Chicken Creole On 20 Minute

This quick Southern dish contains no added fat and very little added salt in its spicy tomato sauce.

Ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray as needed
• 4 medium chicken breast halves, skinned, boned, and cut into 1" strips*
• 1 can (14 oz.) tomatoes, cut up**
• 1 cup low-sodium chili sauce
• 1-1/2 cups green peppers, chopped (1 large)
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

• Spray a deep skillet with nonstick spray coating. Preheat pan over high heat.
• Cook chicken in hot skillet, stirring, for 3-5 minutes, or until no longer pink. Reduce heat.
• Add tomatoes and their juice, low-sodium chili sauce, green pepper, celery, onion, garlic, basil, parsley, crushed red pepper, and salt. Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Serve over hot cooked rice or whole wheat pasta.

You can substitute 1 lb. boneless, skinless, chicken breast, cut into 1-inch strips.

To cut back on sodium, try low sodium canned tomatoes.

Could be serve for 4 servings with serving size: 1-1/2 cup.


Nutritional Info

Amount Per Serving
Calories: 255.4

Total Fat: 4.5 g
Cholesterol: 77.0 mg
Sodium: 652.4 mg
Total Carbs: 20.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
Protein: 33.3 g