Chicken Cacciatore

Title: Chicken Cacciatore

Category: Main Dishes

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 6

Source: Dazey Chef's Pot Cookbook

Rating: Excellent

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lb. chicken -- cut up
• 1/4 c. flour
• 1/4 c. vegetable oil
• 1 med. onion -- coarsely chopped
• 1 med. green pepper -- coarsely chopped
• 1 clove. garlic -- minced
• 1 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 16 oz. tomatoes
• 8 oz. tomato sauce
• 1/4 c. white wine -- dry
• 2 tbs. parsley -- chopped

Instructions

Coat chicken with flour. Preheat frypan to 375 - add the oil. Cook chicken until lightly browned, turning occasionally.

Remove chicken. Saute onion, green pepper and garlic in the oil.

Return chicken to pan. Add salt, pepper, bay leaves, tomatoes, tomato sauce and wine. Cover and simmer 30-35 minutes, turning occasionally.

Garnish with parsley.

Notes

Can be made with scallops. Reduce cooking time to about 20 minutes.