Auroras Chicken Pepperoni Recipe 425 Food

AURORA'S CHICKEN PEPPERONI!

Steps:

• In a large deep ovenproof frying pan (*I used a heavy-bottomed stainless steel one), heat butter and oil over medium-high heat, stir to mix. When hot, sear pounded chicken breasts (that have been seasoned to taste on each side with salt and pepper) until lightly browned on each side. *I did this in two batches as not to overcrowd the pan. Remove to a plate or baking dish, cover, set aside.
• Remove pan from heat (do not drain oil and butter), add wine carefully, let steam subside and stir and scrape bottom of pan.
• Return pan to heat and lower to medium. Toss in onion, peppers, oregano, italian seasoning and garlic powder. Sauté for 5 minutes adding pepperoni during last minute, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Add all tomatoes, breaking up whole tomatoes with your hand as you add them, and rest of ingredients *except cheese and dried parsley. Stir well to mix, bring to a low boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring as needed, occasionally, making sure there's no sticking on the bottom of the pan.
• Nestle browned chicken breasts down into pan under the sauce making sure that they aren't overlapping.
• Pop into fully heated 350ºF oven and bake, uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and turn up to low broil.
• Top each piece of chicken with large handfuls of cheese using all of it. Sprinkle top with dried parsley, and pop back into oven and bake/broil until cheese has fully melted. Mine only took another 5 minutes. Watch carefully as all ovens behave differently.
• Remove from oven and top with fresh parsley sprigs when serving if desired.

AURORA'S CHICKEN PEPPERONI RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit. Spray a large baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside. To each flattened chicken breast, season 1 side (the topside) with salt, pepper, onion powder and a good pinch of dried oregano, scattering it evenly over each breast. Next add a layer of shredded Parmesan, just a light but solid layer (you don't want too much or it will be hard to roll them.) Finally add a layer of pepperoni, just overlapping them slightly. Again don't go doubling up the pepperoni or it will be too hard to roll. Starting at the wide end, carefully roll up the chicken trying to keep all of the filling in. If any squeezes out, just stuff it back in with your fingers. Use toothpicks or spaghetti (broken into 3" pieces) to stake it into place. Season the tops of the chicken lightly with salt and pepper. Meanwhile, add the jar of sauce to your baking dish. Scatter over a generous pinch of red pepper flakes, optional. Nestle each chicken roll in the sauce spreading them out evenly across the dish. Bake for 20 minutes, if normal sized breasts, 25 if they are the really large kind. Remove and layer the top of the chicken with mozzarella. Put back in the oven on the highest rack and bake another 8 minutes or until the top of the mozzarella has begun to turn golden. If need be, you can kick the broiler on to help it along. Remove and let cool for 5-8 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN PEPPERONI

Steps:

• * I used quartered low-fat pepperoni slices without sacrificing the taste. While I needed to use olive oil to make up for the missing rendered fat, I did save considerably on cholesterol.
• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Dice pepperoni into 1/4" cubes.
• Cook in frying pan over medium heat, allowing the fat from it to render out. Remove from pan and set aside. Season flour with salt, pepper, oregano, basil, garlic powder and onion powder.
• Cut chicken in to bite-sized chunks.
• Dredge chicken pieces in seasoned flour until coated.
• Shake off excess flour and brown in the rendered pepperoni fat (and olive oil, if needed) until the chicken is almost cooked.
• Remove from pan and set aside. Whisk tomato sauce, tomato paste, crushed red pepper flakes and 1/2 cup water together in pan until smooth.
• Return chicken and pepperoni to pan.
• Bring to simmer and cook, stirring, for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Serve over a bed of pasta.