Chicken Breasts With Garlic And Balsamic Vinegar Food

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry. Season the flour with salt and pepper and dredge the chicken breasts in the flour mixture. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat and saute the chicken until it is nicely browned on one side (about 3 minutes).
• Add the garlic. Turn the chicken breasts and scatter the mushrooms over them. Continue frying, shaking the skillet and stirring the mushrooms. Cook for about 3 minutes, then add the vinegar, broth, bay leaf and thyme. Cover tightly and simmer over medium low heat for 10 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Transfer the chicken to a warm serving platter and cover with foil. Set aside. Continue simmering the sauce, uncovered, over medium high heat for about 7 minutes. Swirl in the butter or margarine and discard the bay leaf. Pour this mushroom sauce mixture over the chicken and serve.

GARLIC CHICKEN BREASTS IN BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Dredge chicken breasts in flour.
• In a large skillet heat oil over medium high heat.
• Cook breasts 3 minutes on one side; add garlic.
• Turn chicken and continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add stock, vinegar and pepper to taste.
• Reduce heat to medium low; cover and cook five to ten minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken and keep warm.
• In small bowl combine water and cornstarch, stirring until smooth.
• Add to skillet and cook 1 to 2 minutes until thick and smooth.
• Pour sauce over chicken and serve.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH GARLIC AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• If breasts are connected, separate filets and cut away any membranes or fat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Rinse mushrooms and pat dry. Season the flour with some salt and pepper and dredge chicken in the mixture. Shake off the excess flour.
• Heat oil in heavy skillet over medium-high heat and cook the breasts until nicely browned on one side. Add garlic cloves. Turn chicken and scatter the mushrooms over top. Continue cooking, shaking the skillet to redistribute the mushrooms so that they cook evenly. Cook about 3-4 minutes.
• Add the vinegar, broth, bay leaf and thyme.
• Cover tightly and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Transfer the chicken pieces to a warm serving platter and cover with foil. Continue cooking sauce with mushrooms, uncovered and over medium-high heat for about 7 minutes. Swirl in butter and discard bay leaf.
• Pour the mushroom sauce over the chicken and serve.

CHICKEN BREASTS AND GARLIC BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Split each chicken breast lengthwise in half. Cut away and discard any thin membranes that may remain on the flesh.
• Rinse the mushrooms; drain and pat dry.
• Season the flour with salt and pepper and dredge the chicken breast halves in the mixture. Shake off excess flour.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet and cook the chicken breasts until nicely browned on one side, about 3 minutes over moderately high heat. Add the garlic cloves.
• Turn the chicken pieces and scatter the mushrooms over all. Continue cooking, shaking the skillet and redistributing the mushrooms so that they cook evenly. Cook about 3 minutes and add the balsamic vinegar and broth. Add the bay leaf and thyme.
• Cover closely and cook over moderately low heat 10 minutes. Turn the pieces occasionally as they cook.
• Transfer the pieces to a warm serving platter and cover with foil.
• Let the sauce with the mushrooms cook, uncovered, over moderately high heat about 7 minutes. Swirl in the butter.
• Remove and discard the bay leaf. Pour the mushrooms in sauce over the chicken and serve.

CHICKEN WITH ONIONS AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast half into three pieces. Heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add chicken, cover, and let brown while you cut the onion.
• Cut the onion into 1/4-1/2 inch wedges. Add them to the pan. Turn the chicken pieces over (they should be brown on the bottom side now). Cover and cook some more while chopping garlic.
• Chop the garlic coarsely and add to pan.
• Add salt and red pepper flakes to taste. Allow to cook a few minutes, then add the wine or cooking wine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Add balsamic vinegar and pimientos. Stir, cover, and cook at simmer for 20 minutes (while you cook the rice). There will be a broth left over to spoon over the chicken, onions, and rice.
• Cook the rice in the chicken stock. Consult the rice package for correct proportions.
• Serve the chicken over the rice.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH SHALLOTS, GARLIC, AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a deep 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately low heat, stirring, until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain and reserve bacon fat in skillet.
• While bacon is cooking, pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Brown, beginning with skin sides down, in 2 batches in bacon fat over moderately high heat, turning, about 8 minutes. Transfer chicken as browned with tongs to a plate and pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet.
• Add shallots to skillet and cook over moderately low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and pale golden, about 10 minutes.
• Remove lid and cook shallots, stirring, until deep golden, about 10 minutes more. Add garlic and 1 cup water to skillet and boil, stirring, 1 minute.
• Return chicken to skillet, turning pieces to coat, then arrange them skin sides up and gently simmer, covered, until chicken is cooked through and garlic is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer chicken with tongs to a serving dish. Add vinegar to sauce and boil, uncovered, mashing garlic with back of a spoon, until slightly thickened. Season sauce with salt and pepper and pour over chicken, then sprinkle with bacon.

CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY, PANCETTA AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Place chicken halves skin side up in roasting pan. Place 3 slices pancetta atop each chicken half. Pour wine and vinegar over chicken. Sprinkle garlic and rosemary over. Drizzle chicken with olive oil. Cover and bake until chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour 45 minutes. Transfer chicken to baking sheet; tent with foil to keep warm.
• Preheat broiler. Pour pan juices into small saucepan. Spoon fat from top of pan juices. Boil juices until reduces to 1 cup, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, broil chicken until pancetta and chicken are golden brown, about 6 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plates. Pour reduces pan juices over chicken. Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Place a chicken breast into a large Ziploc bag, close the bag almost all the way, then pound the chicken to a thickness to 1/2-inch thick; repeat with remaining breasts.
• Mix together salt, pepper, flour, and sage.
• Dredge flattened breasts in a mixture; shake off excess flour.
• Melt together the olive oil and butter in a large wide sauté pan or large electric griddle (one with a cover) and brown the chicken over medium-high heat for 3 minutes on one side.
• Add the garlic and shallot then turn the chicken over and sprinkle with the mushrooms.
• Saute for an additional 3 minutes, stirring the mushrooms so that they will cook evenly.
• (You may need to cook the chicken one or two at a time if you don't have a large pan; if so, cook them all then add them all back into the pan for the final steps.) Stir in the balsamic vinegar, chicken broth, and wine.
• Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, basting with the sauce and turning the chicken once or twice.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
• Makes 4 servings.
• You can also cook the breasts without flattening them first.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, chicken broth, sugar, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a bowl, place the chicken breasts in the marinade, and marinate for 10 minutes on each side.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and reserve the marinade. Place the chicken in the heated pan and cook until they start to brown and are no longer pink inside, about 7 minutes per side. Pour the marinade into the skillet, and cook until it thickens slightly, turning the chicken breasts over once or twice, about 5 minutes.

CHICKEN WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until just tender, about 4 minutes. Add chicken and cook until chicken is brown, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Stir in vinegar and mustard. Continue cooking until chicken is tender and cooked through, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with basil if desired.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry. Season the flour with salt and pepper and dredge the chicken breasts in the flour mixture. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat and saute the chicken until it is nicely browned on one side (about 3 minutes).
• Add the garlic. Turn the chicken breasts and scatter the mushrooms over them. Continue frying, shaking the skillet and stirring the mushrooms. Cook for about 3 minutes, then add the vinegar, broth, bay leaf and thyme. Cover tightly and simmer over medium low heat for 10 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Transfer the chicken to a warm serving platter and cover with foil. Set aside. Continue simmering the sauce, uncovered, over medium high heat for about 7 minutes. Swirl in the butter or margarine and discard the bay leaf. Pour this mushroom sauce mixture over the chicken and serve.

CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Place chicken halves skin side up in roasting pan. Pour wine and vinegar over chicken. Sprinkle garlic and rosemary over chicken. Drizzle chicken with olive oil.
• Cover and bake until chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to baking sheet; tent with foil to keep warm.
• Pour pan juices into small saucepan. Spoon fat from top of pan juices. Boil juices until reduces to 1 cup, about 25 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Meanwhile, broil chicken until chicken is golden brown, about 6 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plates. Pour reduced pan juices over chicken.
• Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.