I have been happily making chicken cacciatore for years by browning chicken breasts with onions and peppers, adding chunked tomatoes and mushrooms, hot peppers, sometimes putting in a little spaghetti sauce.

Last night I had homemade "real Italian" cacciatore and it had a sort of puréed sauce, no chunks, and a spicey flavor.

I cannot find any recipe other than the one I've used for years.

Anyone have anything along those lines?

For more recipes that you'd care to read, go to Food Network.com and try one of the italian girls, like Rachel Ray or Giada DiLaurentis. Happy Cooking!

Maybe they used a putenesca (sp) sauce, really good and a little spicy.
It sounds so good, I might make cacciatore tomorrow.

Judy, I'm starving now!

No advice, sorry, just wanted to say that your thread made me hungry.

PB & J here I come. :(

Maybe they used a putenesca (sp) sauce, really good and a little spicy.
It sounds soo good, I might make cacciatore tomorrow.



Can't find it - what is putenesca sauce?

I spelled it wrong.
Puttanesca "named after the Italian ladies of the night'
Check recipezaar.com or Allrecipes.com

If it sounds like what you are thinking of, I'll give you my recipe because I have been using it for a while and it is sooo good. Mine has red chile flakes in it also and I use anchovy paste instead of anchovies. (you really can't taste them)

What I add to a sauce like that is a little sugar. It makes any sauce taste better even a spicy sauce!