15-Minute Italian Chicken and Peas
This simple dish of beautifully seasoned chicken and peas is the meal solution you're looking for when you're short on time but want something tasty and healthy!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1½ tablespoons olive or avocado oil
- 1½ pounds chicken breasts boneless and skinless, cut into 1-inch pieces
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
Peas
- 1½ tablespoons butter or ghee If dairy-free, use a vegan butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 12 ounces frozen english peas shelled
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper can reduce to 1/8 tsp if wary of the heat
Instructions
- Add 1½ tbsp oil to a large skillet. Heat on medium-high. Once oil is hot, add your chicken pieces. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Sauté, flipping occasionally, for 3 to 4 minutes uncovered or until chicken has some browning. (If this is taking too long you may want to turn up the heat. Medium-high heat will quickly cook raw chicken pieces and you'll achieve that browning.)
- Add butter or ghee (vegan butter if dairy-free) and minced garlic to the skillet with the browned chicken. Sauté for a minute or until garlic is golden in color.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add peas to skillet. Season with 1 tsp Italian seasoning, ½ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes. (If you're particular heat averse you can use ⅛ tsp crushed rep pepper instead.) Stir. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes or until peas are cooked.
Notes
This recipe can be enjoyed as a complete meal as is. When you do this you'll get two to three large servings. If you add a side you can easily get four servings.
You'll find plenty of recommendations for how to serve this recipe above the recipe card.
Nutrition
Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 786mg | Potassium: 837mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 810IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg