Chicken Cacciatore with Thigh or Tenderloins

One of my favourite meals as a kid, this is a variation using thigh, or tenderloins. A great, simple and easy meal to prepare.

Ingredients

4 chicken thighs or 500g of chicken tenderloin, cubed
2 cans crushed tomato
1 brown onion, finely chopped
½ red capsicum, finely chopped
300g button mushrooms, sliced
Chilli paste
Tomato paste
250ml of dry white wine
1 tablespoon sweet Hungarian paprika
1 teaspoon chicken stock powder
1 ½ tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons good quality balsamic vinegar
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Add the oil to a saucepan and make sure the oil is hot. Add thigh. Remove excess fat and cook until browned.
Add the a small amount of the chilli paste, onions, mushroom and capsicum.
When the onion becomes translucent, add the crushed tomatoes.
Add in the wine, vinegar, chicken stock powder, paprika, oregano, tomato paste. Stir and reduce heat to medium.
Add salt and pepper to taste and cook for 30-40 mins, occasionally stirring and adding water if required.
Serve with steamed rice or risoni pasta.