Chicken Peperonata
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 2 filets Chicken breast or 4 tenders
- salt and pepper salt optional
- 1 fresh red pepper cut into 1/2 inch wide strips
- 1/2 medium size onion cut into 1/4 inch strips
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- 1 cup tomato sauce or canned tomatoes or chopped fresh
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese for topping
- 2 fresh basil leaves chopped for topping
Instructions
- Put skillet on at medium high and eyeball enough olive oil to cover the bottom . Lightly season the chicken filets with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken about 2-3 minutes a side until they are browned and getting firm to the touch. Remove them to a plate that will catch the drippings.
- Now you will multi task a little and start to prep the veggies as the chicken is cooking. Cut the pepper(s) into quarters lengthwise and remove the stems, seeds and the white membranes.
- You're going to let the pepper strips cook slow for about 6-8 minutes tossing often. You don't want them to brown at all, Just to cook and get soft. While the peppers are cooking chop up the garlic. When the peppers have softened add the onion and cook - tossing a few times - until they get translucent. Then make a bare spot in the middle and add the garlic. Let it cook until it just starts to get a little golden on the edges. Add the rosemary or whatever herb you want to use. Oregano or sage or basil or parsley all go good. And they don't have to be fresh herbs. If all you have is dried that will work, just use about half as much dried as fresh.
- Add the chicken, the drippings, tomato sauce and the red wine. Turn the heat up to medium high and let it simmer and reduce by about a third. About 3-5 minutes.
Turn the chicken over right after putting them in giving them a good bath and about half way thru. - Serve it up! With some pasta or polenta or gnocchi or whatever YOU want. Oh, don't forget the wine! Chianti or any good red goes great with your Chicken Peperonata. Some of Poppop's easy homemade bread, hot out of the oven, is real good too.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 125kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 5gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 760mgPotassium: 522mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 594IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 2mg
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