Half Hour Chicken Creole

Name: Half Hour Chicken Creole
Ingredients: nonstick cooking spray; 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, fat discarded,washed,dried,and cut into 1/2 inch strips; 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 12 cups chopped seeded green bell peppers; 12 cup chopped celery; 1 cup chopped onion; 12 cup chopped green onion; 3 -4 cloves garlic, minced; 14 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil, lightly crushed,more to taste; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves or 12 teaspoon dried thyme, lightly crushed; 2 bay leaves; 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 14 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 12 teaspoon salt, to taste; fresh ground black pepper

17 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

nonstick cooking spray
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, fat discarded,washed,dried,and cut into 1/2 inch strips
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 12 cups chopped seeded green bell peppers
12 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
12 cup chopped green onion
3 -4 cloves garlic, minced
14 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil, lightly crushed,more to taste
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves or 12 teaspoon dried thyme, lightly crushed
2 bay leaves
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
14 teaspoon cayenne pepper
12 teaspoon salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1

Spray deep skillet with nonstick spray.
2

Preheat pan over high heat.
3

Add olive oil, add chicken, and cook for 3-5 minutes, until lightly browned and no longer pink, stirring regularly.
4

Reduce heat to medium.
5

Add green pepper, celery, onion, green onion, garlic, parsley, basil, thyme, and bay leaves.
6

Saute about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
7

Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, cayenne, salt, and freshly ground black pepper.
8

Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9

Fish out bay leaves, and serve over hot cooked rice or pasta.
10

Variation: We have also tried this using shrimp instead of chicken.
11

The recipe is the same, except replace chicken with 1-1/2 pounds unpeeled raw shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cut in half lengthwise.
12

Reduce initial browning time from 3-5 minutes to 2-3 minutes, or the shrimp will get tough.