Roasted Red Pepper Chipotle Chicken
The tables were literally turned on me last night as I prepared dinner for 4!
Baby salad greens with Feta and Strawberries
Roasted Red Pepper Chipotle Chicken
Pan Fried Potatoes and Roasted Broccoli
Dessert:
Banana Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Is your mouth watering? I hope so! Yes, the recipe for those guys will be up soon!
Here is the recipe for Being Healthier: Roasted Red Pepper Chipotle Chicken
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon bacon crumbles ( 2 slices cooked bacon)
6 (4-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup Pomegranate Chipotle Sauce (Tastefully Simple)
1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles
1 teaspoon olive oil ( or nonstick spray if you prefer)
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
1 red-pepper, roasted and sliced
Chopped fresh cilantro (garnish)
Preparation:
Roast the red pepper (can be done in advance or with store-bought roasted peppers) while cooking bacon in skillet until desired crispiness. Remove bacon from skillet, chop and leave aside. Drain excess oil. Add onion, garlic, paprika and olive oil to pan; sauté 2 minutes. Slice the (roasted) pepper and add to pan. Season chicken and add to pan, cooking chicken 3 minutes on each side. Stir in bacon, tomatoes and Pomegranate Chipotle sauce ( could substitute chipotle chiles for sauce). Cover and cook over medium heat 12 minutes or until chicken is done (Internal Temperature reads 165* F for at least 15 seconds). Garnish with cilantro, if desired.
Recipes you might also like:
Asian Chicken and Cabbage
100 Healthy Chicken Recipes
The Five Ingredient Cooking Light Cookbook
What are your FAVORITE chicken recipes ?! Come on, let me hear them.
Chicken is an excellent source of lean protein and I’m 100% positive I will always be searching for different chicken recipes! The chicken was the tastiest recipe of the whole meal ( aside from dessert!). I used the last of our Tastefully Simple sauce (which Jeff’s folks had put in our stockings at Christmas) but you could substitute regular chiptole chiles if you like. While I did use 2 slices of bacon, I also made sure to drain the excess oil.
Why drain one oil just to add another? Well, there are many different types of fats and bacon has much more saturated fat than Olive Oil. I wanted to use heart healthy oils but still add smokey flavor by using the bacon crumbles. Turkey bacon would also work but it can be just as high, if not higher, in fat and sodium as pork bacon so check the label! If you don’t want to use either, you could substitute liquid smoke but I personally am not a fan.
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