Chicken (or Tofu) Vegetable Sauté

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 small onion, sliced and cut into strips
• 2 medium carrots, cut into 2 inch long strips
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (or equivalent dried and reconstituted)
• 1 medium green pepper, cut into strips
• 1 medium sliced yellow squash, cut into strips
• 1 medium sliced zucchini, cut into strips
• 1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained and chopped
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch strips (or substitute 14 oz firm tofu)
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Recipe

• 1 saute chicken (or tofu) in small fry pan coated with vegetable spray and seasoned with poultry seasoning. cook until no longer pink and set aside.
• 2 place onions, carrots, and garlic in non stick skillet with oil and small amount of water (3-4 tbls). cover and cook just until carrots begin to tenderize but are still crunchy.
• 3 place squash, zucchini, and bell pepper on top of onions and carrots. cover and simmer, stir once or twice and cook just until vegetables are crisp tender.
• 4 add tomatoes, basil and lemon pepper; stir and cook 1-2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• 5 remove from heat and serve vegetables over rice and top with the chicken (or tofu).