I know, I know. Another pressure cooker recipe. But it's a fun new gadget in my kitchen, and when it only takes a few minutes of active time, it's hard to beat for cooking a good dinner while juggling the kids at dinner time. This is almost too simple of a recipe, but it works nicely and gives us a dinner that we've enjoyed a couple times already. I found this recipe at a site that has several good quick pressure cooker recipes, hope you like it!
Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2" cubes
- 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- 1 cup white cooking wine or dry vermouth
- 16 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 1 large onion, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small bunch fresh basil
- 1 small can (5.5 oz) tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
- In the pressure cooker, add 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil and saute mushrooms over medium-high heat until they release most of their water and start to brown, 8-10 minutes.
- Add remaining vegetable oil and brown the chicken for approximately 5 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir well. Lock the lid in place and bring to pressure (15 psi), then lower heat and cook for 9 minutes.
- Release pressure and remove the lid. Add salt and pepper and serve with pasta, preferably spaghetti.
Notes:
You don't have to saute the mushrooms first, but I do because we like the flavor of them better once they've been browned a bit.
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