Chicken Breast And Kidney Beans Food

CHICKEN AND BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Place chicken in the pot; brown on all sides. Season with sea salt, chili powder, cumin, ground chipotle, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix in onion, green bell pepper, and yellow bell pepper. Pour in about 3 cups water, and continue cooking 10 minutes, until about 1/2 the water has evaporated.
• Mix the kidney beans, black beans, and corn into the pot. Season with green pepper sauce. Reduce heat to low, and mix in remaining 2 cups water and tomato paste. Simmer, stirring occasionally 30 minutes, or until thickened. Top with cilantro to serve.

SPICY CHICKEN WITH RICE & BEANS

Steps:

• Cut 2-3 slashes in each chicken thigh, sprinkle the spices over and turn to coat. If you have time, cover and leave to marinate at room temperature for 2 hrs, or overnight in the fridge.
• Heat half the oil in a large pan. Add the onion and cook for 4 mins. Stir in the garlic and cook for 30 secs more. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add the remaining oil to the pan and sprinkle over the sugar. Cook over a medium heat until the sugar begins to caramelise. When it turns dark brown, add the chicken and cook for 4 mins, turning. Pour in the passata, stock and vinegar, then add the pepper, onion and garlic. Season and stir. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 25 mins, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, put the rice in a saucepan, cover with water and add salt. Bring to the boil and cook for 10-12 mins. Drain and return half to the pan with half the kidney beans, then cover. (Run the other half of the rice under cold water, drain and leave until cold, then mix with the remaining kidney beans. Chill in a container for Thursday's recipe.).
• Serve the chicken with the rice and beans, and spoonfuls of natural yogurt.

CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy 5 1/2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the celery, carrot, and onion. Saute the vegetables until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in the tomatoes with their juices, chicken broth, basil, tomato paste, bay leaf, and thyme. Add the chicken breasts; press to submerge.
• Bring the cooking liquid to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer gently uncovered until the chicken is almost cooked through, turning the chicken breasts over and stirring the mixture occasionally, about 25 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the chicken breasts to a work surface and cool for 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaf. Add the kidney beans to the pot and simmer until the liquid has reduced into a stew consistency, about 10 minutes.
• Discard the skin and bones from the chicken breasts. Shred or cut the chicken into bite- size pieces. Return the chicken meat to the stew. Bring the stew just to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Ladle the stew into serving bowls and serve with the bread.
• Serving suggestion: crusty bread.

SPICY CHICKEN & BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Pull the skin off the chicken and discard. Heat the oil in a large casserole dish, brown the chicken all over, then remove with a slotted spoon. Tip in the onions, garlic and chillies, then fry for 5 mins until starting to soften and turn golden.
• Add the peppers, tomatoes, beans and hot stock. Put the chicken back on top, half-cover with a pan lid and cook for 50 mins, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
• Stir through the coriander and serve with soured cream and crusty bread.

BUTTERFLIED CHICKEN BREAST AND BEANS SALAD

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Drain and wipe out skillet with paper towels. Add 4 chicken breasts to skillet; cook 2 min., turning once. Cover. Cook 5 min. or until done (165ºF). Remove from skillet; set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Mix dressing and lime juice until blended. Combine beans, corn, onions, peppers, cilantro, bacon and half the avocados in large bowl. Add 1/2 cup dressing mixture; toss to coat.
• Toss lettuce with remaining dressing mixture. Top with chicken, bean mixture and remaining avocados.

ITALIAN CHICKEN AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken with the rosemary on both sides; cook the chicken in the hot oil until browned evenly, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into the skillet. Cook and stir the garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, cayenne pepper, sugar, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes to the skillet; stir. Return the chicken to the skillet; cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Stir the garbanzo beans into the skillet; continue cooking until the beans are heated, 2 to 3 minutes more.

