Recipe courtesy of Venice Plaza
Chicken Cacciatore
- Yield: 100 servings
- Total: 7 hr 5 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 6 hr 50 min
Ingredients
40 pounds chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
1 quart golden Italian dressing
1 cup Old Bay seasoning
7 large red peppers, sliced
7 large green peppers, sliced
4 onions, sliced
5 pounds mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup chopped garlic
Tony N' Tina's Marinara Sauce, recipe follows
Tony N' Tina's Marinara Sauce:
2 large onions, diced
1/2 cup olive oil
8 (number 10) cans diced tomatoes (28 ounces each)
4 (number 10) cans tomato puree (28 ounces each)
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup pepper
1/2 cup oregano
1/4 cup basil
1/2 cup garlic, chopped
1/4 cup sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven: 350 degrees. Dice chicken in bite size cubes. Marinate chicken in the Italian dressing and Old Bay seasoning. Saute until 3/4's cooked. Drain off excess juice and place in chaffing dish. Place peppers, onions, mushrooms and garlic on top of the chicken. Cover with homemade Tony N' Tina's Marinara Sauce (about 1 1/2 half quarts). Bake for about 30 minutes.
Tony N' Tina's Marinara Sauce:
- Saute onions and olive oil until onions are translucent (about 3 minutes). Add in diced tomatoes, then add tomato puree. Add the remaining ingredients and 2 cups water. Let simmer for about 6 hours.