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20-minute chicken Creole

Name: 20-minute chicken Creole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 12 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast (cut into thin strips); 1 cup canned whole peeled tomatoes (chopped, with their juice); 1 cup chili sauce (lowest sodium you can find); 1 1/2 cups green bell pepper (chopped); 1 1/2 cups celery (chopped); 1/4 cup onion (chopped); 1 Tbsp garlic (minced, 2–3 cloves); 1 Tbsp fresh basil (chopped, or 1 tsp dried); 1 Tbsp fresh parsley (chopped, or 1 tsp dried); 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper; 1/4 tsp salt; cooking spray

From the book of weeknights @weeknights · published 2026-11-12

Serves 4
Prep 15 min
Cook 20 min

From National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · Easy · skillet, southern

Notes

Good over rice.

Ingredients

boneless, skinless chicken breast — cut into thin strips 12 oz
canned whole peeled tomatoes — chopped, with their juice 1 cup (240 g)
chili sauce — lowest sodium you can find 1 cup (270 g)
green bell pepper — chopped 1 1/2 cups
celery — chopped 1 1/2 cups
onion — chopped 1/4 cup
garlic — minced, 2–3 cloves 1 Tbsp
fresh basil — chopped, or 1 tsp dried 1 Tbsp
fresh parsley — chopped, or 1 tsp dried 1 Tbsp
crushed red pepper 1/4 tsp
salt 1/4 tsp
cooking spray

Steps

Coat a large sauté pan with cooking spray and heat it over high heat.
Add the chicken and stir for 3–5 minutes, until it is no longer pink. Turn the heat down.
Add the tomatoes with their juice, chili sauce, bell pepper, celery, onion, garlic, basil, parsley, red pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower to a simmer.
Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.