Another rainy day, has inspired me to post for your dining pleasure, a recipe guaranteed to impress guests or that "special someone" at your table. It's a lot of calories, so I don't advise making this one too often. However with a few minor adjustments, (cutting the oil and butter as much as you think you can get away with, without ruining the overall taste) you can make this a teeny little bit more healthy.

New York (Not the City) Style Chicken Riggies

You will NEED: (FYI: Prep your chicken and your FRESH veggies prior to cooking)

Cubed Chicken (as much as you like)
Fresh Garlic (as much as you like, I use a lot ... But then again, I'm Italian and I love garlic in just about everything and anything.)
1/2 cup oil
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup white cooking wine (Don't buy the cheap stuff!)
1 cup tomato sauce (or spaghetti sauce)
Hot Cherry Peppers (as much as you like) *You can replace with jalapenos if you prefer*
2 onions sliced
8 to 12 mushrooms sliced (if your mushrooms are pathetically small, double up on your quantity.)
Black pepper to taste
2 green peppers
Salt to taste
At least 16 oz. Romano cheese (The more the merrier.)

In a large skillet, sauté garlic in oil until soft.
Add chicken, mushrooms, onions, green peppers and hot peppers ... Cook until half-done.
Add the rest of the ingredients, cover and simmer for approximately 1/2 hour.
Keep checking and add more cheese if needed. It will make it taste great and soak up some of the oil and butter so it is not too greasy.

Mix together with cooked Rigatoni's (Riggies) and ENJOY.

To complete the dinner, I recommend a nice Ceasar salad, homemade garlic bread sprinkled with basil and romano cheese and a wine of your choosing. With a little candlelight and the soulful crooning of Luciano, make the night one to remember.