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As a child I loved when my mom made Chicken Cacciatore (she always made it in the oven).  It was my favorite meal and I would always ask for it on my birthday. She taught me so much about cooking but now I get to teach her a few things. Ha!

Chicken Cacciatore:  MAY BE PREPARED IN CROCKPOT or in oven.

Crock pot version:  10 pieces chicken, bone in, skin removed, 2- 28 oz. cans crushed tomato (I like Hunt’s brand), 1/2 teaspoon oregano, salt and pepper to taste, 1 bay leaf, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1/2 large onion chopped (may be sweet onion or Spanish onion or you may buy onion already chopped), 2 large tablespoon sugar, 1/2 cup red wine, 12 or more green olives, 3 oz. bottle capers (may be the least expensive brand and drain it), 1/3 to 1/2 cup raisins.  Salt chicken and put in crock pot.  Mix everything else together and pour on top of chicken.  Cook on low for 8 hours. ( If you do not wish to put raw chicken in the crock pot then you may broil it in oven to brown it beforehand.)  Serve chicken with sauce and also put some sauce on yellow rice.

Oven version, Chicken Cacciatore: 10 pieces of chicken bone in, skin removed, 2- 28 oz. cans crushed tomato (I like Hunt’s brand), 1/2 teaspoon oregano, salt and pepper to taste, 1 bay leaf, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1/2 large onion chopped (may be sweet onion or Spanish onion or you may buy onion already chopped), 2 large tablespoon sugar, 1/2 cup red wine , 12 or more green olives, 3 oz. bottle capers (may be the least expensive brand and drain it), 1/3 to 1/2 cup raisins.

Saute chopped onion in olive oil until a bit clear then mix together (in stovetop pot)everything else except for chicken and bring to light boil then lower, cover and cook on low while preparing chicken.Salt chicken and put on olive oil Pam sprayed pan.  (like 9 x 13, you may need bigger or 2 depending on chicken )Broil in oven until just brown, then flip and do the same.  Drain juices.  Add sauce mixture to chicken and BAKE in 350 oven, cover loosely with foil tent.  Bake for 30 minutes or so, make sure chicken is cooked.  Serve chicken with sauce on top and also put sauce on top of yellow rice.  Freezes beautifully.  May put chicken and sauce in plastic container, label and freeze for easy to thaw dinner.  Make sure to write on label that you need to make yellow rice to go with it!

Yellow Rice:  Purchase VIGO saffron yellow rice, it is the best brand.  Prepare according to package.