Chicken Cacciatore with Veggies

This is a super healthy, LOW WW POINTS version of Chicken Cacciatore I made up myself and OMG - it's good!

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Course Chicken, Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4

2 - 4 Boneless chicken breasts
1/2 Red pepper julienned
1-2 Summer yellow squash Patty pan, or other large yellow squash, sliced into 4-8 pieces
1 Large carrot Sliced at an angle for long pieces
1 Can whole plum tomatoes San Marzano are the best
1 Garlic scapes Chopped into 1/4" pieces, or 2 cloves garlic sliced
4 tbsp Ricotta cheese
4 tbsp Pecorino Romano cheese
1 tsp Red pepper flakes
3 tbsp Mom's Gourmet "Ciao Down" italian seasoning Or mix basil, garlic, fennel, anise, oregano, thyme, black pepper together
2 tbsp Fennel powder
1/2 c White wine
Salt and Pepper to taste

Add a bit of olive oil to a pan and heat
Coat and marinate chicken with Ciao Down spices and olive oil
Add chicken to hot plan and let it sear and cook. Flip once cooked to the other side.
Julienne peppers, carrots and add to pan.
Add garlic scapes or garlic and mix
Slice patty pan squash to get large wide pieces. Remove chicken and add squash. Brown on both sides.
Add wine to the pan and deglaze to get all the browned bits.
Add chicken back and place on top of the squash.
Add the can of tomatoes and squish some of them.
Add more Ciao Down seasoning and lots of fennel powder. Add salt and pepper as well.
Top each piece of chicken with 1 tablespoon of ricotta cheese and spoon some of the sauce on top of the cheese.
Sprinkle with a bit of grated pecorino romano cheese. Leave a few larger bite-sized chunks in the pan as well.

This is only an 8-point WW meal when you have 5 oz of chicken!

5 oz chicken: 3 points
1 oz ricotta cheese: 2 points
3/4 oz pecorino romano cheese: 3 points