Chicken Cacciatore

I have given this dish to a friend when she came home from giving birth. Put it with fresh packaged pasta, a salad and the chicken with reheating directions and it will be appreciated.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 3  lbs chicken pieces
• 1  cup onion, finely chopped
• 3⁄4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 lb mushroom, sliced
• 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

Directions

1. Melt butter and brown chicken in a heavy 11" skillet.
2. Remove chicken; lightly brown onion, green pepper, garlic and mushrooms.
3. Remove garlic.
4. Place chicken back in skillet, spooning onion, green pepper and mushrooms 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.