Mrs. Giannini's Chicken Cacciatore

While at City College of San Francisco, Mary Ann had two sorority sisters, the Giannini twins.   Their mother, while not Italian, just happened to make one of the greatest Italian dishes of all time, Chicken Carriatore.  So, here is her recipe.

Ingredients

• 1-3 pound Frying Chicken cut-up
• ¼ cup Olive Oil
• All Purpose Flour
• 1 - #2 can of Diced Tomatoes
• 2 cloves of Garlic, mined
• 1-¼ teas. Salt
• ½ teas. Oregano, crumbled
• ½ teas. Basil. crumbled
• ¼ teas. Pepper
• ½ pound Fresh Mushrooms, sliced
• ½ cup White Wine
• Chopped Olives
• Parsley

Procedure

• Dredge Chicken in Flour
• Brown in Olive oil until golden brown
• Season as needed during browning
• Place in a 2-½ quart casserole
• Add Tomatoes to browning skillet(s) and stir to deglaze
• Add Garlic, Oregano, Basil and Pepper
• Cook until Herbs are adsorbed into the Tomato sauce
• Spread Mushrooms over Chicken
• Pour on Tomato and Herb sauce
• Cover and cook at 350 degress for about 1 hour
• Pour Wine over the top of Chicken and stir
• Pour on Olives
• Garnish with Chopped Parsley and serve