Chicken cacciatore is a classic Italian dish with chicken cooked in a savory tomato sauce, served with pasta. Cacciatore refers to a “hunting style” meal, and traditionally includes mushrooms, onions, herbs and wine. Here we utilize chicken thighs since chicken with bones provides more flavor. Often, chicken cacciatore is made wit

Here is a healthy dish that is sure to please.

Ruby Tuesday's "Fresh Chicken & Broccoli Pasta." Thanks to its Parmesan cream sauce and layer of melted cheese, the 2,060 calories and 128 grams of fat make it the equivalent of two 12-ounce sirloin steaks, two buttered baked potatoes and two Caesar salads. CSPI call this dish "Angioplasta."

Italian cuisine as a national cuisine known today has evolved from centuries of social and political change. Its roots can be traced back to 4th century BC through to the introduction of notable chefs such as Maestro Martino who cooked an elegant refined Italian cuisine. The cuisine significantly changed with discovery of the New World helped shape much of what is known as Italian cuisine today with introduction of items as potatoes, tomatoes, bell pepper and maize, which are all central parts of the cuisine but were not introduced in scale until the 18th century.Ingredients and dishes vary by region. There are many significant regional dishes that have become both national and regional. Many dishes that were once regional, however, have proliferated in different variations across the country in the present day. Cheese and wine are also a major part of the cuisine, playing different roles both regionally and nationally with their many variations and Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) (regulated appellation) laws. Coffee, and more specifically espresso has become highly important to the cultural cuisine of Italy.