Low Calorie Chicken Cacciatore Recipe 455

LOW CALORIE CHICKEN CACCIATORE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• In a heavy 12 inch skillet or Dutch oven, brown chicken in hot oil on all sides (4 or 5 minutes total). Remove chicken, set aside. Add mushrooms (if using fresh), sweet peppers, onion and garlic to skillet drippings. Cook until the vegetables are tender. Add mushrooms (if using canned), wine and serrano or crushed red pepper to vegetable mixture. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, until almost all liquid evaporates. Add undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, lemon juice, basil, sugar, thyme, salt and pepper. Return chicken to pan. uncovered, 15 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Or, after returning chicken to pan, bake, uncovered, in 350ºF. oven 10 to 15 minutes or until chicken is done (use oven proof skillet for this method). Serve over cooked pasta. Serves 6. 253 calories (28% from fat), 29 grams protein, 13 grams carbohydrates, 8 grams fat (saturated fat 2 grams), 72 milligrams cholesterol, 511 milligrams sodium, 806 potassium, 3 grams dietary fiber.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Season chicken with kosher salt and pepper.
• In a large heavy saute pan, heat the pan over a medium-high flame and spray with cooking oil.
• Add the chicken pieces to the pan and saute just until brown, about 3-4 minutes per side. Set aside.
• Add the peppers, onion and garlic to the pan and saute over medium heat until the onion is tender, about 3-4 minutes, then add mushrooms and cook another 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the tomatoes, chicken, broth, and oregano. Cover the bring the sauce to a simmer.
• Continue simmering over low heat until the chicken is tender, about 35 to 45 minutes.
• Add the chopped basil 5 minutes before sauce is done.
• Serve over 1 cup pasta.

HEALTHY CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Cut chicken breast into about 1 inch chunks and add salt. Coat a pan with non stick spray and brown the chicken.
• In a separate pot, coat with cooking spray and add chopped onion and bell pepper until translucent.
• Once chicken is browned and the onion- bell pepper mixture is translucent, transfer chicken into pot.
• Pour the chicken broth into the hot pan in which you cooked the chicken until all the brown bits lift from the pan then transfer the liquid to the pot with the chicken and vegetables.
• Add the can of stewed tomatoes, freshly minced garlic, dried oregano, and dried basil to the pot and set it to simmer.
• Brown the mushrooms then add to the pot.
• Let simmer for about 15-20 minutes then enjoy.

LOW FAT & EASY CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Heat sauce in large saucepan on low heat.
• In fry pan sprayed with Pam, brown chicken on both sides.
• Add some wine, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add chicken and about 2 T. of wine from pan to the sauce.
• Add a little more wine and the onion to the fry pan. Simmer 5-8 minutes and add to the sauce with 2 T. of wine from the pan.
• Add a little more wine to fry pan along with peppers. Simmer 8-10 minutes & add to sauce with 2 T. of wine from pan.
• Repeat above with mushrooms-simmer 10 minutes and add to sauce with 2 T. wine from the pan.
• Simmer sauce for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over pasta.

BABZY'S LOW FAT CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Lightly brown chicken in a frying pan, cut each breast into a few pieces and place in a large casserole dish.
• Sauté onion, peppers and garlic in olive oil until soft. Sprinkle over the chicken in the casserole dish.
• Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour over chicken mixture.
• Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
• Serve over whole wheat pasta, brown rice or couscous.