Italian Chicken with Chickpeas

TamTastic
TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
edited September 19 in Recipes
Italian Chicken with Chickpeas
This simple one-dish meal is great reheated the next day for lunch.

Ingredients
1 pound chicken breast tenders
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/3 cups sliced onion
1 cup green bell pepper strips
1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
1 (15 1/2-ounce) can chickpeas, drained
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained
Fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves (optional)


Preparation
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Add onion and bell pepper; sauté 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic, chickpeas, and tomatoes; cover and cook 8 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Garnish with parsley leaves, if desired.
Yield
4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups)

Nutritional Information
CALORIES 296(19% from fat); FAT 6.1g (sat 1g,mono 3.1g,poly 1.2g); IRON 2.9mg; CHOLESTEROL 66mg; CALCIUM 79mg; CARBOHYDRATE 28.2g; SODIUM 637mg; PROTEIN 32g; FIBER 5.6g

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  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Italian Chicken with Chickpeas
    This simple one-dish meal is great reheated the next day for lunch.

    Ingredients
    1 pound chicken breast tenders
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 1/3 cups sliced onion
    1 cup green bell pepper strips
    1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
    1 (15 1/2-ounce) can chickpeas, drained
    1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained
    Fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves (optional)


    Preparation
    Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Add onion and bell pepper; sauté 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic, chickpeas, and tomatoes; cover and cook 8 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Garnish with parsley leaves, if desired.
    Yield
    4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups)

    Nutritional Information
    CALORIES 296(19% from fat); FAT 6.1g (sat 1g,mono 3.1g,poly 1.2g); IRON 2.9mg; CHOLESTEROL 66mg; CALCIUM 79mg; CARBOHYDRATE 28.2g; SODIUM 637mg; PROTEIN 32g; FIBER 5.6g

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