Gluten Free Chicken Caccatorie & Polenta

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Food will always bring your family to the table. Always. Especially when its a delcious meal ready to enjoy. This meal is one of my favourites as it creates an italian feast with minimal effort. Just the start of the dish with frying onion and garlic in olive oil, will start them running the to kitchen!

Gluten Free Chicken Caccatorie & Polenta is a staple in our family. The kids often ask for this when they been away from home on holidays and craving comfort food.

Why I Love This Recipe

I love this recipe because it my heart and soul. Its my Nonna’s cooking. Its gluten free Italian on your table in 30 minutes!

Ingredients

CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS : Always free range.
WHITE ONION: In chunks, diced, whatever you like
GARLIC: Always!!
PASSATA: The ingredient with the most important job
RED WINE: Secret ingredient
POLENTA: Made from corn. Don’t panic if you have cooked with polenta before…I’ve got you!
BUTTER: Never margarine!
OREGANO: Dried
CHICKEN STOCK: Gluten free and minimal preservatives
PARMESEAN: Always!
To Serve: Roasted Potatoes. Large Green Salad. Fresh Basil for the Chicken

Instructions

Let’s get cooking! In a large frypan (I am using my Paella pan in this photo, start to cook the onion and garlic with a tablespoon of olive oil on a medium heat.
Then add the chicken drumsticks and start to brown the skin. If the garlic is burning, just add 1 tablespoon of water to create some steam
Once the chicken the brown, add the passata, red wine, oregano, stock and season with salt and pepper. Bring to boil, then simmer. Cover with foil or the lid on a gently moderate heat until cooked
Whilst the chicken is bubbling away, lets cook the Polenta. Now remember this, the ratio is 1 cup of Polenta equals 4 cups of water. You will need double this. Once the water is simmering, slowly pour in your polenta and start the stir immediately. It will come together, then leave the polenta to simmer softly, Otherwise it will bubble and spit at you! It will be cooked around 5 mins. Now, here is the secret – you need to add salt, butter and parmesean to flavour.
To serve – roast potatoes, a lovely green salad and place all of the deliciousness on the table for everyone to help themselves!

Tips And Tricks

Can I make this in advance?

Yes, you can! Always delicious the next day.

Can I add other vegetables?

Of course, corn, zucchini, broccolli, cauliflower …

Can I freeze this?

Yes, you can! This sort of dish is great for batch cooking, so go for it!

Gluten Free Chicken Cacciatore and Polenta

Raquel Bosustow

Gluten Free Chicken Cacciatore and Polenta is an easy Italian Gluten Free meal made under 30 minutes.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Serves

Ingredients

2kg CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS
1 WHITE ONION, diced
4 cloves GARLIC, diced
1 600ml PASSATA, OR 3 CANS OF TIN TOMATO
1 CUP RED WINE
2 CUPS POLENTA
100G BUTTER
2 TBSP OREGANO
1 CUP CHICKEN STOCK
1 CUP PARMESEAN
To Serve: Roasted Potatoes. Large Green Salad. Fresh Basil for the Chicken

Instructions

Let’s get cooking! In a large frypan (I am using my Paella pan in this photo, start to cook the onion and garlic with a tablespoon of olive oil on a medium heat.
Then add the chicken drumsticks and start to brown the skin. If the garlic is burning, just add 1 tablespoon of water to create some steam
Once the chicken the brown, add the passata, red wine, oregano, stock and season with salt and pepper. Bring to boil, then simmer. Cover with foil or the lid on a gently moderate heat until cooked. Then remove and finihs with fresh basil
Whilst the chicken is bubbling away, lets cook the Polenta. Now remember this, the ratio is 1 cup of Polenta equals 4 cups of water. You will need double this. Once the water is simmering, slowly pour in your polenta and start the stir immediately. It will come together, then leave the polenta to simmer softly, Otherwise it will bubble and spit at you! It will be cooked around 5 mins. Now, here is the secret – you need to add salt, butter and parmesean to flavour.
To serve – roast potatoes, a lovely green salad and place all of the deliciousness on the table for everyone to help themselves!

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Course | DINNER, feed a crowd

Cuisine | Italian