Chicken Cacciatore With Fusilli

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 5 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 -16 lb button mushroom, sliced thin
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 1/2 lbs diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 3 anchovies, mashed to a paste
• 1 lb fusilli
• 1/2 cup minced parsley

Recipe

• 1 heat oil over moderate-high heat until hot but not smoking, and brown chicken.
• 2 transfer chicken as it is browned to a bowl.
• 3 pour off and discard all but 3 tblsps oil and cook onions and mushrooms over medium-high heat until onion is golden.
• 4 add garlic and cook 1 minute.
• 5 add tomatoes, wine and chicken.
• 6 add anchovy paste and oregano and simmer mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, for 30-35 minutes, or until chicken is tender (may be done up to 2 days in advance).
• 7 cook fusilli until al dente.
• 8 in a large bowl, toss it with chicken and garnish with parsley.