Jts Chicken Cacciatore

Ingredients

6 ounces chicken breasts, skinless, boneless

4 tablespoons olive oil

1 ounce dried mushroom rehydrated in about 1 cup warm water, set liquid aside (make sure

1 large onion, chopped

1 tablespoon tomato paste (put remaining tomato paste into an extra <

2 cups canned Roma tomatoes, peeled and chopped

1/2 teaspoon allspice

2 bay leaves

1/2 teaspoon thyme

Salt to taste

Heat the oil in a large dutch oven and cook the chicken until lightly browned on all sides.

Add the onion and sauté a minute or two and then add the wine and allow to boil up.

Lower the temperature and add the garlic, tomato paste, tomatoes, red pepper and the mushrooms.

Add the seasonings, bay leaves and the mushroom liquid.

Cover and bake in the hot oven for about 1 hour, or until chicken is cooked through.

Remove bay leaves, taste and season if required.

Serve on a bed of mixed baby spinach and baby arugula leaves and no knead bread. Dallop with yogurt or sour cream.

Serve with JT's No Need Crusty Bread . Adapted from Fannie Farmer, December 1984 (originally published in 1896!). Check out my blog .