Chicken Rigatoni

Joining Recipezaar has caused me to start going back through old recipes and discovering old favorites that have "gotten lost" through the years. This is an old one that I got from a friend after eating it at her house and enjoying it. Italian food is always enjoyed at my house.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  chicken breasts
• 4  tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (4 ounce) can  sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste, plus
• 1 (6 ounce) can water
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce, plus
• 1 (8 ounce) can water
• 1 (1 lb) can whole tomato, plus
• 1 (1 lb) can water
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon allspice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon rosemary
• 3  tablespoons dried parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

1. Heat oil, brown chicken on each side for about 5 minutes, remove from pan and set aside.
2. In a large pot break up the whole tomatoes, add the onions, tomato sauces, water and mushrooms; bring to a boil, turn down heat and add chicken and spices.
3. Cook uncovered for about 2 hours or until chicken is done and sauce thickens.
4. CROCKPOT- If you prefer, brown the chicken and put everything together into a crockpot to cook, but allow more time for cooking.
5. This is good served with noodles- rigatoni or otherwise.