Bistro Chicken With Peppers Food

BISTRO CHICKEN

Steps:

• If cooking on stove top: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In an ovenproof skillet, melt butter and olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper (to taste).
• Panfry the chicken until both sides are golden but the chicken is not cooked through.
• Remove the chicken from the skillet, add the tomatoes and thyme to skillet and cook until the sauce has reduced a bit, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add the soup and cook another 4 minutes, seasoning with more salt and pepper if desired.
• Return the chicken to the skillet, and place in oven and cook for about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• If using slow cooker: Saute' the chicken breasts as above, place them in the slow cooker, add the sauce ingredients and cook on high for 3 hours or so.

EASY BISTRO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on med-high heat.
• Add mushrooms and onions cook 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes with their liquid, add dressing and tomato paste.
• Add chicken, cover. Reduce heat to med-low. Simmer 12 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• Sprinkle with cheese and bacon, simmer uncovered 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve over hot cooked rice if desired,.

FRIDAY NIGHT BISTRO CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large oven-proof skillet or dutch oven, melt the butter and heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper (estimated amount) to season.
• Brown chicken in skillet until both sides are golden but chicken is not cooked all the way through.
• Transfer chicken to a plate; set aside.
• Add shallots to skillet; cook and stir for 3-4 minutes or until softened.
• Add in tomatoes with juices and thyme; cook and stir 4-5 minutes or until the sauce has reduced some.
• Add in the soup; cook and stir occasionally 4 minutes; season with the remaining salt and pepper if desired.
• Return chicken breasts to the skillet; sprinkle breasts with cheese.
• Bake uncovered, in 375° oven about 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and chicken is cooked.

BISTRO ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl.
• Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat. Rub herb mixture under loosened skin and over breast and drumsticks. Tie legs together with kitchen twine. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken. Place the chicken, breast side down, on the rack of a broiler pan or shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray; place rack in pan.
• Bake chicken at 375° for 40 minutes. Carefully turn chicken over (breast side up). Bake an additional 40 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the meaty part of thigh registers 165°. Place chicken on a cutting board; let stand 10 minutes before carving.

BISTRO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and coat an oblong baking dish with Pam.
• Place the chicken in the baking dish and put a slice of cheese over each piece of chicken.
• Mix the soup and wine together and then pour over chicken evenly.
• Sprinkle the stuffing mix over top and then drizzle the melted butter on top of that!
• Bake about 45-50 minutes till topping is golden and chicken is no longer pink!