Mom's Buttered Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 lbs skinless chicken breasts or skinless chicken thighs
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 3 tablespoons texas pete hot pepper sauce (to taste)
• 2 (4 ounce) cans sliced mushrooms ("or" sliced fresh)
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 7 1/4 ounces cream of mushroom soup
• salt
• mashed potatoes, incorporated into meal (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Arrange chicken in baking pan or deep broiler pan.

3. 3

   Pour apple cider vinegar over chicken pieces, followed by hot pepper sauce.

4. 4

   Sprinkle chicken with black pepper and salt to taste.

5. 5

   Whisk cream of mushroom soup into water until smooth, add to pan.

6. 6

   Add mushrooms into liquid.

7. 7

   (For a better texture, try sautéing mushrooms in a little margarine before adding to pan).

8. 8

   Bake for 45 minutes or until chicken is done and gravy is as thick as you'd like.

9. 9

   Check occasionally during cooking, you may need to add water, and stir gravy to avoid scorching around edges of pan.