Chicken Italiano

Derf's Note:

Nummy Chicken, great taste!! from Canadian Diabetes Association

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon dried tarragon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 teaspoons margarine, oil or 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 clove garlic , smashed
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Pour tomatoes into blender or food processor.
2. Add basil, tarragon, salt and pepper.
3. Puree until smooth.
4. Melt margarine in large frypan.
5. Saute garlic over medium heat 1 minute.
6. Add chicken breasts, saute, turning once or twice until golden on both sides.
7. Turn chicken fleshy side down and cover with tomato mixture.
8. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes until tender.
9. Remove chicken and place fleshy side up, in a warm oven proof dish.
10. Stir parsley into sauce and spoon over chicken breasts.
11. Sprinkle with Mozzarella.
12. Place under heated broiler 1 minute just until cheese melts.
13. Diabetic- 1 chicken breast with sauce, 3 protein choices, 1/2 fruits and vegetables choice, 1 fats and oils choice.

Reviews

[1Steve]

Being a Diabetic myself, as soon as I saw that this had come fro the Canadian Diabetic Assoc. I knew I had to try it. It's nice and flavorful. I used Part Skim Mozerella cheese so that cut a bit more fat off too. Great recipe Dorothy thanks for sharing it!

[*~Suzy~*]

Derf I loved this recipe! Adding the spices and the garlic into the whirled tomatoes really charms the taste buds. I prefer my chicken baked, so I place the boneless chicken in a baking dish, sprinkle the tops with a little dehydrated garlic, and pour the sauce over the meat. I bake it at 350 for about 45-50 minutes uncovered depending on the size of the chicken. Sometimes I simmer the sauce on the stovetop until slightly thickened before baking. I used part skim mozzarella as directed. Sometimes I leave the mozzarella off, and use a little Parmesan Cheese when serving. Plain is wonderful too. Over a little linguini even better. Thanks for a great recipe Derf. I really enjoy making it.

[Heather (Chef #1117244)]

this was a great dish. i had a couple of friends over for dinner and one of them is a diabetic. i made this along with some steamed veggies and it was a hit! it was delicious