Chicken Cacciatore

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 lbs chicken pieces
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 cups tomatoes
• 8 ounces tomato sauce & mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves

Recipe

• 1 melt butter and brown chicken in a heavy 11" skillet.
• 2 remove chicken; lightly brown onion, green pepper and garlic.
• 3 remove garlic.
• 4 place chicken back in skillet, spooning onion and green pepper over.
• 5 stir together in a medium bowl undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce w/mushrooms, salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaves and cayenne pepper. pour over chicken. bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer uncovered 30-40 minutes or until chicken is fork tender.
• 6 remove bay leaves. transfer chicken to warm platter. skim off any extra fat from sauce, spoon some sauce over chicken. thicken remaining sauce slightly and stir into pre-cooked spaghetti, adding additional 8 oz can of tomato sauce w/mushrooms in necessary to make enough liquid.