Creole Chicken

* Cooking spray
* 1 pound chicken breast tenders
* 2 cups frozen pepper stir-fry (such as Bird's Eye brand), thawed
* 1 cup frozen cut okra, thawed -sub with 1cup onion since we dont like okra
* 3/4 cup thinly sliced celery
* 3/4 teaspoon sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
* 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
* 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
* 1 tablespoon butter

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Add pepper stir-fry and next 6 ingredients (through red pepper), stirring to combine. Pour tomatoes over chicken mixture; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Uncover; cook 3 minutes. Add parsley and butter, stirring until butter melts.


Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HOPEFUL4KY.