Healthy Diet Chicken and Vegetables

Submitted by The 20 pound strugg

"Healthy diet chicken with vegetables combines the ease of frozen chicken breasts with the nutritional benefits of fresh vegetables. What I like about this easy recipe is that little differences in my choice of seasonings can create a variety of tastes without compromising on my basic diet requirements. The basic recipe calls for basil, but you can easily substitute lite soy sauce and some sliced water chestnuts for a Chinese flavor. Can be served on rice or noodles but is great as is."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1⁄2 green pepper (cut into 1-inch pieces)
• 1⁄2 red pepper (cut into 1-inch pieces)
• 1⁄2 vidalia onion (sliced)
• 2 small zucchini (sliced)
• 0.5 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 -2 garlic clove (minced or crushed)
• 5 -6 fresh basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

directions

1. Cut fresh or defrosted chicken breasts into bite size pieces.
2. Saute in a hot Teflon skillet or fry pan until slightly browned. Then remove. Lower heat.
3. Add olive oil, saute garlic and onion until softened and beginnig to turn translucent, add basil leaves and red /green pepper until they begin to soften. Add zucchini and cook until it begins to turn translucent.
4. Add dained tomatoes and cooked chicken until heated through.
5. Salt and pepper to taste.

Reviews

[Malia]

I'm so happy about stumbling across this recipe. It is so good and far better than I thought it would be. Even my son ate it over and over. I did not drain the diced tomatoes. I'm glad I did it that way. Keeps it moist when there are left overs. The left overs only lasted less than a day.

 

[Chef1MOM-Connie]

Delicious for my Preemie Babay in PAC 2010. Very simple and basic recipe that lends towards variations and LOW fat to boot! I used the zukes and tomatoes that I froze last summer, added in basil from my window garden, a bit of extra garlic as I love garlic and spinach. I also had to add in some chicken broth base that I froze, still needed some chicken flavor. I will certainly make this again as it is very tastey and low fat to boot. You would never know by the flavors imparted. Thank you.