Chicken Breasts In Pepper Sauce Food

CHICKEN BREAST WITH CREAMY GREEN PEPPERCORN SAUCE

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts lightly on both sides.
• Heat the butter until foaming in a large frying pan, then add the chicken breasts and cook gently for 4 minutes until lightly browned.
• Turn the meat over and cook for a further 5-6 minutes, or until tender. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• Add the brandy to the pan, ignite and cook for 1 minute until the flames die down.
• Add the stock and green peppercorns to the pan, then simmer rapidly for 30 seconds or until the liquid has reduced slightly.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the crème fraîche.
• Return to the heat and simmer for 30 seconds.
• Returns the chicken to the pan cook for 1-2 minutes.

BLACK PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prep the chicken: In a medium size bowl, combine the chicken pieces with the 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and minced garlic. Toss well. Sprinkle the cornstarch over the chicken and toss well.
• Make the sauce: In a small bowl, combine all the black pepper sauce ingredients together.
• Cook the chicken: Add the vegetable oil to a wok or large skillet and heat over high heat. Add half the chicken to the wok and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer the chicken to a paper towel lined plate and repeat with remaining chicken.
• Sauté onion and peppers: If there's no vegetable oil left in the skillet, add another tablespoon or so. Add the onion and peppers to the wok and cook for a minute. Add the chicken back to the wok and the prepared black pepper sauce. Toss until well combined. Drizzle the sesame oil over the chicken and stir.
• Serve: Serve immediately over rice.

CHICKEN WITH RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chicken: Put the chicken in a resealable bag. Add the olive oil, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to the bag and smush everything together. Seal and refrigerate.
• For the red pepper sauce: Melt the butter and add the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute for 2 to 3 minutes or until starting to soften. Add the red peppers and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until hot.
• Add the broth (if you like a thicker sauce only add 1 cup broth, for a thinner sauce add 2 cups broth), salt and pepper and stir until heated. Splash in the cream.
• Remove the skillet from the heat. Carefully transfer the contents of the skillet to a food processor or blender. Place on the lid and puree the pepper mixture until totally blended (there will still be some texture to the peppers). You can serve the sauce right away or cool it and bag it up.
• When ready to cook, heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and grill the chicken until cooked through, about 4 minutes a side.
• Heat up the red pepper sauce in a pan. Serve everyone a piece of chicken, spoon some sauce over each piece, and garnish with Parmesan shavings and a sprinkling of parsley. Serve with roasted vegetables alongside.

POBLANO AND PEPPER JACK-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH ANCHO CHILE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• For the poblano and pepper jack-stuffed chicken breasts: Roast the poblano peppers over an open flame until completely charred, transfer to a plastic bag and seal for 10 minutes. Peel the charred skin, remove all the seeds and cut each pepper in half.
• Meanwhile, put chicken breasts on a cutting board and pound with a meat mallet to 1/4-inch thickness. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the oil, heat, then add the chicken and cook until the first side is golden-brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and cook until the second side is golden-brown, another 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast until just cooked through, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the ancho chile cream sauce: Bring the cream to a simmer in a small saucepan and cook until reduced by 1/3. Add the Cajun spice and ancho chile powder and simmer for another minute or so. Keep warm.
• When the chicken is done, cut each piece into 2 equal halves. Lay one piece in the centers of 2 dinner plates and top each with 2 poblano halves, 1 piece of pepper jack, and another piece of chicken. Pour half of the Ancho Chile Cream Sauce over the tops and serve immediately.

CHICKEN BREASTS IN PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• In shallow dish, mix marinade ingredients.
• Add chicken turn to coat chicken completely.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• In large skillet, melt 3 tablespoons unsalted butter and saute peppers for 2 minutes.
• Remove peppers.
• Simmer wine and chicken broth.
• Increase heat to high and keep over heat until sauce is reduced to 2 tablespoons- about 5 minutes.
• Add cream and cook until sauce is reduced- about 4 minutes.
• In another skillet, saute mushrooms in 2 tablespoons unsalted butter over medium-high heat until brown.
• Add peppers, cream sauce, and salt.
• Drain chicken and discard marinade.
• Grill chicken turning once (chicken can be cooked on stove top either).
• Cut chicken into 1/4 inch strips.
• Stir Parmesan and 3/4 cups basil into peppers.
• On heat serving platter, arrange fettucini noodles, top with chicken, and pour sauce over all.
• Serve immediately.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, saute chicken in 2 tablespoons of oil over medium high heat, turning once for a total of about 8 minutes or until golden brown.
• Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Add 2 remaining tablespoons of oil to the skillet and cook peppers and onions, stirring often until just softened.
• Add garlic and stir for about 1 minute.
• Stir in basil and vinegar and return chicken and juices to the skillet.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 3 more minutes.
• Taste and adjust salt and pepper seasonings.

HERB CHEESE-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Sauce:.
• Char bell peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Wrap in paper bag and let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed peppers. Puree peppers in processor until smooth. Transfer puree to heavy small saucepan. Add whipping cream and chicken broth. Boil until reduced to 1 cup, about 4 minutes. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• Chicken:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Mix cream cheese and tarragon in small bowl to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pound chicken between sheets of plastic wrap to 1/4-inch thickness. Spread 2 T cheese mixture over each breast, leaving 1/2-inch border on all sides. Starting at 1 short end, roll up each breast. Secure seam and ends with toothpicks. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in heavy large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. Pour white wine around chicken. Transfer skillet to oven; bake until chicken is cooked through about 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to work surface. Remove toothpicks. Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch-wide slices. Bring sauce to simmer. Spoon sauce onto plates. Arrange chicken atop sauce and serve.

GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH CREAMY RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• While chicken breasts are grilling, prepare sauce.
• Sauté onion and garlic in butter/margarine until onion is translucent (2 minutes).
• Add pepper strips and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender crisp (about 5 minutes).
• Meanwhile, measure into blender the cream cheese, sour cream and wine.
• Add the peppers and onions to the blender and process until smooth, scraping down sides of container as necessary.
• Return sauce to saucepan and cook over low heat until heated through (Do Not Boil).
• Serve over chicken; garnish with parsley.