Chicken Italian Recipe

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This hearty chicken dish is sure to please. A friend gave me the recipe years ago, and I've since added a couple ingredients of my own.

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Chicken Italian Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian diced tomatoes
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 medium green pepper, julienned
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
1 medium onion, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon pepper
2 broiler/fryer chickens (3 to 4 pounds each), cut up and skin removed
1 pound Johnsonville® Mild Italian Sausage links, sliced
Hot cooked spaghetti

Directions

In a large roasting pan, combine the first 13 ingredients. Place the chicken and sausage over tomato mixture.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until chicken is tender and juices run clear, basting occasionally with sauce. Serve with spaghetti. Yield: 10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 296 calories, 15 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 71 mg cholesterol, 995 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 24 g protein.

Originally published as Chicken Italian in Country April/May 2003, p49