Simple 5-2 Recipes

Chicken In Tomato Sauce

255 cals per serving

The tomato sauce is very versatile and can also be used on pasta and pizza. This recipe serves four but if you make the sauce for four you can keep or freeze some and use ¼ of the sauce with one chicken breast.

Serves 4 Prep time:5 minutes Cook time: 1hour 10minutes

2 cloves garlic, finely sliced

1 tsp olive oil

2 tins tomatoes, whole not chopped

2 red peppers, de-seeded and chopped

1 courgette, skinned and chopped

4 chicken breasts, skinless

In a wide saucepan gently heat the oil and toss in the garlic. Lightly fry for 2-3 minutes. As they are just starting to turn brown add red peppers and courgette. Then add the tinned tomatoes. Bring to simmering point and then turn heat down a little, making sure it continues to bubble. Simmer like this for ½ hour, stirring occasionally. Then break up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon and continue to cook for a further ¼ hour.

To make a smooth sauce transfer to a liquidiser and whizz for approx 1 minute. (You can of course skip this step and choose a more textured sauce.) In the same saucepan (or a smaller pan if you are just cooking one piece) place the whole pieces of chicken flat on the bottom of the pan. Pour over the sauce so it covers the chicken generously. Bring the sauce up to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes on a gentle heat until the chicken is cooked. If the pan looks dry or the chicken becomes uncovered you should add a little water and stir in.

source;

http://www.52recipes.co.uk/2013/02/18/chicken-in-tomato-sauce/