Chipotle Chicken with Sausages

Craig's mom taught me this family recipe - I added the chipotle, capers and olives

Ingredients:

6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

5-6 spicy sausages

1 small can smoked chipotle chilies

2 red or yellow bell peppers

2 medium onions

4 T capers

1/2 cup sliced black olives

2 T olive oil

1 can artichoke hearts, quartered

freshly ground black pepper to taste
optional chopped green onions as garnish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. Spray or oil a baking pan. Pulverize the chipotle peppers until they are a paste, using a blender or food processor. Rub chipotle paste over chicken breasts and lay breasts in the pan. Slice sausages and lay them on top. Bake for 10 minutes. 

Meanwhile, cut the onions and bell peppers into large chunks. Cut the artichoke hearts into bite-sized pieces. Toss with olive oil and capers. Pull the chicken out of the oven. Spread onion and bell pepper mixture over the chicken and sausages. Top with sliced olives. Return to oven and bake for approximately 40 minutes, or until the breasts test as done (no pink in center). If desired, top with green onions before serving.

Yum!

Note - Items purchased at Costco:

chicken breasts
sausages
large jar of capers (saves a lot of $$)
onions
bell peppers