Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter Style Chicken) Recipe

Ingredients

• One 4 pound chicken, cut into serving pieces, trimmed of excess fat (or 3 1/2 to 4 pounds of chicken thighs, bone in, skin on)
• Salt
• 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced root to tip, about 1 1/2 cups
• 1 red or green bell pepper, seeded, sliced into 1/4-inch wide slices
• 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup white or red wine
• 2 1/2 to 3 cups peeled and chopped, firm ripe tomatoes, with their juices, or 1 28 ounce can of plum tomatoes in their juice
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry thyme (or 2 teaspoons fresh, chopped)
• 1 teaspoon dry oregano (or 2 teaspoons fresh, chopped)