Chicken Cacciatore - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 lb.) frying chicken, cut up
1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. oregano
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1/2 c. sliced mushrooms
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1/2 c. shortening

Preparation

Coat chicken with mixture of flour, salt and pepper.
Using most of shortening, fry chicken until golden brown.
Reserve 2 tablespoons of oil for a separate pan.
Slowly cook garlic, onions, pepper and mushrooms in reserved oil until soft.
Pour over chicken.
Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and oregano.
Cover and cook over low heat for 1 1/2 hours or until chicken is tender. Stir occasionally while cooking.
Serve with spaghetti noodles.