Easy Chicken Ratatouille

By doran65

This is a quick and easy version of a super satisfying “comfort food” that won’t sacrifice your Advocare healthy eating plan.

Ingredients

• PAM Olive Oil Spray
• 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 pound lean ground chicken
• 1 large sweet onion
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 red pepper, cut in approx 1/2″ pieces
• 1 yellow or orange pepper, cut in approx 1/2″ pieces
• 1 medium eggplant, peeled, and cut in 1/2″ pieces
• 1 zucchini, quartered and sliced
• 1 summer squash, quartered and sliced
• 12 oz. white mushrooms, sliced
• 1 large can tomato puree
• salt, pepper
• 3 tablespoons dried basil, crushed
• garlic powder
• 4 packets Splenda

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from advocaretips.com

Preparation

Step 1

Use large nonstick pan, spray well with PAM.  Add minced garlic and onion.  After 3 minutes add the peppers, olive oil, stir frequently.  After 3 minutes add the eggplant.  Cook for 5 minutes then add the mushrooms, zucchini, and squash.  Cook for 5 minutes
In separate pan, spray PAM.  Add the ground chicken and season with salt, garlic powder and pepper.  Cook until done.  Add the chicken to the veggies, then the tomato puree.
Add the Splenda, salt, pepper, basil, and very generous amounts of garlic powder.  Mix well and bring to boil.  Reduce heat and cook on low for 15 minutes (or more).
Good by itself, or you can serve with brown rice.  This reheats very well.