Grandpa Jimmy's Cacciatore

• 1 whole chicken, cut up
• extra virgin olive oil
• fresh ground pepper
• kosher salt
• 1 white onions, halved and sliced or 1 sweet onion, halved and sliced large onion
• 12 lb button mushroom, cleaned (trim stems but do not remove)
• 12 lb baby portabella mushrooms, cleaned (trim stems but do not remove)
• 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves
• 34 cup good quality white wine or 34 cup Chardonnay wine or 34 cup pinot grigio wine
• 1 34 cups chicken stock
• 14 cup bottled pepperoncini pepper juice
• 8 small pepperoncini peppers
• 12 cup banana pepper ring
• 1 cup kalamata olives or 1 cup small black olives, pitted
• 12 cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped

1. Wash chicken pieces, pat until dried very well.
2. Season with pepper and salt.
3. Heat a non-stick electric fry pan or large skillet to medium-high heat.
4. When hot, add just enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan.
5. Saute chicken pieces in oil, until browned on both sides.
6. Remove chicken to a plate.
7. Add a little more oil ONLY if necessary, and saute onions one minute.
8. Add mushrooms, cook two to three minutes longer until mushrooms are lightly browned.
9. Add chopped garlic and fresh oregano; stir and saute two additional minutes, being sure not to burn garlic.
10. Add white wine and cook a minute or two to deglaze pan before adding the chicken broth and pepperoncini juice.
11. Cook a minute or two, stirring to combine liquids and get to a simmer.
12. Return chicken to pan and add pepperoncini peppers.
13. Cook, partially covered, over semi low heat at a good simmer for approximately 25 minutes, occasionally spooning juices over the chicken.
14. The last 10 minutes of cooking add the pepper rings and olives.
15. The last five minutes add chopped parsley.
16. Taste for seasoning and add additional parsely for garnish.

chicken, extra virgin olive oil, fresh ground pepper, kosher salt, white onions, button mushroom, baby portabella mushrooms, garlic, oregano, white wine, chicken stock, pepperoncini pepper, pepperoncini peppers, banana pepper, kalamata olives, fresh italian parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grandpa-jimmys-cacciatore-220760 (may not work)