Chicken Cacciatore Ardente

I am always trying to take familiar recipes and add some spice to them. This is one of those. Ardente in Italian means fiery. See what you think.

Ingredients:

8 boneless chicken breasts, trimmed and pounded to 1/4 inch
1/2 cup all purpose flour
Salt and pepper for chicken breasts 
2 tablespoons olive oil     
1 large onion chopped
1 large red bell pepper chopped
3 cloves of garlic minced
1 28oz. can of petite diced tomatoes  
3/4 cup chicken stock
11/2 teaspoons dried oregano
11/4 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

Preparation:

Sprinkle salt and pepper on prepared boneless chicken breasts
Dredge chicken breasts in all purpose flour
In a large saute pan, heat olive oil on high temperature until heated but not smoking
Saute chicken breasts on both sides until golden brown
Remove chicken breasts from pan to oven safe platter
Keep chicken in oven at 300 degrees until sauce is complete
Add onion, red pepper, and garlic to pan and cook for about 5 minutes
Add tomatoes, stock, and oregano, and red pepper flakes to pan and cook on medium heat until sauce is reduced by 1/2
Taste sauce and correct with salt and pepper to taste
Remove chicken from oven and pour sauce over chicken
Sprinkle with chopped basil and serve

Serves 4