tomatoes and some wine and chicken broth to make up for the liquid. Also baked the chicken. Grilling isn’t my strong suit. 😛
Absolutely great !!!!!!!!
tasty, but too soupy.
Yep, another fabulous chicken recipe. Leftovers have been gobbled up. The aroma filled the house and made the family absolutely hungry and dinner was wonderful. This has been added to my recipe folder. Deffinately was not dinner impossible.
Lots of ingredients but easy to make. Whole family enjoyed it.
I made this for my family last night and was fearful that they wouldn’t like it because it was new. To my surprise it was a real hit. It wasn’t difficult and tasted great. Thanks.
My family just went nuts over this recipe for grilled chicken breast cacciatore. They are always asking me to make it. This is such an easy and delicious recipe. Bravo to the guys at the show for coming up with this.