Elswet's Uber - Tangy Chicken Pepperoni

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 ounces whole grain pasta, of your choice
• 3 ounces italian style sliced pepperoni (cut into small pieces, about 6 pieces per slice)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup all-purpose whole grain wheat flour
• 1/2 cup mushroom, minced (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper (finely chopped)
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 1/4 cup celery (finely chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 medium onions (finely chopped) or 1 medium purple onion (finely chopped)
• 1 lb deboned bite sized chicken breast
• 28 ounces peeled crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 2 ounces cream cheese
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 prepare pasta by instructions on box using salted water; rinse, drain and set aside.
• 2 over a medium heat, in a large skillet, saute celery, bell pepper, onion and mushroom in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil until onion is clear.
• 3 add pepper flakes, oregano, basil, garlic, black pepper and salt.
• 4 cook [stirring often] for another 5 minutes.
• 5 add cayenne pepper, tabasco® sauce, pepperoni and chicken; stir, cover and cook over medium heat until chicken pieces outsides are .
• 6 while chicken cooks, in another medium skillet, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, add the remaining garlic and mix very well.
• 7 when oil is hot, slowly stir in the flour, 1 tablespoon at a time mixing well until it is a thick paste.
• 8 stop adding the flour and remove from heat.
• 9 mix in 8 tablespoons of the tomatoes and blend very well, quickly, into a thick tomato paste.
• 10 add remaining tomatoes, stirring during addition and mix until thoroughly blended.
• 11 stir into cooked chicken mixture, add cream cheese and blend well.
• 12 return to heat and cook an additional 8 minutes to ensure thorough heating of the tomatoes and melting of the cream cheese.
• 13 either mix into cooked prepared pasta, or spoon over a bed of the pasta.
• 14 top with grated parmesan and serve hot.