Sara Kate's Chicken Mar Bella

prep time:: 15 min
total time:: 1 hr 15 minutes

Serves 10-12

ingredients

8-9 plum boneless chicken breasts (cut into chunks)
1 tsp minced garlic
1/8 c dried oregano
Coarse kosher salt to taste
Ground pepper to taste
1/2 c red wine vinegar
1/2 c olive oil
1 c pitted prunes (dried semisweet)
1/2 c spanish green olives (no pimento)
1/2 c capers (w/a bit of juice)
6 bay leaves
1 c brown sugar
1 c white wine
1/4 c flat italian parsley

directions

In large bowl, combine chicken, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper, vinegar, olive oil, prunes, olives, capers and juice, and bay leaves. Cover and let marinate in fridge overnight. Arrange chicken in single layer and spoon marinade over it evenly in Pyrex (may need two pyrex). Preheat oven to 350. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over top. Add white wine around chicken pieces. Bake at 350 for 1 hour covered and baste a few times. Serve over yellow saffron rice with lots of juice and sprinkle with parsley or cilantro. Pass remaining juice in gravy boat.

notes

"I love Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Balsam because they sit with us and eat snack. I also love them because they act silly when we play restaurant together. At hot lunch, they let us set the table with the plates, which I think is fun." -Sara Cate

Source: The Murray Family