Chicken Apple And Prune Casserole Food

CHICKEN, APPLE AND PRUNE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Marinate the chicken thighs with the onion, garlic, parsley and spices in a bowl in the fridge overnight.
• The next day, heat the butter in a flameproof casserole and stir-fry the spicy onions for 2 to 3 minutes
• Add the chicken and stock. Simmer gently over a low heat with the lid on for 1 hr, until the chicken is cooked.
• Add the apple and prunes, and simmer for a further 25 minutes Scatter with cilantro and serve.

CHICKEN WITH PRUNES AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine the oil, vinegar, prunes, capers, oregano, olives, garlic, bay leaves, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large shallow baking dish. Add the chicken and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Using a slotted spoon, remove the chicken from the marinade to a plate. Pour the marinade into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange the chicken on top, skin-side up. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the chicken breasts and pour the white wine around them.
• Bake, basting three or four times with the pan juices, until the chicken is crispy on top and cooked through, 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken, prunes, olives and capers to a serving platter. Moisten with a few spoonfuls of the pan juices and sprinkle generously with the parsley. Pour the remaining pan juices into a sauceboat and pass with the chicken.

CHICKEN AND APPLES IN PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place puff pastry rectangles on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Brush surface of each piece with beaten egg without letting egg drip down sides of pastry. Bake for 10 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees and bake 25 minutes longer or until pastry is nut brown and crisp to the touch.
• Meanwhile melt 6 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Saute shallots for a minute. Add onion and saute 5 to 6 minutes longer or until tender. Add apples and cook for 15 minutes or until very tender. Season well with salt and pepper; set aside until later.
• Remove pastry from the oven. Split each piece in half by carefully pulling the top piece off the bottom with your fingers. Do this with a light touch or the fragile pastry will break apart. Season each piece of chicken with salt and pepper.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a 12-inch skillet. Saute chicken over fairly high heat for 3 minutes a side. Remove pan from the heat.
• Quickly reheat the apples. When hot, add the spinach and heat just until wilted. Season with the vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Place bottom half of pastry on a dinner plate. Top with chicken and spoon spinach and apple mixture, with juice over the top. Lay top piece of pastry, slightly askew across the spinach. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND APPLE STUFFING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk together half-and-half, egg, and sage in a bowl.
• Melt butter in a 12-inch nonstick, oven-proof skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until onion begins to soften, about 4 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and then stir in stuffing mix. Add chopped apples, dried cherries, and 1/4 cup chopped pecans, then remove from heat. Stir in half-and-half mixture and gently even out the contents of the skillet.
• Season chicken cutlets with paprika, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Place on top of the stuffing mixture and press down into the skillet contents until the tops of the chicken are even with the other ingredients. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chopped pecans over the top and lightly spray chicken with cooking spray.
• Place skillet in the preheated oven and bake until chicken juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Serve warm.

CHICKEN WITH CARROTS, PRUNES AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add chicken to pot and sauté until brown, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken to bowl. Add onion to pot and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat. Spread 1/3 of carrots over onion, then 1/3 of rice and 1/3 of prunes. Arrange half of chicken atop prunes. Season with paprika, salt and pepper. Repeat layering with 1/3 each of carrots, rice and prunes. Top with remaining chicken; season with paprika, salt and pepper. Layer remaining carrots, rice and prunes over. Pour stock over. Cover pot and place in oven. Bake until chicken and rice are cooked through, about 1 hour.

BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Season both sides of the chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a deep oven-proof skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs to the hot oil and cook until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate and keep warm.
• Add sliced onions to the skillet and saute until they just start to brown, about 3 minutes. Pour in apple cider and chicken stock, scraping the bottom of the pan to loosen any browned bits. Stir in thyme and salt. Simmer until the onions are soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn off the heat.
• Add chicken back to the skillet and spoon some sauce over the top. Arrange sliced apples around the chicken. Cover the skillet with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove skillet from the oven and carefully uncover. Transfer chicken from the skillet to a plate and keep warm. Whisk heavy cream and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Stir gently into the sauce in the skillet. Place chicken back into the skillet and spoon some of the sauce over the chicken.
• Return skillet to the oven and bake, uncovered, until the chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, and an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 15 minutes more. Serve chicken and apples with the sauce.

CHICKEN APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes and yam, mash together with milk until creamy. Add salt to taste and set aside. Optional: Add applesauce.
• Cube chicken.
• Crush garlic and chop.
• Combine olive oil, garlic, ginger, onions and sauté in large pan for 3 minutes.
• Add squash, diced carrots, water, and bouillon cube. Continue cooking until chicken and vegetables are tender and done. Approx 20 minutes.
• Peel, core and dice apple.
• Dilute cornstarch in apple juice and add to chicken mixture.
• Add diced apple to pan with chicken. Sauté 5 minutes.
• Pour mixture into a medium baking dish.
• Cover with mashed potato mix and bake at 350°F for about 20 minutes.
• Brown top before removing and serve warm.