Coca-Chicken

(from a recipe in The Compleat I Hate to Cook Book, by Peg Bracken, 1986)

4 chicken leg quarters (or cut them into thighs and drumsticks, and save the backs for soup)

Salt and pepper

3/4 c ketchup (I usually use tomato sauce whenever a recipe calls for ketchup – it has less sugar)

1 c Coke (probably best to use regular not diet but a different brand would probably work

Salt and pepper the chicken pieces. In a casserole, warm up the ketchup, then add the chicken. Pour a cup of Coke over it all, and cover the casserole. Bake it at 350 for 30 minutes, then uncover it and cook it another half hour. That’s it. You might want to rearrange the pieces when you uncover it if the pieces on top aren’t getting any of the sauce.