CHICKEN CONFETTI

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This one dish recipe dates back to 1971, when I was all of 13, helping my mother make dinner...She got the recipe through a mail order recipe card club where you received a packet of recipes every 6 weeks or so...The original recipe was a victim of it's time with tons of meat, plenty of fat and lots of sodium! I've taken the original recipe and lightened it up a bit with less meat, tomato products that have no salt added and whole wheat pasta! Add a tossed green salad for a complete meal!

Provided by CookinwithGas

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h20m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (Perdue preferred)
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 (28 ounce) can no-salt-added whole tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can no-added-salt tomato paste
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, snipped
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 (8 ounce) package angel hair pasta, cooked & drained (Ronzoni Whole Wheat pasta)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Steps:

  • Rinse chicken and pat dry; season with the 1 tsp salt and the 1/4 tsp pepper --.
  • In a Dutch oven, brown chicken in oil, then remove --.
  • Drain off all but 3 tbsp of the fat; add the onion and garlic, cooking until the onion is tender, stirring as it cooks --.
  • Stir in chicken and all remaining ingredients EXCEPT the pasta and parmesan --.
  • Cover dutch oven tightly and simmer 1 hour or until chicken is tender, stirring occasionally.
  • When time is up, skim off excess fat; serve over the pasta and sprinkle with the parmesan --.
  • Suggestion: Use egg noodles or fettucine instead of the angel hair.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279.2, Fat 7, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 67.7, Sodium 129.9, Carbohydrate 22.2, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 4.8, Protein 31.1

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