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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Chicken Cacciatore (265 cal) - 5:2



It might not be the exact Italian version, but it is a very tasty low calorie version. With a bit of tweeking you could even use it on one of you 5:2 fast days.

Ingredients
serves 4
  • 4 fillets of chicken, 150 grs each
  • 2 onions, 200 grs finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, grated or minced
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 tin plum tomatoes, 400 grs, chopped
  • 2 tbsp greek yoghurt
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp dried basil
  • 1 very mild chilli, sliced in rings (I have them in my greenhouse, now I use them in and on everything, not for 'seriously spicy' food, though)
  • a few fresh basil leaves, to taste
Preparation
  • preheat oven 170°C - fan assisted
  • on the hob, sautee the onion and garlic in one 1 tbsp of olive oil till onion has turned translucent
  • add the tomato puree and leave it to cook out for a minute or so
  • in go the chopped tomatoes from the tin
  • simmer for 10 minutes
  • take from the heat and add the dried basil, the chilli and stir in the yoghurt
  • season
  • heat a non stick pan on the hob with 1 tbsp olive oil
  • season the chicken fillets with salt and black pepper
  • sear them in the pan on both sides
  • transfer to a suitable roasting tin and cover with the sauce
  • in the preheated oven for 20 minutes to half an hour
  • the chicken fillets should be cooked through, but cheque to be sure.
I served some pasta with it for Bert, it was a non fast day afterall and as I am staying off the carbs I topped mine with a spoonful of my rustic olive tapenade (recipe for this will be posted at a later date)

2 comments:

  1. That looks yummie! I'm going to try this one tonight, with some pasta. I couldn't live without carbs.

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  2. Thanks for the recipe, it was really good. I usually put a tiny bit of sugar in tomato sauce. Since I only had greek yoghurt with honey in my fridge, I used that instead of the sugar and it was really good.
    I'm always 'in' for other low calorie recipes!

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