20-Minute Chicken Creole

BurtonFanatic's Note:

This quick Southern dish contains no added fat and very little added salt in a spicy tomato sauce. NUTRITION INFO (per 1.5-cup serving) Calories: 255.4 Fat: 4.5 g Carbohydrates: 20.7 g Protein: 33.3 g From SparkPeople.com

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• nonstick cooking spray, as needed
• 4 medium boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch strips
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup low-sodium chili sauce
• 1 large green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Spray a deep skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat pan over high heat.
2. Cook chicken in hot skillet, stirring for 3-5 minutes, or until no longer pink. Reduce heat.
3. Add tomatoes and their juice, low-sodium chili sauce, green pepper, celery, onion, garlic, basil, parsley, crushed red pepper, and salt.
4. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, Serve over hot cooked rice or whole wheat pasta.

Reviews

[Pepper Monkey]

This was good, but had a sweet type taste to it that we didn't much like. The overall flavors were nice and i thought the amounts of sauce and vegetables were just right.

[hojo]

Spicy! I loved it! I loved the tomato-y tastes in this! Thanks for the recipe, my husband loved it as well and said "You should make this again!"