Chicken Cacciatore - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 lb.) broiler chicken, cut up
1/4 c. flour
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. margarine
1 large onion
2 celery stalks
1 large green pepper
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried basil
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
28 oz. tomatoes (reserve juice)
1 (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1 (6 oz.) tomato paste
1 c. red wine or water
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. dried rosemary
3 garlic cloves, minced

Preparation

Serve on cooked pasta sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
Dust chicken with flour in a large skillet; heat oil and butter on medium-high.
Brown chicken; remove chicken and add fresh vegetables to skillet (celery, sliced diagonally; pepper, sliced into strips and onion, chopped).
Cook and stir 5 minutes.
Stir in remaining ingredients; simmer 30 minutes.
Return chicken to skillet; simmer, covered, for 1 hour until the chicken is tender. Serves 4 to 6.