1. Remove the skin from the chicken thighs, and then sprinkle the thighs with pepper. Lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray (preferably olive oil). Coat a large nonstick frying pan with nonstick cooking spray and set over high heat until hot but not smoking. Pan-fry the chicken until golden-brown, about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
2. Reduce the heat to medium and add the onion, celery and mushrooms. Fry until the mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes. Pour in the wine or stock. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes, bay leaf, rosemary, parsley sprigs and paprika.
3. Return the chicken to the frying pan. Simmer, partially covered, until the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. Remove the bay leaf, rosemary and parsley. Sprinkle the chicken cacciatore with the extra chopped parsley and serve.

PER SERVING

268 calories
25 g protein
12 g total fat
3 g saturated fat
108 mg cholesterol
11 g total carbohydrate
9 g sugars
6 g fibre
149 mg sodium

A chicken thigh provides about 50 per cent more iron per 100 g serving than an equal serving of breast meat. During cooking, the alcohol in the wine evaporates, leaving just its concentrated flavour. The better the wine, the more mellow the flavour!