Cacciatore is a way of cooking food that can be used with a variety of different main ingredients, but in this case the principal one is chicken, which is probably the most common variant of this type of dish.
The word "cacciatore" is Italian for hunter, and the full Italian name of the dish is polo alla cacciatore, which means chicken prepared "hunter-style". As well as the chicken, the other ingredients are onions, tomatoes and herbs, with bell peppers also being popular and wine sometimes being used. These ingredients can also vary, depending on what region of Italy the dish originates.
The chicken is seared in a frying pan with olive oil, then removed and the onions and peppers are fried. The tomatoes and herbs are then added to the dish, which is then covered and cooked slowly on a very low simmer, for about an hour.
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