Weight Watchers Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

A very good friend of mine joined Weight Watchers a few years ago, and over a a 2 year period of time lost over 80 pounds, an absolutely awesome achievement!! To this day, 3 years later, she still consciously watches her points values for everything she consumes, and to date has not added even 1 additional pound of weight, an even more phenomenal feat!!

As we love to get together frequently for dinners and such, it has been a real learning curve for us at the the Amateur to learn to cook low fat and low calorie dishes that taste great yet still adhere to the 'points value system' touted by Weight Watchers, therefore we were thrilled when we came across this light and tasty Weight Watchers Chicken Cacciatore Recipe.

If you are following a Weight Watchers diet, or simply want to control the amount of fat or calories you are taking in, then you really must try this delicious and easy chicken cacciatore recipe:

Weight Watchers Chicken Cacciatore Recipe:

Ingredients:
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 cup(s) onion(s), chopped
2 medium garlic clove(s), minced
1 medium green pepper(s), diced
1 cup(s) mushroom(s), sliced
1 pound(s) uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 tsp dried basil
1 1/2 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
28 oz canned diced tomatoes
1/4 cup(s) parsley, fresh, chopped
8 oz uncooked whole-wheat spaghetti

Instructions
Heat oil in a large saucepan or stock pot over medium-high heat; add onion, garlic, green pepper and mushrooms. Sauté until vegetables are tender and mushrooms release juice, about 4 minutes. Add chicken and sauté until golden brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add basil, curry powder, salt and black pepper; stir to coat.
Add tomatoes and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low, partially cover and simmer 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in parsley.
Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions.
Transfer spaghetti to four shallow bowls and spoon chicken mixture over top. Yields about 1 cup of chicken mixture and 1 cup of spaghetti per serving.

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