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Pollo alla Cacciatora
Hunter's Style Chicken

YIELD: Serves 8 

INGREDIENTS:

2 - 3 ½ lb broiling chicken, cut into serving pieces

Flour for dredging

¼ cup olive oil

2 large onions, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 28oz can crushed tomatoes

1 bay leaf

2 tablespoons tomato paste

¾ cup dry white wine

2 teaspoon marjoram

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 large green peppers, cut in strips

½ pound mushrooms, thinly sliced

METHOD:

1. Dredge chicken in flour and brown lightly in a skillet in 4 tablespoons hot olive oil. Transfer to a large ovenproof casserole.

2. In original skillet, brown onion, garlic, peppers and mushrooms in 2 tablespoons hot oil for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, bay leaf, wine, marjoram, and salt and pepper to taste.  Pour over chicken.

3. Bake in 325° oven for 1 ¼ hours

4. Discard bay leaf and serve over wide noodles (tagliatelle) or gnocchi.

 

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