It doesn't get much easier than this low-fat chicken and pasta recipe.
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 box whole wheat fusilli pasta
16 oz jar or can of favorite tomato sauce
1 ½ large red onions, sliced
1 ½ large red, orange or yellow peppers, sliced
2 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 garlic cloves minced
2 ½ teaspoons of salt
2 ½ teaspoons of pepper
3 teaspoons of Italian seasoning
3 tablespoons of fresh chopped parsley
Preparation
Begin by poking the chicken with a fork and adding seasoned salt and pepper on both sides, then cut the breasts into large bite sized pieces.
In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over high heat and add chicken.
Cook chicken until lightly brown on both sides (OK if not fully cooked through).
Remove chicken from skillet, reduce heat to medium and in the same skillet add the onion, peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and dried Italian seasoning. Cook until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
In a separate pot, begin to boil water, lightly salted, for the pasta.
Add the tomato sauce to the skillet with the vegetables and add the chicken back in. Let simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
Once water is boiling, add pasta, after 11 minutes, or desired tenderness, drain the pasta.