20 minute chicken creole

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

1.Spray a deep skillet with nonstick spray coating. 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. Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. 4.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. Yield: 4 servings--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