Healthified Tex-Mex Chicken Skillet

79% less sat fat • 61% less sodium than the original recipe—see the comparison. No time to cook? Spice up your busy nights with this speedy solution.

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10 minutes

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4 servings



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Nutrition Info

  • 1 cup mixture plus 1 tortilla
  • 370
  • 8g
    (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g)
  • 65mg
  • 650mg
  • 43g
    (Dietary Fiber 6g, Sugars 7g)
  • 34g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 6%
  • 160%
  • 6%
  • 15%
  • Exchanges
  • 1/2
  • 3 1/2
  • 2 1/2
  • 1
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Ingredients

  • 1  pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size strips
  • 1  tablespoon Southwest chipotle-flavor salt-free seasoning
  • 1  tablespoon oil
  • 1  medium yellow sweet pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 1  small zucchini, quartered and bias-sliced
  • 1/2  of a medium onion, cut into thin wedges
  • 1/2  cup Old El Paso® salsa
  • 1/2  cup Green Giant® frozen whole kernel corn
  • 1/2  cup Progresso® canned black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 4  8-inch whole wheat flour tortillas, hot cooked brown rice, or red sweet peppers with tops and ribs removed
  • Chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

Directions

  1. 1Sprinkle chicken with seasoning. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a very large skillet. Add chicken; reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir about 2 minutes or until chicken is browned on all sides. Add chopped sweet pepper, zucchini, and onion; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes more or until crisp-tender.
  2. 2Add salsa, corn, and beans to skillet. Cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes more or until heated through and chicken is no longer pink.
  3. 3Serve with warm tortillas or rice or inside red peppers. (To heat tortillas, wrap in paper towels; microwave on high [100%] power for 30 seconds.) Sprinkle with cilantro, if desired.

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