Jalapeño Chicken

Adjust the number of peppers to suit your own spice tolerance or preference, or do not remove the seeds of the peppers to increase their potency.

At Home:

  Ingredients Metric  Standard
  Thin Pasta (Spaghettini, Angel Hair) 350 g 12 oz
 4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts    
  Olive Oil 30 ml 2 Tbsp
1 Onion, minced    
4 Cloves Garlic    
  Mushrooms, thinly sliced 350 g 12 oz
  Tomato Sauce 500 ml  2 cups 
 6 Jalapeño Peppers, seeded & minced    
  Grated Mozarella Cheese 250 ml 1 cup

Instructions:

  • Prepare pasta, drain and set aside.
  • In a dutch oven, heat olive oil and sauté onion and garlic until brown.
  • Add thinly sliced chicken breasts and continue to sauté until chicken is done (5 minutes).
  • Add the tomato sauce, jalapeño peppers and salt and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and stir in cooked pasta and mozarella cheese.
  • Spread over dehydrator trays (for dehydrator) or pammed cookie sheets (for oven drying), taking extra care to keep the mixture thin to speed up drying.
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In Camp:

 
This recipe adapted from High Trail Cookery, by Linda Frederick Yaffe.