Creole Poached Chicken Breasts
"Spicy, moist, and delicious. Try adding garlic for extra zest. Serve over rice. 3 weight watcher points per serving."
photo by Lazarus
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 onion, chopped
- 1 celery, chopped
- 1⁄2 carrot, chopped
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
- 1⁄2 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 (4 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts
directions
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil. Saute the onions, celery and carrot until tender, 4-5 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes, broth, thyme, salt and cayenne; add the chicken and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and poach, partially covered, 10 minutes, flip chicken, and cook 4 more minutes.
- With a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken to a platter. Simmer the sauce, uncovered, until reduced by half, 4-5 minutes. Spoon the sauce over the chicken.
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Reviews
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Fantastic! I made this a few nights ago but made a couple changes. I had 1/4 of a red and green pepper I needed to use so I cut them into strips and sauteed them with the other vegetables. I also threw in 1 zucchini and instead of the seasoning I used The Best Creole/Cajun Seasoning Mix. Serve over rice for a great low fat meal. -
This was, as DH declared last night, "Yummy good!". I added half of a small bell pepper, diced and 1 large garlic clove, minced and used crushed tomatoes, as that was what I had on hand. I poached 1 large chicken breast because there were just the two of us and it was so tender and juicy we could cut it with a fork. I froze the rest of the sauce to use for another yummy meal later. The amount of cayenne pepper was just right and gave it a nice touch of heat. Thanks for posting this, NeilsGirl- it's a keeper! -
This recipe was outstanding! I'm currently doing a diet with no added sugar and couldn't find any stewed tomatoes with out added sugar so I used two cans of diced tomatoes and drained the juice of one of the cans of the tomatoes. I omitted the carrot for the sugar reasons and added a little bit of adobo to the seasonings. Otherwise, I followed the recipe as written. I'll definitely be making this again. -
Very tasty, simple to make, and low in fat. What else could you ask for? I added four garlic cloves (we REALLY like garlic), and freshly ground black pepper. The sauce was well spiced, and the chicken was cooked perfectly using the time-line provided. I'll definitely make this again!
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Fantastic! I made this a few nights ago but made a couple changes. I had 1/4 of a red and green pepper I needed to use so I cut them into strips and sauteed them with the other vegetables. I also threw in 1 zucchini and instead of the seasoning I used The Best Creole/Cajun Seasoning Mix. Serve over rice for a great low fat meal.
