CHICKEN BLAUCHETTE 
1 (35 oz.) can Italian style plum tomatoes
2 lb. chicken cutlets
4 sweet Italian sausage, sliced
1/2 c. pepperoni, diced
1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
2 med. onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves
4 oz. Mozzarella, thinly sliced
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. oregano

Before starting to cook place Italian style plum tomatoes in a bowl with their juice. Cut tomatoes into medium size chunks. Make several slits into each garlic cloves. Pour olive oil into a large fry pan; add sausage and fry on each side. Add onions, pepperoni, mushrooms, and garlic. Sir and continue to cook until onion is clear. Do not brown onions. Remove garlic cloves from mixture. Pour into tomatoes with their juice; add salt, pepper, oregano; stir all ingredients.

Cover the frying pan and simmer over moderate to low heat for 30 minutes (cooking the sauce for too long will not detract form the flavor by will make it thin). While sauce is simmering bread chicken cutlets and fry on both sides in a separate frying pan. When sauce cooked for at least 30 minutes, place the chicken cutlets into the frying pan containing the sauce. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes more. 5 minutes before serving place the Mozzarella on chicken cutlets; cover the skillet and remove from heat. Serve when cheese is melted. Do not over cook cheese. Serves 4-6.

 

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