Country Chicken Casserole

By SaraB

Ingredients

• 3 lb fryer cut up or 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 Tbs vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 clove garlic, pressed
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 16 oz tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 tsp basil
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni

Preparation

Step 1

Dredge chicken in flour, salt and pepper. Brown in hot oil in heavy skillet and remove. In same pan, lightly saute onion, green pepper, and garlic. Add remaining ingredients, except macaroni; simmer 10 minutes. Put macaroni in large, lightly greased casserole. Cover with chicken. Pour sauce over all. Cover and bake in 325 oven 1 hour (for breasts, 1 1/2 hour for fryer parts) or until chicken and vegetables are tender.