Barb'S Best-Ever Chicken Cacciatore - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, cut into 6 or 8 pieces
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dry oregano
1 cup celery, chopped
2 cups chicken stock
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (4 1/2 ounce) can mushrooms
1 green pepper, chopped (good if you like green pepper taste, I don't use it) (optional)

Preparation

Mix all ingredients except chicken in saucepan and simmer 15 minutes.
Place chicken pieces in 9 x 13 inch pan, skin side up.
Salt and pepper.
Pour sauce mixture over chicken.
Bake about 1 1/2 hours in 350\u00b0 preheated oven, uncovered.
Do not stir or turn chicken.
Chicken will be brown.
Serve with pasta or rice or polenta.