Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Prepared with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, herbs, and sometimes wine.

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  • adjective of chicken Prepared in an Italian style with wine, mushrooms, spices and tomatoes.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Italian, hunter, from cacciare, to hunt, from Vulgar Latin *captiāre; see chase.]

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Examples

  • Not pictured was what sucked up most of my day - the chicken-ancho cacciatore made completely from scratch (from jointing and skinning the bird to chopping the veg to stewing it all together).

    Archive 2009-06-01 Sarah 2009

  • The best part about cacciatore (like most stews) is that you can cook it all you want ... the longer it sits the better it gets!

    Archive 2009-06-01 Sarah 2009

  • I do have plans for the chicken thighs, which will work themselves into a mini-cacciatore soon for Andrew, and if I can convince my mom to try the marinade on the (gigantic) steak before I cook it, I can make the three red-meatheads dinner too.

    We Interrupt This Blog... Sarah 2009

  • Not pictured was what sucked up most of my day - the chicken-ancho cacciatore made completely from scratch (from jointing and skinning the bird to chopping the veg to stewing it all together).

    A Marathon of Domestic Poportions Sarah 2009

  • I do have plans for the chicken thighs, which will work themselves into a mini-cacciatore soon for Andrew, and if I can convince my mom to try the marinade on the (gigantic) steak before I cook it, I can make the three red-meatheads dinner too.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Sarah 2009

  • This is my version of the classic Italian dish, chicken cacciatore, or hunter's chicken.

    Angela Hartnett's pot-roasted chicken with lemon, spring onions and ginger 2011

  • Unfortunately, many of the authors' other recipes are familiar standbys in which goat meat has been inserted as a substitute for beef, pork or chicken e.g., goat meatloaf and goat cacciatore or recipes that call for goat butter, goat milk or goat cream instead of their mainstream dairy counterparts.

    The Meat It Behooves the World to Eat Aram Bakshian Jr. 2011

  • The crockpot is a magic portal that transforms every meal into chicken cacciatore.

    The Good, the Bad and the Rancid 2011

  • Among the items that Wellness in the Schools brings to New York public schools are homemade pesto, chicken cacciatore and Mediterranean-inspired meat dishes.

    Turning the Lunch Tables 2012

  • The best part about cacciatore (like most stews) is that you can cook it all you want ... the longer it sits the better it gets!

    Love and Cacciatore Sarah 2009

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