ANOTHER RECIPE FROM "SANDY'S RECIPE ROOM"
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Spanish Chicken
(From To Market, To Market...A Collection of Kentucky Recipes)

 
Ingredients

1 chicken, 2-1/2 to 3 pounds, cut up

Salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup melted shortening

1 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped celery

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine

1-1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 tablespoon flour

1 can (16 ounces) tomato sauce

1-1/2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon thyme

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

Cooked rice

Directions

1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and brown in hot shortening in skillet.

2. Remove chicken from skillet and place in a 9x13-inch baking dish.

3. Sauté onion, celery, green pepper, and garlic in butter. Sprinkle over chicken.

4. Combine remaining ingredients except rice in saucepan and simmer over low heat for 10 to 12 minutes. Pour over chicken.

5. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for one hour.

6. Serve over rice.

Note: This dish is great to prepare a day ahead.

Serves 4-6

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