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Catholic Recipe: Chicken Cacciatore

INGREDIENTS

1 chicken (4 pounds), cut up
1/2 cup seasoned flour (salt and pepper added)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 garlic clove
2 medium onions
1 green pepper
1 can (1 pound) tomatoes
1 can (6 ounces tomato paste
1/4 pound mushrooms, sliced
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3/4 teaspoon oregano

Details

Serves: 6
Yield: 1 4-pound chicken
Prep Time: 1 1/2 hours
Difficulty: • • • •
Cost: $$$$
For Ages: 15+
Origin: Italy

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Frances Xavier Cabrini

Cacciatore is another popular Italian dish. This recipe is basically stewed chicken in a tomato and mushroom base.

DIRECTIONS

Dredge chicken in seasoned flour. Brown on all sides in hot oil. Mince garlic; chop onions; dice green pepper; add with tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, salt, pepper, and oregano. Simmer for about 1 hour or until chicken is tender. Makes 6 servings.

Recipe Source: Cook's Blessings, The by Demetria Taylor, Random House, New York, 1965

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