Chicken Breasts With Plum Salsa And Basmati Rice Food

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PLUM SALSA AND BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Place water in a medium saucepan, and stir in the rice. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat, cool slightly, and fluff with a fork.
• In a medium bowl, mix until well combined the plums, onion, habanero peppers, cilantro, and sugar. Cover, and refrigerate about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, season chicken with fresh rosemary, salt, and pepper.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place chicken breasts in hot oil, and brown about 1 minute per side. Reduce heat to medium, and cook chicken about 5 more minutes per side. Serve over rice with plum salsa.

BAKED SALSA CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Place chicken breast in a 2 quart baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Combine the salsa, brown sugar, vinegar and mustard in a bowl; pour over chicken Bake at 400 for 30 minutes.
• Serve with rice or buttered noodles.

HERB POACHED CHICKEN WITH OLIVE SALSA OVER BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Slice the root end off the entire head of garlic and turn it upside down, wrap it in aluminum foil and mold the foil so it supports the garlic to allow the cut end to stand upright in the oven. Pour 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil on the garlic so it slips between the skin and the cloves and wrap with the foil so it is enclosed. Roast for about 1 hour and set aside until it is cool enough to handle.
• To make the olive salsa for the chicken topping, in a small bowl combine the tomato, basil, parsley, peppercorns, olives and 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. Gently squeeze the roasted garlic cloves from the skins into the mixture. Fold everything together and set aside to let flavors integrate.
• For the rice accompaniment to the chicken, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat and stir in the basmati rice, thyme leaves, salt, and pepper, allowing rice to toast for a few minutes. Then add the chicken stock, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer covered and undisturbed for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
• In a large saute pan, heat the chicken broth over medium high heat. Add the basil, tarragon and parsley, bring to a boil to integrate flavors, then reduce heat. This is your poaching liquid. Season the chicken breasts generously on both sides with salt and pepper, rubbing the seasoning in, and place the chicken in simmering poaching liquid. (Remember, you are poaching, not boiling. The liquid should be kept at a simmer.) Poach chicken until cooked through, about 10 minutes, turning breasts midway through cooking period. Remove to paper towels to drain.
• Spoon some basmati rice onto serving plate, top with a piece of chicken, and spoon olive salsa over chicken. Garnish with baby carrots.

CHICKEN BREAST WITH PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160°C (approximately 350°F).
• Rinse chicken, pat dry and season with salt and pepper.
• Rinse scallions, trim and cut into narrow rings. Blanch tomatoes in a large pot, drain, peel, quarter, core and cut into small cubes. Rinse plums, cut in half, remove pit and cut into thin slices.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan and fry chicken on all sides until golden brown, remove from the pan and then cook in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes.
• Heat butter in a frying pan and sauté onions with plums. Add tomato and rosemary, deglaze the pan with wine and chicken stock. Let simmer over medium heat for 5-8 minutes, stir in crème fraîche and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve chicken arranged on warmed plates and drizzle with plum sauce.

BASMATI CHICKEN RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In plastic storage bag, combine curry powder, chicken, onion and bell pepper. Shake well to coat chicken and vegetables in curry powder.
• Heat sauté pan over high heat and add tablespoon of oil. Add chicken mixture to pan and sauté until chicken is almost done, about 5 minutes.
• Add in chicken broth and rice to pan. Heat until most of the chicken broth has absorbed, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in yogurt and chopped cilantro into heated rice and chicken mixture.
• Stir until well combined.

EASY BAKED SALSA CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Heat a large oven-safe skillet over high heat and add the olive oil.
• Sprinkle the 4 chicken breasts with the taco seasoning on both sides and sear the chicken in the pan on both sides. The chicken breasts will only need about 2 minutes per side over high heat - the idea is not to cook the chicken through, but just to develop some flavour on the outside of the chicken and in the pan. (Feel free to skip this step to save time - see recipe notes)
• Turn off the heat under the pan. Remove the chicken breasts to a plate and add the chopped bell peppers, rice, and chicken stock to the pan, stirring everything together.
• Add the chicken breasts back in, nestling them into the rice mixture.
• Spoon the salsa over top of the chicken breasts and then top them with the shredded cheese.
• Add the whole pan to the oven, uncovered, for about 25-35 minutes, or until the rice is cooked and the chicken is cooked through to an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit or 74 degrees Celsius. (Because pans and oven temperatures vary, this can affect baking time. Use an instant-read thermometer for best results).
• Once the chicken and rice are cooked through, remove the pan from the oven and serve with a sprinkling of fresh cilantro, some sliced jalapenos (optional), and even a dollop of sour cream, if desired.

CHICKEN WITH RICE AND SALSA

Steps:

• heat oil in a non-stick pan on med-high heat, saute onion and garlic until translucent. 4 minutes.
• remove onion mixture from pan and saute chicken pieces just to brown a little.
• add back onion mixture, salsa, cumin and rice and saute until liquid is evaporated. 2-3 minutes.
• add chicken broth and water. bring to a boil, cover and cook on low for 20 minutes.