Tosca's Chicken Picadillo

For those of you who don't know who Tosca Reno is let me just give you a quick bio.

Tosca is a fifty year old woman who lives in Toronto, Ontario. A little over ten years ago she weighed 200 lbs. She decided to take control of her life, eat a healthy diet and exercise. As a result, she is now one of the fittest fifty year olds I have seen! She looks great (in my opinion). You can check her out at toscareno.com

I recently purchased her latest cookbook and made this dish last night. It was delicious! Tosca's recipe calls for this recipe to be served over brown rice and black beans. I chose to make it Primal and left out the rice and beans. Also, I was out of chili powder so I substituted cajun spice instead and it worked quite nicely. Enjoy!

Chicken Picadillo
4 Tbsp olive oil
1 lg yellow onion, peeled, coarsely chopped
1 lg green pepper, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 Tbsp chili powder
2 cups fresh tomatoes, coarsely chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp sea salt
2 chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1/2 cup raisins
black pepper
green onions and fresh cilantro for garnish (optional)

1. Heat olive oil in large skillet on med-high.
2. Add onion and peppers and cook until onion is soft-approx 5 minutes
3. Add chili powder, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, oregano, and sea salt. Cook for several minutes until mixture becomes fragrant.
4. Add chicken and raisins. Heat through for another 5-10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Let me know how this dish turns out for you.

Happy Eating!