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Pilgrim's Pride Breast of Chicken Sauce Piquant


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Ingredients:
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 Cups chopped onion
  • 1 1/2 Cups chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 Cup chopped celery
  • 1 8 Ounce can tomato sauce
  • 1 28 Ounce can petite diced tomatoes (lightly drained)
  • 1 Minced jalapeño (fresh preferred)
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 2 Teaspoons minced garlic
  • ½ Teaspoon each of red, white and black pepper, or less, to taste
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • ½ Teaspoon salt
  • 2 ½ Cup chicken stock or water
  • 8 Pilgrim’s Pride chicken breasts (boneless and skinless)

Directions:
Melt butter over high heat in large sauté pan or black iron skillet. Sear the chicken breasts and remove to a plate. Add onion, bell pepper and celery to the pan and cook about three minutes.  Add the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, diced jalapeño, bay leaf, garlic and all three peppers. Stir well until blended. Cook about 3 minutes, add the stock (or water), salt and sugar.

Bring mixture to a boil, and then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer on low heat for 20-25 minutes until all flavors are well blended. Add chicken breast to pan. Turn heat to high, cover pan and bring to boil. Boil 1 minute, then turn heat off, cover and let dish sit 5 to 10 minutes. Serve over rice.  

This dish holds well when your eating time is unknown, and even tastes better re-heated!



Serves: 8
Serving Size:
Calories per Serving: 189
% Daily Value*   
   Total Fat 4.7 g
7%   
     Saturated Fat 1.9 g
10%   
   Cholesterol 69 mg
23%   
   Sodium 1,208 mg
50%   
   Potassium 243 g
 
   Calcium 39 g
 
   Total Carbs 14 g
5%   
     Dietary Fiber 3 g
14%   
     Sugars 8 g
 
   Protein 26 g
 
   Sugar Alcohols 0 g
 
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.  Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
  Calories: 2,000 2,500
Total Fat Less than 65g 80g
  Sat Fat Less than 20g 25g
Cholesterol Less than 300mg 300mg
Sodium Less than 2,400mg 2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate   300g 375g
  Dietary Fiber   25g 30g
Nutritional Information From CalorieKing.com
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