Elswets Uber Tangy Chicken Pepperoni Recipes

ELSWET'S UBER - TANGY CHICKEN PEPPERONI

Steps:

• Prepare pasta by instructions on box using salted water; rinse, drain and set aside.
• 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.
• Add pepper flakes, oregano, basil, garlic, black pepper and salt.
• Cook [stirring often] for another 5 minutes.
• Add cayenne pepper, Tabasco® sauce, pepperoni and chicken; stir, cover and cook over medium heat until chicken pieces outsides are white.
• While chicken cooks, in another medium skillet, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, add the remaining garlic and mix very well.
• When oil is hot, SLOWLY stir in the flour, 1 tablespoon at a time mixing well until it is a thick paste.
• Stop adding the flour and remove from heat.
• Mix in 8 tablespoons of the tomatoes and blend very well, quickly, into a thick tomato paste.
• Add remaining tomatoes, stirring during addition and mix until thoroughly blended.
• Stir into cooked chicken mixture, add cream cheese and blend well.
• Return to heat and cook an additional 8 minutes to ensure thorough heating of the tomatoes and melting of the cream cheese.
• Either mix into cooked prepared pasta, or spoon over a bed of the pasta.
• Top with grated parmesan and serve hot.