Tuscan Chicken.. yes, please!

Just a quick recipe I tried the other night. I found it on the Kraft Foods Web site. It was not the healthiest of all meals, but it sure did taste good!* It's called the Tuscan Chicken Simmer, and it goes a little something like this:

Ingredients:

4 small boneless chicken breasts or tenderloins
4oz. cream cheese (about half a tub or package), cubed
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup of pesto (I bought store ready because I was in a hurry)
2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, rinsed
1 cup finely shredded Italian Five Cheese blend

Recipe:

Heat a large nonstick skillet on medium high heat and put a few circles of olive oil in. Add the chicken to the pan and cook five to seven minutes flipping once. When chicken is white all the way through, take it from the pan and let it rest on a plate and cover with tin foil. Using the same pan, add the cream cheese, water, pesto and tomatoes to the skillet and heat uncovered on medium for about two minutes, stirring occasionally to mix and melt the ingredients together. Return the chicken to the pan. Cook and stir for one minute to cover the chicken with the mixture and heat back through. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and serve.

Chicken after the first flip...

Chicken's ready to leave the pan..

Finished Tuscan Chicken Melt!

Just a short post, but it's only because I am gearing up for an extremely awesome February. Check back soon to find out the big plans regarding my month-long menu and workout plan!! It's going to be the bomb!!**

*To cut down on the fat of everything, I tried to use ingredients that were fat-free or low-fat. Just watchin' my figure, ya know.

**Yeah, I am not even ashamed that I still use the phrase "the bomb." Along with "coolio," "that's tight," and "fo sho." So sue me..