Balsamic Chicken With Red, Orange And Yellow Peppers

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• cooking spray
• 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (cut into strips)
• salt and pepper
• 2 red bell peppers, thinly sliced
• 2 yellow bell peppers, thinly sliced
• 2 orange bell peppers, thinly sliced
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil (or 1 tablespoon dried basil)
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, divided

Recipe

• 1 spray skillet with cooking spray.
• 2 heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• 3 place the chicken in the skillet, season with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides.
• 4 remove from heat, and set aside.
• 5 heat remaining oil in the skillet over medium heat, and stir in the red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and onion.
• 6 cook about 5 minutes, until tender.
• 7 mix in the red pepper flakes and garlic; cook and stir about 1 minute.
• 8 mix in the basil and 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar.
• 9 return the chicken to the skillet.
• 10 reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
• 11 stir in remaining balsamic vinegar just before serving.