Tabasco Braised Chicken

This is a great recipe that came together so fast! Some nights you just want to open a bunch of cans and dump them in a pot. This is the recipe for those nights!

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ pounds skinless chicken thighs (can definitely be made with chicken breasts!!)
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 white onion, diced
• 2 15 ounce cans diced tomatoes, including juice
• 2 15 ounce cans garbanzo beans, including juice
• 2 cups kale
• 1 tablespoon Tabasco (use 1/2 Tbsp if serving to kiddos)
• ½ cup water

Put half the oil in a heavy pot over medium high heat. Cook half the salt and pepper seasoned chicken, browning both sides (5-7 min a side), set aside and cook the other half of the chicken. Once chicken is cooked, set it aside, reduce heat to medium and add onion to pot, cooking until soft (4-5 minutes). Add tomatoes with juice, garbanzo beans with juice, kale, Tabasco (I used 1/2 TBSP and it was just right for my 3 year old, you can always add more to your personal dish) and water. Nestle chicken back into pot, bring to boil, then reduce to simmer. Let simmer for 25-30 minutes to meld flavors.

Serve over rice, quinoa, or whole wheat pasta. Enjoy! ;)