Chicken Marengo

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces
• flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 lb button mushroom
• 4 small onions, quartered
• 1 cup drained canned tomato
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup pitted black olives
• 1 small green bell pepper, cut into strips
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice or 1 1/2 tablespoons dry wine
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• buttered rice

Recipe

• 1 wash chicken pieces and pat dry.
• 2 season chicken and dredge in flour, shaking off excess.
• 3 heat oil and butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 4 brown chicken pieces, a few at a time, then remove to a side plate as they are browned and continue with other pieces, adding more oil and butter if necessary.
• 5 quickly brown mushrooms, then remove to a side plate.
• 6 add onions to pan and cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes.
• 7 stir in broth.
• 8 add tomatoes, green pepper, olives, garlic and allspice; simmer for 3-4 minutes.
• 9 return chicken to pan; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until tender.
• 10 arrange chicken on platter and keep warm in oven.
• 11 stir lemon juice into mixture in pan, add mushrooms and bring to the boil.
• 12 boil until reduced by half.
• 13 pour over chicken and serve.