Chicken Scampi

Husband and I went to Olive Garden a few months ago to celebrate my grandma's birthday, and they had Chicken Scampi as a special. We both ordered it and it was so good! It had a light white sauce (not nearly as heavy as an Alfredo) with lightly breaded and seared chicken pieces and sauteed onions and peppers tossed with angel hair pasta. It is one of my new favorites, but they don't have it anymore. So I found a copycat recipe on a blog, but when I calculated the WW Points Plus, it was really high (although probably not even as high as the restaurant version....).

So, I adjusted the ingredients a little bit to get it low enough that I could make it on a day when I did a good workout :)

Chicken Scampi (serves 4, 1 serving = 15 WW Points Plus)

6 chicken tenders (I use the frozen ones from Costco, which are 3 PP each)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup skim milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
1/2 red onion, sliced into thin rings or slices
1/2 green bell pepper, sliced thin
1/2 red bell pepper, sliced thin
1/2 orange bell pepper, sliced thin
1 clove garlic, sliced thin
1/2 lb angel hair pasta, cooked
3/4 cup chicken broth (original recipe calls for white wine)
3/4 cup half and half
1/4 tsp Italian seasoning

Mix flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish. Place milk in a separate shallow dish. Dredge chicken in  flour first, then  milk, then flour again. Place tenders on a rack and allow to rest for 10 minutes. While chicken rests, saute peppers, onion, and garlic in a skillet with 1 Tbsp of olive oil, until peppers begin to brown. Place on a plate, then add second Tbsp of olive oil to hot skillet. Cook chicken for 5-7 minutes per side, until chicken is browned on both sides. Place chicken on a plate, then add chicken broth (or white wine) and scrape the browned pieces from the bottom of the pan, mixing with liquid. Add half and half, then add vegetables and stir. Add cooked pasta to the skilled, mix well. Put the coated pasta and peppers on plates, adding 1.5 chicken tenders to each serving.