MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS

½ pound mushrooms

3 pounds chicken parts

¼ cup flour

4 tab. oil

1 cup chopped onions

1 cup diced green pepper

1 clove garlic, finely minced

1 quart jar whole tomatoes

pinch salt

pinch ground red pepper

hot pepper seeds (optional)

1 cup brown rice

Slice mushrooms and set aside. Dredge chicken with flour, shake off excess. Heat oil in 10" iron skillet. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time and brown well. Remove chicken. To oil remaining in pan, add onions, green pepper and garlic and sauté for 3 min. Add reserved mushrooms and sauté 5 min. Stir in tomatoes, salt, red pepper, and hot pepper. Bring to boiling. Stir in rice. Return chicken to top of pan. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hr. 10 min. or until chicken is tender.