Chicken And Cabbage Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt (i use mccormick with garlic)
• 8 skinless chicken drumsticks (or use 4 drumsticks and 4 thighs)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 tablespoons green bell peppers, chopped
• 4 tablespoons carrots, chopped
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups cabbage, shredded
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 2 mix flour and seasoned salt in a zip lock plastic bag.
• 3 add chicken drumsticks, two at a time into the bag. lock and shake bag to coat chicken well.
• 4 add coated chicken to skillet. cook, turning occasionally until browned.
• 5 place chicken in a medium baking dish prepared with oil spray and heat oven to 350ºf.
• 6 add chopped onion, green bell pepper and carrot to skillet. cook until cripsy tender for about 5 minutes.
• 7 mix ketchup with undrained tomatoes, oregano, and salt. bring to a boil.
• 8 add cabbage with vegetables and tomato sauce and mix well. spoon over chicken.
• 9 cover dish with foil. bake until chicken is cooked through for about 45 minutes and the cabbage is tender but not overcooked.
• 10 remove foil; sprinkle mozzarella over chicken. bake until cheese is melted, about 5 more minutes.
• 11 note: i made this recipe again, adding 4 tablespoons of chopped green peppers and carrots (instead of 2 tablespoons). reduced the salt to 1/2 teaspoon and mozzarella cheese to 1/2 cup. thanks to the reviewers for their good suggestions.