Chicken Cacciatore - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 to 3 lb. chicken
salt and pepper
1/4 c. olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 c. mushrooms
1 can tomato paste
2 c. hot water
1 bay leaf, crumbled
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Salt and pepper chicken and brown in oil.
Push aside chicken; add onion, garlic and mushrooms.
Cook and stir a few minutes. Mix tomato paste with remaining ingredients and pour over chicken; stir well.
Cover and simmer until tender.
Uncover and cook until sauce thickens.
Serve over rice.