Home Ec 101's Chicken Picante

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 lb spaghetti squash, cooked
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup cajun seasoning
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cups half-and-half
• 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup sweet red cherry peppers, seeded and cut in half
• 1/2 cup banana pepper ring
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil over medium low heat.
• 2 preheat the oven to 200°f use this to keep the chicken breasts hot while preparing the sauce.
• 3 pound the chicken breasts flat.
• 4 cut the breasts in half.
• 5 stir together the cajun seasoning and 1/2 cup flour. if you enjoy very spicy foods, reduce the amount of flour used.
• 6 dredge the chicken in the flour and cook over medium low, until done, turning once.
• 7 while the chicken is cooking slice and seed the cherry peppers.
• 8 when the chicken is done, drain it on a paper towel and hold it in the oven while you prepare the sauce.
• 9 heat the 4 tbsp butter over medium heat.
• 10 add the garlic and cook until just golden. be careful not to burn the garlic. add the peppers.
• 11 slowly add the half and half.
• 12 sprinkle in the parmesan and 2 tbsp of flour stirring slowly but continuously.
• 13 reduce the heat to low.
• 14 remove from the heat when the cheese has fully melted.
• 15 place a portion of cooked spaghetti squash (or fettuccini) on a plate, give it a slight twist to mound it in the center.
• 16 place a piece of chicken on the pasta and pour the sauce over both.