The Hurried Dad's Quick 'N' EZ Chicken Cacciatore.
Prep time: 5 minutes.
Cook time: 25 minutes
Total calories: 2,700
Servings: 6-8
Ingredients:
Perdue Short Cuts Chicken, Traditional, cut into 1" pieces
Pound of pasta, shape of choice
2 bags frozen Italian Vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, beans, carrots, etc.)
2 28 ounce cans Diced Tomatos
1 6 ounce can Tomato Paste
Preparation:
Cook pasta as directed.
Cook frozen vegetables until warm.
Mix Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Paste, and chicken in large mixing bowl.
Add spices to taste:
- Garlic
- Parsley
- Oregano
- Onion Powder
- Italian Seasoning
- Salt/pepper
Warm in microwave five minutes.
Combine with vegetables, mix thoroughly. Heat 4 minutes in microwave.
Serve:
This is a kid favorite - even BabyGirl G, the epitome of "fussy eater", will clean her plate and ask for seconds...
Enjoy!
That is all.
3 comments:
Looks good. pity I'm too lazy to make it that way.
Hmmm... So I guess a pound of boneless/skinless chicken breast, cooked, would work in place of the Perdue Short Cuts (which I'm SURE I can't get in Texas)?
Sounds really good. I'm gonna try this one out this week.
tweaker
Of course a pound of skinless breast cut into cubes would work, it just takes more time and effort.
The idea behind the Perdue Short Cuts is to streamline the prep and clean-up - not having to cut up and cook the chicken means less prep time and no knife/cutting board/skillet get dirtied.
This meal can be prepared using fresh chicken breast, fresh veggies, and homemade pasta; it just takes a lot longer and requires more elbow grease afterwards.
I was kinda hitting the angle of this was something you could toss together in less than a half-hour that's better than Shake 'n' Bake (not that there's anything wrong with S'n'B, mind you!).
I also wanted to counter the popular Hollywood/Madison Avenue myth that dads can't cook... ;)
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