Chicken Tomato Sauce (Tuco)
A hearty, generous sauce with fall-apart tender chicken that goes a long way.

- Total
- 75 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Easy
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Ingredients
Serves 6
- chicken2.25 lb
- onion2
- red bell pepper1
- garlic2
- tomato puree3 cup
- olive oil2 tbsp
- bay leaf1
- oregano1 tsp
- sweet paprika1 tsp
- salt1 pinch
- pepper1 pinch
Method
- 1
Lightly brown the chicken on both sides and set it aside.
- 2
Cook the onion, bell pepper, and garlic in the same pot.
- 3
Add the tomato purée and seasonings.
- 4
Return the chicken to the pot and cook, covered, over low heat for one hour.
- 5
Remove the chicken, shred it, and stir it back into the sauce.
- 6
Cook for five more minutes.
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