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# Healthy Eating Recipes: 20-Minute Chicken Creole
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/20-minute_chicken_creole_0131110741/
- Published: 2011-01-31T20:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T15:52:40.000Z
- Description: A recipe for chicken creole simmered in a spicy tomato and chili sauce with green pepper, celery and onion: 15 minutes prep, 20 minutes cooking, four servings at 274 calories.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Poultry Main Dish, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

This quick Southern-style dish contains no added fat and very little added salt in its spicy tomato sauce

*Recipe Source: Deliciously Healthy Dinners*

Prep time Cook time Yields Serving Size

15 minutes 20 minutes 4 servings 1½ C

**Ingredients**

12 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into thin strips

1 C canned whole peeled tomatoes, chopped

1 C chili sauce (look for lowest sodium version)

1 1/2 C green bell pepper, rinsed and chopped

1 1/2 C celery, rinsed and chopped

1/4 C onion, chopped

1 Tbsp garlic, minced (about 2–3 cloves)

1 Tbsp fresh basil, rinsed, dried, and chopped (or 1 tsp dried)

1 Tbsp fresh parsley, rinsed, dried, and chopped (or 1 tsp dried)

1/4 sp crushed red pepper

1/4 tsp salt

Cooking spray

**Directions**

1, Spray sauté pan with cooking spray. Preheat over high heat.

2, Cook chicken in hot sauté pan, stirring for 3–5 minutes. Reduce heat.

3, Add tomatoes with juice, chili sauce, green pepper, celery, onion, garlic, basil, parsley, crushed red pepper, and salt. Bring to boil over high heat, and then reduce heat to simmer. 

4, Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.

Tip: Delicious served over rice.

**Nutrition Facts**

calories 274

Total fat 5 g

Saturated fat 1 g

Cholesterol 73 mg

Sodium 383 mg

Total fiber 4 g

Protein 30 g

Carbohydrates 30 g

Potassium 944 mg

*Recipe courtesy of Keep the Beat™, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.*