Simple Ingredients, Spectacular Results
Transforming leftover chicken into a weeknight meal has never been easier! Say hello to this week’s recipe of creamy chicken and veggies. It’s the ultimate solution for a hassle-free weeknight dinner. It’s a great way to use a previous night’s chicken dinner, toss in the vegetables you have in your fridge and a handful of pantry staples to make an endlessly variable recipe. It’s a delicious mix of flavors and textures, that’s quick to throw together and can feed a hungry family. Whether you’re looking to mix up your leftovers or just needing a comforting meal that comes together easily, this is the recipe for you.
Ingredients:
2 cooked chicken breasts
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 green bell pepper
Large can of diced tomato, drained
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon white cooking wine
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
Black pepper and salt to taste
Tools:
Measuring cups and spoons
Large heavy-bottomed skillet
Colander
Can opener
Cutting board
Knife
Spoon
Forks
As always, please let your first step be to wash your produce!
Once clean, take the knife and cutting board and chop your bell pepper, discarding all the rib and seeds.
Take a can opener to your can of diced tomatoes (feel free to use fire roasted, or low sodium, or whatever tomatoes you have around! The point is to use stuff you have on hand, so don't fret if you don't have plain diced tomatoes). Flip the can into the colander to drain. It'll take a while to finish dripping, so consider moving on to another task. Either assign a little helper to watch the tomatoes or just check back on them later. Don't press them, though; you want them to retain some moisture for creating the sauce.
Next up, let's get to the chicken - drop it on the cutting board and use a pair of forks to shred it to your desired size. We went with fairly large chunks, but you can change it up.
Add the oil to the pan and turn the burner up to medium-low. As the oil heats, add your garlic and cook until fragrant. This usually only takes a couple minutes.
Increase the heat to medium. Splash in the cooking wine, then add your peppers, tomatoes, and chicken. Give everything a stir, then allow it to simmer while you measure your basil, oregano, parsley, thyme and rosemary into the pan. Add salt and pepper at this stage if you'd like, then stir again so no one gets a mouth full of just spices later.
Once the peppers begin to soften up, you're good to measure in the heavy whipping cream. Stir thoroughly. Sometimes it takes some elbow grease to get the cream to incorporate fully.
Allow to simmer, uncovered, without increasing the heat, for at least ten minutes before serving. In the event you'd like a heavier sauce, simmer over low heat until the sauce reduces to the consistency you prefer.
Serve over rice, or over pasta, or with a roll, or just by itself. One of the great things about this recipe is that you can use the recipe with almost any grain or side that you have available or want to throw in.
If you opt to make this recipe, let us know on our Facebook page! We want to know how you mix it up, what you add in and what you pair it with. With how versatile this recipe is, we want to see what you do with it!
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