Chili powder is not just for making chili ? It’s great with pasta sauce slowly simmered with chicken and green pepper. Plus, a hearty serving is rich in protein and has only 257 calories.
Smothered chili chicken
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PREP TIME
5 min
Makes
4 servings
* PLUS Cooking time: 12 minutes
Ingredients
- vegetable oil
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts , or 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- 1 onion
- 1 green bell pepper
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- generous pinch dried oregano leaves
- generous pinch cinnamon
- generous pinch salt
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander , optional
Instructions
- When chicken is golden, pour in pasta sauce and stir in dried seasonings. Add onion, separating into rings, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer, turning breasts halfway through, until chicken is springy when pressed, 6 to 8 more minutes. Meanwhile, chop coriander. Remove chicken to plates and sprinkle with coriander. Great served over noodles or rice.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 257,
- Protein
- 33 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 15.8 g,
- Fat
- 6.4 g,
- Fibre
- 3.3 g,
- Sodium
- 610 mg.
