Chicken with Red Bell Peppers, Tomatoes, Onions & Sausage

Ingredients

• 2 whole(s) frying chickens disjointed into 8 pieces and 2 whole chicken brests
• 1/2 cup(s) olive oil
• 8 whole(s) Italian hot sausages
• 3 medium onions thinly slices
• 5 medium/lager red peppers stemmed, seeded and juliened
• 2 pound(s) ripe tomatoes (~6 medium) skinned, seeded and juleinned (or 2 lb 3 oz can imported tomatoes
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. In oil, sauté chicken (dried) on all sides. Put in bowl when browned. Brown sausage next. Remove and cut into slices ~ ¼ inch thick. Pour off all but 4 tbls fat and return chicken and sausage to pan. Add onions and garlic. Cover and cook until onions are soft (~8 minutes)


2. Remove cover once or twice and stir; then add peppers. Stir and cover the pan. Cook for another 8 minutes.


3. Finally, add tomatoes, stir, and add salt and pepper. Cook, uncovered, stirring frequently for 5 minutes.


4. Chicken can be cooked up to several hours, or even a day, in advance to this point.


5. To serve, reheat and spoon with the sauce into a large dish. Surround with cooked homemade linguine or 1 ½ lb cooked package spaghetti or linguine.