- 2 tablespoons oil or bacon grease
- 3 pounds chicken pieces, skin
removed (legs and thighs are fine)
- 2 onions, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or 1/2
teaspoon garlic powder
- 14 oz can tomatoes
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
First remove the skin from your chicken
pieces. The skin just doesn't do well when
it is simmered in tomato sauce. Then cut
your chicken into smaller pieces if need be.
Next heat the oil or bacon grease in a very
large skillet. Add the chicken and fry it in
the hot fat until it begins to brown. Remove
it from the pan, and lay it on a plate. Next
sauté the onions and garlic in the same pan
until they are tender and fragrant. Open up
the cans of tomato products. Add them to the
skillet with the onions. Add the seasonings
too. Stir it up and bring it to a boil. Add
the chicken, sort of laying it on top of the
vegetables. Cover the skillet with a good
lid or a pizza pan. Reduce the heat to
medium low and let the pan simmer for about
45 minutes. Check it every now and then, and
add water if you think it needs it. When it
is done, serve it with cooked noodles or
spaghetti, broccoli and applesauce. Add a
hot bread if you like, garlic bread is
appropriate. Serves 6.
If you like, you can add a chopped green
pepper, or a couple of stalks of chopped
celery along with the onion. A dash of hot
pepper is good too, but the kids don't much
like it. I always sprinkle hot peppers on
mine at the table, but it is better cooked
in with the chicken.
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