Basque Chicken
5
Points®
Total time: 45 min • Prep: 25 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Canadian bacon, as we know, is a leaner alternative to regular bacon. Try crumbling a few slices into your favourite dishes, including this one.
Ingredients
Cooked Canadian-style bacon
4 slice(s), crumbled
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast
1 pound(s), cut into 1-inch pieces
Onion
2 medium, sliced
Red bell pepper
1 medium, seeded and sliced into thin strips
Yellow bell pepper
1 medium, seeded and sliced into thin strips
Garlic
3 clove(s), large, minced
Canned diced tomatoes
14½ oz, drained
Dried thyme
1 tsp(s)
Table salt
⅛ tsp(s), or to taste
Black pepper
⅛ pinch(es), or to taste
Cooked white rice
2 cup(s)
Table wine
½ cup(s), white
Fresh parsley
1 tbsp(s), chopped for garnish (optional)
Instructions
1
Coat a Dutch oven with cooking spray. Cook chicken over medium-high heat until no longer pink in center, about 4 minutes. Remove and set aside.
2
Reduce heat to medium. Add onions and peppers; cook until soft, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently. If necessary, add water to pot to keep onions from burning.
3
Add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
4
Add wine, tomatoes, thyme and reserved bacon and chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Season to taste. Serve over white rice. Garnish with chopped, fresh parsley, if desired.
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