20-Minute Chicken Creole

Ingredients

• 4 medium chicken breast halves, skinned, boned, and cut into 1-inch strips*

• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up**
• 1 cup low-sodium chili sauce
• 1 1/2 cups green peppers, chopped (1 large)
• 1 1/2 cups celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   Serve over hot cooked rice or whole wheat pasta.

4. 4

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

5. 5

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