Chicken Breast With Pimentos Food

CHICKEN SPECTACULAR

Steps:

• Combine water and wild rice in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 50 minutes, or until tender.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, toss together the cooked rice, chicken, cream of celery soup, pimentos, onion, green beans, mayonnaise, water chestnuts, salt, and pepper. Transfer to a 3 quart casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until heated through.

OVEN ROASTED PIMENTO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees,
• Generously salt and pepper chicken breasts.
• Lay chicken on wire rack over a baking sheet.
• In a small blender or food processor, add pimentos (with juice from the jar), garlic, oregano, lemon juice, and olive oil.
• Blend until a paste forms.
• Smother both sides of chicken in pimento paste.
• Bake 25 minutes, until chicken reaches internal temperature of 165 degrees (time might fluctuate depending on your oven and the size of your chicken breasts.)
• Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes.
• Drizzle with fresh lime juice and serve!

TENDER TOMATO CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Season chicken breasts on both sides with pepper and onion powder, and arrange in the skillet. Cook 2 minutes on each side, just until browned. Pour tomatoes and reserved liquid over the chicken. Pour in broth. Cover skillet, and continue cooking 15 minutes on each side, until chicken juices run clear.
• While the chicken is cooking, place the frozen mixed vegetables and water in a pot. Scoop about 3/4 cup liquid from the skillet, and mix into the pot. Bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes, or until vegetables are tender; drain. Arrange chicken breasts over the vegetables, and drizzle with liquid from the skillet to serve.

PIMENTO CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix first three ingredients and 1 t. of paprika in a small bowl.
• Pound out chicken breasts between Saran Wrap till 1/4" thick. Put enough cream cheese mixture on each chicken breast to spread out to within 1" of the edge. Roll each chicken breast up, making sure to seal up the ends too. Secure with 2 toothpicks.
• In a large dish, mix bread crumbs, the rest of the paprika and salt and pepper. Roll each chicken roll in crumbs.
• Heat oil 1/4" deep in a large skillet. Brown chicken rolls till golden brown on all sides.
• Transfer to baking sheet. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Don't forget to remove the toothpicks before serving.