How To Make Italian Chicken Skillet | One Pan Chicken Dinner Recipe

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Chicken breast is leaner, while drumsticks are often less expensive.

red wine

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Heat a skillet on medium-high heat and add 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil.

Cut chicken thighs into about one-inch pieces and season with salt and black pepper.

Add the cubed chicken to the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes to get a nice crust on at least two sides.

Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.

In the same pan, leave about 2 tablespoons of fat and add 1 small diced onion and 8 ounces of cleaned and quartered mushrooms.

Cook and stir for about 5 minutes or until the mushrooms release their moisture.

Add 3 diced ripe plum tomatoes to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes until the tomatoes start to soften and break down.

Add 5 large cloves of minced garlic and 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, cooking for 1 minute until the garlic is fragrant and the tomato paste is dispersed.

Pour in 1/4 cup of white wine and add 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and black pepper, cooking for a couple of minutes.

Add a colorful bouquet of green, yellow, and red bell peppers and 1 cup of diced zucchini, stirring well and covering to simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the chicken and all the juices back into the pan, stirring to incorporate.

Add 1/2 cup of chicken broth just enough to coat the bottom, cover, and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Add a couple sprigs of fresh oregano and about 1/2 cup of fresh basil leaves, stirring one last time.

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