Hearty Chicken Cacciatore

Ingredients

• 28 ounce canned tomatoes diced canned
• 0.5 cup chicken broth 
• 3.5 pound chicken pieces 
• 16 ounce pasta cooked
• 1 teaspoon basil dried
• 1 cup cooking wine dry red
• 16 ounce mushrooms fresh sliced
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 1  bell pepper green sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon oregano dried
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper divided
• 1.5 teaspoons salt divided
• 6 ounce tomato paste canned

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
2. Brown the chicken pieces in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; remove chicken, and set aside.
3. Add onion to the skillet, and saut 5 minutes over medium heat, or until transparent.
4. Add minced garlic; saut 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, and chicken broth.
5. Add bell pepper, oregano, basil, and remaining salt and pepper.
6. Return chicken to skillet; cover and simmer over medium-low heat 45 minutes or until chicken is tender.
7. Add mushrooms and wine; cook, uncovered, 40 minutes.
8. Serve with hot cooked linguine.