CHICKEN WITH PAPRIKA AND KIDNEY BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the yogurt and tomato sauce in a small bowl and set aside. Heat the oil in a large skillet. Season the chicken all over with salt and pepper. Saute chicken, skin-side down first, until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a casserole, and cover to keep warm.
• In the same skillet, saute the onion until soft and clear, about 3 to 5 minutes, then add the garlic paste and the sugar, stir until dissolved. Stir in the paprika, vinegar, and cayenne. Add the yogurt-tomato sauce, and kidney beans. Bring mixture to a boil, then spoon over the chicken.
• Transfer casserole to oven and bake about 15 minutes. Serve hot.

CHICKEN AND BEAN SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• saute onion in large pan till translucent. Add garlic and chopped jalapeno, saute briefly, stirring.
• (Sometimes if I don't have cooked chicken on hand, I cut raw chicken in strips and saute it along with the onions.).
• Add chicken, seasonings and remaining ingredients (except tortillas and toppings).
• Cook over medium high heat, till ingredients are combined and liquid cooks down - about 5-10 minutes.
• This timing of the cooking is flexible, depending on how much seasoning you add, how much liquid is in your beans, if you add tomato sauce, etc. I make it spicy and just wet enough that it's not dried out, but not watery or gloppy.
• Adjust seasonings, salt to taste. (For me, it's often at this point when I decide if I want to add the taste of tomato sauce.).
• Serve in flour tortillas with your favorite toppings.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and onion; cook and stir until chicken is cooked through.
• Add beans, salsa, corn and broth. Bring to boil.
• Stir in rice; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 min.

CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse beans; drain.
• In a large saucepan, combine beans and the 6 cups water.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse beans.
• Meanwhile, in a 3-1/2-, 4-, or 5-quart crockery cooker, combine onion, fennel, carrots, garlic, parsley, rosemary, and pepper.
• Place beans atop vegetables.
• Pour chicken broth over all.
• Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
• If using low-heat setting stir in chicken and tomatoes.
• Cover and cook for 30 minutes longer or until heated through on high-heat setting.

MEXICAN CHICKEN & BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375F(190C). Cook chicken in skillet over medium heat until fully cooked.
• In 2L casserole dish, mix chicken with all ingredients except cheese. Cover and bake 40-45 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered until cheese is melted.
• Cook to an internal temperature of 175F (80C).

CHICKEN BREAST AND KIDNEY BEANS

Steps:

• Dice tomatoes and crush the garlic.
• Chop the chicken
• In large pot or pan, cook chicken until almost done.
• Add tomato sauce, vinegar, onion, garlic, seasoning, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Simmer for about 30-40 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Add kidney beans and simmer for 5-10 more minutes.

CHICKEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until chicken is no longer pink.

GARLIC CHICKEN AND PEPPERS WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Heat the oil in a deep 6-quart flameproof casserole over medium-high heat. Add the bell peppers, cover, and cook over low heat until tender, 5 minutes. While these are cooking, remove the skin from the chicken pieces (except for the wings, where it is just too hard).
• Push the peppers to the side and add the chicken. Cook over medium heat just to stiffen the flesh, 2 minutes on each side. Remove the breast pieces from the casserole and set them aside. Add the wine, broth, garlic, and sage and bring the liquid to a simmer. Add 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Cover, transfer the casserole to the oven, and bake for 30 minutes.
• Return the breast meat to the casserole, and add the white and red beans. Continue to bake, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through, 15 minutes. While the chicken is cooking, coarsely chop the parsley.
• Serve the chicken in deep bowls, sprinkled with fresh parsley and swimming in all its lovely fragrant juices. Or, using a slotted spoon, transfer chicken and beans to a serving plate. Boil the juices down until only 2 cups remain, 3 to 4 minutes. Adjust the seasoning, stir in the parsley, and ladle the sauce over the chicken and beans.
• Time: 15 minutes preparation. 1 hour no-work baking time.

CHICKEN 'N KIDNEY BEAN STEW

Steps:

• In large saucepan or Dutch oven, cook chicken, onion and garlic in oil until chicken loses it's pink color. Add tomatoes, carrots, tomato sauce, picante sauce, cumin, coriander, salt, oregano and beans. Bring to boil. Reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 15 minutes. Add green pepper. Continue to simmer about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro.