Italian Country Chicken Casserole

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1.5 kg chicken pieces
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1/3 cup red wine
• 3/4 cup Gregg's Lite Tomato Sauce
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup whole black olives
• 1 tsp Gregg's Italian Herbs
• Gregg's Natural Sea Salt, freshly ground
• Gregg's Whole Black Peppercorns, freshly ground
• Italian parsley & Parmesan cheese, to garnish

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and brown the chicken pieces.  Remove the chicken from the pan and place in a casserole dish.  Add the onion to pan and cook until soft. Add to the casserole dish.

In a bowl, mix the carrots, red wine, Gregg's Lite Tomato Sauce, chicken stock, olives, Gregg's Italian Herbs, Gregg's Sea Salt and Gregg's Pepper.

Pour over the chicken and cover.

Cook in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 ¼ hours, or until the chicken is tender.

Serve on cooked pasta, rice or mashed potatoes and garnish with Italian parsley and Parmesan cheese.