Chicken Italiano

Submitted by Derf2440

"Nummy Chicken, great taste!! from Canadian Diabetes Association"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 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
• 1⁄2 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

[Steve P.]

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.

 

[girl_luvr1977]

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

 

[p.winkel]

MMMMMMMMM! A great dinner and it tasted just like Chicken Parmesan...only w/ less calories! I didn't realize it at first when a read the recipe, but this will become a family favorite! I kept the recipe exactly the same, however, I did use reduced fat mozzarella...LESS CALORIES FOR ME!

 

[CarolynB]

Wow! A new favorite in my home, thanks! The only things I did differently were to cut up the chicken breasts, brown them on the stovetop with fresh garlic and 10 oz sliced baby bella mushrooms then threw every thing in a baking dish and into the oven for about 25 minutes. I also added a handful of freshly grated paresan on top. Next time will serve this over Dreamfields linguine!