Italian Style Chicken with Peppers and Onions
Equipment
- Skillet with lid
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup flour gluten-free if desired
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 green pepper sliced
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 large jar spaghetti sauce
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, quartered
Instructions
- Wash the chicken breasts and pat them dry with paper towels.
- In a shallow dish, mix together the flour, salt, pepper, and garlic salt.
- Coat each chicken breast quarter in the seasoned flour mixture, shaking off any excess.
- In a skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat.
- Brown the coated chicken pieces on all sides in the hot oil.
- Once browned, remove the chicken from the skillet and drain on paper towels to remove excess oil.
- In the same skillet, add the sliced green pepper and onion.
- Sauté until they are slightly softened.
- Return the browned chicken pieces to the skillet, arranging them on top of the peppers and onions.
- Pour the spaghetti sauce over the chicken in the skillet, ensuring all pieces are covered.
- Cover the skillet with a lid and simmer on low heat for about 1 hour, or until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
- Serve hot with spaghetti or your preferred side dish.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Wine Advice:
Pair this Italian-style chicken dish with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti or Sangiovese to complement the rich flavors of the sauce and the savory chicken.Nutritional Information
Calories: 490 kcal | Carbohydrates: 29 g | Protein: 30 g | Fat: 28 g | Fiber: 5 g | Sugar: 12 g