Chicken Kapama

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -4 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 6 tablespoons butter (divided)
• 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 lb macaroni
• 1 cup kefalotiri, grated (fresh parmesan may be used if kefalotiri is not available)

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and cinnamon.
• 2 in a dutch oven, melt 2 tablespoons butter and brown chicken until golden on all sides.
• 3 in a bowl combine tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, and water and pour mixture over chicken.
• 4 add cinnamon sticks and bay leaf.
• 5 in a medium-sized frying pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter and saute onions, and garlic until onions are wilted.
• 6 add to chicken.
• 7 bring to a boil, cover, and simmer until chicken is tender, 50-60 minutes.
• 8 in the last 20 minutes, cook macaroni according to package directions.
• 9 drain and empty into serving dish.
• 10 brown remaining butter and pour over macaroni.
• 11 place macaroni on a large serving platter.
• 12 place chicken and sauce over macaroni and sprinkle with grated cheese.