Chicken Cacciatore

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken, cut up

Vegetable Shortening and Butter

Garlic Salt

Season Salt

Pepper

1 Green Pepper, sliced into strips

1 Large Onion, sliced into strips

2 cans Tomato Soup

1 can Tomato Sauce

1 can Mushrooms, drained

2 T. Italian Seasoning

3 cloves of garlic, finely minced (garlic press)

1 soup can of water (Judge how much water you need)

Directions:

Turn burner onto medium high heat.
Melt shortening and butter together (2 to 1 ratio) season with garlic salt, season salt, and pepper while browning. Remove chicken. Saute onion in same grease. Till soft then add green pepper, saute for 2-3 minutes more over medium to medium low heat. Remove veggies, pat dry with paper towel if TOO greasy. . Drain off excess grease, leaving a scant teaspoon in the pan. Toss in the garlic and saute, but do not brown. De glaze pan with a little water, chicken stock or red wine if you wish, scraping off the brown bits from the bottom. Add the 2 cans of tomato soup and the tomato sauce, Italian seasonings, the onions and peppers, bring to a boil. Then add the chicken back into the sauce, cover, reduce to simmer for 1 hour to 90 minutes until chicken is very tender. Serve with noodles, salad and/or garlic bread.