Chicken Danielle Food

CHICKEN DANIELLE

Steps:

• Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to skillet. Cook until halfway done and golden brown on both sides, about 4 to 7 minutes each side. When browned, remove chicken to a 9x13 inch baking dish. Set skillet aside, reserving drippings.
• In a separate skillet, melt the 2 remaining tablespoons of butter over medium high heat and saute mushrooms. Add 1/4 cup of the wine and stir; let reduce over low heat for 5 minutes. Set mushrooms and drippings aside, keeping warm.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Add cream of chicken soup and cream of mushroom soup to reserved chicken/drippings skillet. Mix soups well with drippings, making sure no lumps remain. Slowly add cream, stirring constantly, then add remaining 1/2 cup wine; season with rosemary and thyme. Adjust amount of wine as needed to make a nice, thick gravy consistency. Let mixture simmer over medium heat until bubbly, then add reserved mushroom mixture and stir together.
• Pour soup/mushroom mixture over chicken in baking dish, cover and bake in preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes.
• About 15 minutes before serving chicken, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Serve chicken breasts and sauce over the hot cooked pasta.

LOVERS' CHICKEN (A TAKE ON CHICKEN PICCATA)

Steps:

• Beat the eggs together in a shallow dish. Put the breadcrumbs into a separate shallow dish.
• If necessary, trim the chicken breasts and butterfly them if they are very thick.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a deep nonstick skillet over medium heat. Dip the chicken cutlets in the eggs and then in the breadcrumbs, making sure they are fully coated.
• When the oil is hot, cook the chicken pieces just until they are golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side, adding the remaining 1 tablespoon oil as needed. You do not want to cook the chicken all the way through at this point, just create a nice crust on the outside. Once the chicken cutlets are browned, place them on a plate and set aside.
• Put the butter in the same skillet you cooked the chicken in and melt over medium-low heat (do not clean the pan first). When the butter melts, add the shallots, garlic and some black pepper and cook until they soften and get slightly translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour in the wine and simmer for 1 minute. Return the chicken and any juices to the skillet with the shallot mixture.
• Put 1 1/2 cups hot water in a liquid measuring cup and stir in the chicken bouillon until dissolved. Pour the bouillon over the chicken, then add the lemon juice. Sprinkle with half of the parsley and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
• Cover the pan and let the chicken simmer on medium-low heat for about 45 minutes to 1 hour. You want the chicken to stew in the liquid until it breaks apart easily with a fork--no knives needed!
• Remove the lid and simmer the liquid until it thickened and reduced by about half, 20 to 30 minutes. Taste the sauce and season with salt and black pepper if necessary. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley and serve.

DANIELLE LAPOINTE'S SLOW COOKER KEBABS

Steps:

• First rinse chicken in cold water. Take a bamboo skewer and set it inside your crock. Trim it to size. (My cooker is tiny, so I have to stand them up and then trim them shorter.).
• Season meat with salt pepper and your favorite spice blend. I use a greek blend.
• Skewer meat alternating with pineapple and green pepper.
• Cook on high for 4 hours OR on low temp for 8 hours.
• Remove from slow cooker and brush with Chicken n' Rib BBQ sauce.
• Grill or BBQ at high temp, for 1 min on each side.
• Serve with your choice of salad and side dish. (I like this recipe with basmati rice and a mandarin orange, almond and romaine salad).

AIR FRYER GARLIC-PARMESAN WINGS

Steps:

• For the chicken wings: Toss the wings with the 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a large bowl and set aside.
• Place the cubed cheese in a food processor and pulse 6 to 8 times until the cubes break up into smaller pieces, then process until the cheese resembles coarse sand, about 30 seconds. Transfer the cheese to a large bowl and reserve 2 to 3 tablespoons in a small bowl for sprinkling on the cooked wings if desired.
• Place the rosemary and garlic in the food processor and process until the garlic is finely chopped. Transfer to the large bowl with the cheese. Whisk in the flour, cornstarch, paprika, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Place half of the seasoned flour on a rimmed baking sheet. Set the wings on top and pour the remaining seasoned flour over the wings. Press the wings firmly into the seasoned flour until they are completely coated.
• Preheat a 6-quart air fryer to 390 degrees F for 3 minutes. Working in batches, lay the wings in the air fryer in a single layer so they are not touching. Cook, flipping after about 7 minutes, until the wings start to brown and become crispy, 15 minutes total. Transfer the wings to a platter and sprinkle with the reserved 2 to 3 tablespoons of cheese.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce.
• For the sauce: Combine the cheese and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cheese melts into the cream, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the crème fraîche and cook until warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and stir in the chives, paprika, cayenne, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
• Serve the wings with the sauce on the side for dipping.