| 6 | | Chicken breasts |
| 12 | | Chicken wings, we are "white meat" people; an appropriate amount of whole chicken or dark meat would work as well |
| | Flour |
| | Salt (I don't use any) |
| | Pepper |
| | Olive oil |
| 1/4 | lb | Sliced fresh mushrooms (up to 1/2) |
| 2 | md | Onions, chopped |
| 1/2 | | Green pepper, chopped |
| 2 | | Ribs celery, chopped |
| 4 | | Cloves garlic, minced |
| 1 | cn | (28 - 32oz) Italian plum tomatoes |
| 2 | tb | Worcestershire sauce * |
| 1/2 | c | Dry red wine ( I used Burgundy) |
| 1/2 | cn | (6 oz) tomato paste |
| 1 | pn | (large) dried oregano |
| 1 | pn | (large) dried thyme |
| | Bay leaves |
| 1/2 | ts | Dried thyme leaves |
| 1 | tb | Sugar |
