Italian Recipe √ Tara's Chicken

Chicken breasts with a quick and great sauce over rice.

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) jar chunky pasta sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) jar mild picante sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• cayenne pepper to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 ½ cups uncooked white rice
• 3 cups water

Cooking Directions

1. In a large pot over medium-low heat, mix the pasta sauce, picante sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, and Parmesan cheese. Season with oregano, thyme, parsley, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.
2. Place the chicken in a separate pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 25 minutes, until chicken juices run clear.
3. Transfer chicken to the pot with the sauce mixture. Cover, and cook on low 1 hour.
4. In a separate pot, bring the rice and water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve the chicken and sauce over the cooked rice.

Nutrition Facts

• calories433.9
• carbohydrateContent60.5 g
• cholesterolContent66.1 mg
• fatContent6.4 g
• fiberContent4.8 g
• proteinContent32.3 g
• saturatedFatContent2.1 g
• sodiumContent1163.2 mg
• sugarContent12.9 g