Weight Watchers Acapulco Chicken

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Weight Watchers Acapulco Chicken Recipe. A quick and easy, healthy dinner ready in 20 minutes, it's the perfect skillet meal. You can customize this dish to your taste by adding or replacing vegetables, or you can make it spicier or less spicy.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Servings

Equipment

Large Skillet

Slotted spoon

Ingredients

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut to bite-sized pieces
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 tbsp chili powder divided
1 tbsp olive oil
½ onion chopped
1 cup bell pepper chopped
10 drops hot pepper sauce
1 large tomato cut to chunks
2 jalapeno peppers seeded & minced

Instructions

Prepare the chicken by seasoning with salt, pepper, and ½ tbsp of the chile powder.
In a large skillet, add olive oil and heat over medium/high heat.
Add prepared chicken and saute approx 3 or 4 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
Transfer the chicken to a plate using a slotted spoon. Cover to keep warm for later.
Using the same large skillet, add onion and bell pepper.
Stir fry onion and pepper until soft.
Add tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers, hot sauce, and the other ½ tablespoon of chile powder.
Cook, stirring constantly for 4 minutes.
Return chicken to the skillet and stir fry approx 2 minutes or until heated through.

Notes

MyWW Points: 3 Green Plan

3 WW Smart Points

We are not associated with Weight Watchers/WW in any way. Double check points on their official calculator.

Nutrition

Serving: 175gCalories: 126.9kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 14.9gFat: 4.6gSaturated Fat: 0.8gCholesterol: 34.2mgSodium: 87.3mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 3.3g

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