This quick Southern dish contains no added fat and very little added salt in its spicy tomato sauce.
| as needed | nonstick cooking spray |
| 4 | medium chicken breast halves, skinned, boned, and cut into 1-inch strips* |
| 1 can (14 oz) | tomatoes, cut up** |
| 1 C | low-sodium chili sauce |
| 1-1/2 C | green peppers, chopped (1 large) |
| 1/2 C | celery, chopped |
| 1/4 C | onion, chopped |
| 2 | cloves minced garlic |
| 1 Tbsp | fresh basil or 1 tsp dried |
| 1 Tbsp | fresh parsley or 1 tsp dried |
| 1/4 tsp | crushed red pepper |
| 1/4 tsp | salt |
- 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.
Yield: 4 servings--Serving Size: 1-1/2 cup
Each serving provides:
Calories: 255
Total fat: 3 g
Saturated fat: less than 1 g
Cholesterol: 100 mg
Sodium: 465 mg

