Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2012

This was not very good. It's much tastier and of better consistency with vegetables crisper and meat tender but more firm if you use the same ingredients and just do it on the stove. It only takes a little longer than the prep time for putting ingredients in the crock pot.

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BJS

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Abington, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Lilburn, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2011

I made this recipe exactly, and found it a little bland. I really like the idea of slow cooker cacciatore, so next time I think I'll keep the skin on and brown it nicely, add plenty of salt to the crock pot, and maybe more Italian seasoning. I neglected to cut the spine out of the chicken pieces, and the little bones ended up everywhere, so beware when using bone-in chicken! It was very tender when done, so the chicken was falling off the bone and leaving the rest of the bone in the pot. Not so great for the kiddos eating it. I think with a few tweaks this could be a great recipe.

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herbalpath

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2011

Ok, I listened to the comments and decided that I would spice this up by adding some Italian Seasoning, basil, hot pepper flakes, and extra garlic. I browned the meat first. It still tasted bland after cooking for 6 hours in the crock pot. In all fairness, I haven't found a chicken cacciatore recipe yet that I liked so maybe its me.

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Mikey Kone

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2011

No flavor at all..

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shessofun

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Carson, California, USA

Living In: Anaheim, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2011

This was a good basic recipe. I made the following modifications. I seasoned the chicken breasts with garlic powder, salt and pepper then browned it in olive oil/butter. I added the chopped onions to the skillet and cooked until tender. I made in the sauce in the crockpot as instructed but added 2 low salt chicken bouillion cubes and some red pepper flakes. I didn't add the peppers and mushroms until half of the cooking was done.

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geline50

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2011

I am not a big fan of the slow cooker for most things but in an effort to have Cacciatore on a weeknight I gave this a try. The best thing I can say is that the chicken was well cooked. The sauce, for all it's ingredients, was almost flavorless and seemed under seasoned. My conclusions are as follows: 1st and foremost, Chicken Cacciatore requires browned chicken. In this recipe the skin is removed to avoid all the fat that would render during the 7 hrs in the pot. The browning of skin gives a depth of flavor that is sorely missing. 2nd, I think the garlic, onions, peppers and mushrooms need to be sauted. Again, to get the flavors needed for a good Cacciatore. The garlic and onions especially suffer from the lack of being properly sauted. If I were to attempt this recipe again I would spend 15 minutes browning these items before putting them in the pot. I have used this method with other recipes and had results far superior to this recipe. I would not make this again without significant adjustments.

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griff

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2011

This was absolutely delicious!!!! I sprinkled grated cheese on top which aded to the alread delicious meal.

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imacook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Inglewood, California, USA

Living In: Mckinney, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2011

I really hate to rate this so low, but I followed this recipe to the letter, and I did not love it...nor like it. In fact, after tasting the sauce over and over, hoping somehow it would magically taste better with more cooking time, I finally doctored it up as best I could...trying to make it somewhat palatable. With no luck there, I threw all the sauce out, put the cooked chicken in a pot and threw Ragu on it. I cooked the pasta and served the Ragu and chicken over it. So all wasn't lost and we did wind up having a fairly nice meal after all.

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gailfrances

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2011

This was horrible. -.- I'll never take shortcuts with cacciatore ever again.

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Michelle

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2010

I was disappointed with this recipe. I followed the recipe exactly and the flavor came out rather bland. My husband and I agreed that it seemed to be missing several elements that would have added more flavor. The chicken did turn out very moist though, so the cooking method still seems good.

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