Chicken Cacciatore

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of fat and cut into bite sized pieces
• 8 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 7 stalks celery, diced
• 1 red pepper, seeded and diced (not the spicy kind)
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 bunch green onion, chopped
• 1 (23 ounce) can hunts italian spaghetti sauce or 1 (23 ounce) can similar spaghetti sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a (very) large non-stick sauce pan or pot.
• 2 add the garlic and cook for a minute or two at a medium heat.
• 3 add the chicken, stirring until the outside is no longer pink.
• 4 add the mushrooms and cook for several minutes.
• 5 add the oregano, black pepper, salt and crushed red peppers and stir well.
• 6 add the remaining ingredients, mix well and bring to a boil.
• 7 simmer, stirring occasionally over medium to low heat for 35-45 minutes until the chicken is very tender.
• 8 serve over rice or pasta.