Chicken With Tomatoes And Mushrooms

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (3 lb) whole chicken
• 1/2 cup flour
• salt and pepper
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup halved button mushroom
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 bunch fresh basil, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 cut chiccken into 8 pieces (you can use chicken breast or or thighs) leaving the bones in& the skin on.
• 2 season with salt and pepper to taste; lightly dust the chicken pieces.
• 3 in a large saute pan over medium heat, pan sear the chicken on all sides in 1/4 cup of the olive oil until golden brown, or about 4 minutes, remove from pan, set aside.
• 4 in the same pan, heat the remaining 1/2 cup olive oil and saute the garlic and onions until light brown, or about 2 minutes.
• 5 add the mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes.
• 6 deglaze with red wine vinegar.
• 7 add the tomato sauce and stock and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes: add the chicken and cook for about 1 hour on low heat.
• 8 add the basil and season with salt and pepper to taste.