Chicken A La Kraut Food

CHICKEN AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place chicken in baking dish.
• Spread Sauerkrat over chicken and top with 1 slice of cheese.
• Spread 1 Tbsp.
• of dressing evenly on top.
• Cover dish with foil and bake until cheese is melted and chicken is tender.

CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 1/4 cup of the butter, and saute the shallots until softened, about 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Whisk in the sherry and broth and bring to a boil while stirring. Add the parsley and thyme sprigs, lower the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook the sauce for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute the mushrooms until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Strain the sauce into mushrooms and season with the salt, pepper, cayenne, and nutmeg. Whisk in the creme fraiche.
• Add the minced parsley, chicken, and chives to the sauce, and bring to a simmer. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately over noodles, toast points, split baking powder biscuits or wrapped in crepes.
• Put the parsley, thyme, onion, carrot, celery, and chicken breasts in a medium saucepan. Cover with the broth, and bring just to a boil. Lower the heat to very low and cover. Poach the chicken for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove the pan from the heat, uncover, and cool the chicken in the liquid for 30 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and reserve the liquid. Bone and skin the chicken and cut the meat into cubes. Discard the bones and skin.
• Strain the broth and store, covered, in the refrigerator for 3 days or freeze for later use. Remove any fat from the surface of the broth before using.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings

CHICKEN A LA KRAUT

Steps:

• 1. Spread sauerkraut in 9x12 pan. Spread cranberry sauce over sauerkraut. Place chicken breasts, halved, on top of cranberry sauce.
• 2. In bowl stir stuffing, hot water and butter. Spread mixture evenly over chicken.
• 3. Bake 400 degrees 50 minutes. Serves 4-6.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wipe chicken inside and out and season the cavity with salt and pepper.
• Rinse the sauerkraut in cold water and drain well.
• Heat the oil and one tablespoon of butter in a large oven-proof casserole and brown the chicken on all sides. Be careful not to break the skin. Remove the chicken and set aside. Pour off the fat from the casserole.
• Heat the two tablespoons of butter in the casserole and saute the onion over medium heat until soft. Add the sauerkraut and garlic and cook a few minutes longer. Spread the sauerkraut over the bottom of the casserole and place the chicken on top of it. Put the bay leaf on the chicken, pour the vermouth around the chicken, bring to a simmer, cover and place in oven to roast for one hour.
• Lift chicken from the casserole, draining any juices from the cavity and rest it on a platter. Using a slotted spoon, drain the sauerkraut from the casserole and spread it around the chicken and cover the platter with foil to keep it warm.
• Add the chicken stock to casserole and heat juices. Dissolve the cornstarch in the one-quarter cup of cold reserved sauerkraut juice and gradually stir this mixture into the simmering sauce. Season to taste. Pour a little of the sauce over the chicken and pass the rest at the table.

SKILLET CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• Cook vegetables and garlic in covered nonstick Dutch oven or large deep nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 6 to 8 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in broth; bring to boil. Add cream cheese spread; cook and stir on medium heat 2 to 3 min. or just until melted. (Do not let mixture come to boil.) Stir in noodles; simmer 5 to 7 min. or just until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken; cook 4 to 5 min. or until chicken is heated through, stirring frequently. Stir in parsley.

CHICKEN AND SAUERKRAUT = REUBEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill on medium heat!
• Rinse the chicken breast very well under cold water, pat dry.Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl, season both sides of the breast with all the spices. Grill for 10-15 minutes or until juices begin to run clear, remove from grill.
• In a 3-4 QT casserole dish, make a layer of kraut on the bottom of the dish,about 1-11/2 inch deep. Put the chicken breast on top of the kraut.Add the rest of the kraut on top of the chicken breast. Depending on how much you like the taste of the thousand island dressing, spread it across the top layer of the kraut.Bake for 45-60 minutes covered.
• The last 10 minutes of cooking, layer the cheese on top of the thousand island dressing.Remove lid, return to oven. Bake until the swiss cheese starts to turn a little golden in color.Remove and let rest for 5-10 minutes. Serve hot.

CHICKEN A LA KING I

Steps:

• Cook and stir drained mushrooms and green pepper in butter or margarine over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly. Remove from heat.
• Stir in instant bouillon, milk, water, and reserved mushroom liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir in chicken and pimiento. Heat through.

EASY SKILLET CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil. When hot add chicken and saute 4 to 5 minutes until about halfway cooked. Add mushrooms and continue to saute until chicken is lightly browned and cooked through (juices run clear). Stir in the milk, soup, mushrooms, pimentos, onion powder and pepper. Bring all to a boil. Cover skillet and reduce heat. Let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir together and serve.