Chicken Elegante Food

CHICKEN ELEGANT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Boil chicken 20-40 minutes until almost fully cooked. Pull apart into bite size pieces.
• Mix chicken with sour cream and cream of mushroom soup.
• Spread mixture into a buttered pan.
• Melt butter.
• Pour stuffing mix into a mixing bowl, stir in butter and chicken broth. Spread over chicken mixture.
• Bake 30 minutes or until bubbly.
• If desired serve with cranberry sauce on the side.

ELEGANT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with slices of chipped beef. Wrap bacon slices around chicken breasts, and place on top of chipped beef. In a medium bowl, mix together condensed soup and sour cream. Pour sour cream mixture over chicken breasts, and sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake in preheated oven for 2 hours.

EASY ELEGANT CHICKEN SUPREME

Steps:

• Combine bread crumbs, paprika, pepper and flour on a paper plate.
• Dip chicken in egg, making sure all sides are coated, and then dredge in crumb mixture. Repeat process with second chicken breast, being sure to use all the egg and crumbs. Set aside.
• In 10 inch skillet, combine oil and butter; heat over medium heat until bubbly and hot. Add chicken and cook, turning once, until both sides are lightly browned and chicken is almost cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes on each side; transfer to plate and keep warm.
• To same skillet, add mushrooms and saute until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes; sprinkle with 1 tsp flour and stir quickly to combine. Add chicken broth and wine and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, about 1 minute.
• Return chicken to skillet and top evenly with cheese; cover and cook until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Garnish with freshly snipped parsley, if desired.

ELEGANT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pound/flatten each chicken breast lightly.
• Wrap each chicken breast in a slice of ham, then tightly wrap a slice of bacon around the ham; secure with toothpicks if necessary.
• Place in a baking dish.
• Blend together sour cream and undiluted mushroom soup, then pour over the chicken breasts.
• Bake seam side down for about 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken from dish, and set aside cream sauce.
• Cut the puff pastry into 6 separate rectangles.
• Place each chicken breast on the bottom half of a rectangle, then fold the pastry over and seal, to form a square packet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about another 20-30 minutes, until pastry puffy and golden.
• Serve hot with warm cream sauce poured over.

ELEGANT CHICKEN OSCAR

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts, one at a time, into a plastic bag; pound to 1/4-inch thick, and then cut each in half. Dredge in a mix of flour, salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large skillet, browning each side for 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with flaked crabmeat, garnish with asparagus tips.
• Prepare the hollandaise, blending the ingredients (except butter) together. While blending, slowly drizzle in melted butter. Ladle over top of crabmeat and chicken.
• Sprinkle with paprika and parsley and heat through, in a 350°F oven about 10 minutes.
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• Tips: Zap leftover sauce in microwave for 30 seconds and use to spoon over a side dish of asparagus.
• COW SOUP MIX: (Cream-Of-Whatever) 2 c powdered milk (best if NOT instant), 3/4 c Instant ClearJel®*, 3 Tbsp dry chicken bouillon, 1 Tbsp onion powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp white pepper. Mix thoroughly, store in an airtight container and use within 12 months.
• Freeze leftover egg whites in an ice cube tray. To brush as "glue" for seeds or toppings over bread dough, thaw and mix with a little water.
• *Instant ClearJel®: Which I affectionately refer to as ICJ. For info about this amazing modified food starch (MFS thickener) visit my cooking site. http://www.sharonanne.com/mfs_chart.htm.

EASY BUT ELEGANT CHICKEN SUPREME

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl or on a paper plate, combine the bread crumbs and 2 Tbsp of flour; dip chicken into egg, making sure all sides are coated, then dredge in crumb mixture.
• Repeat process, being sure to cover the chicken entirely.
• In a 10 inch nonstick skillet, combine the margarine and oil.
• Heat over a medium heat until the margarine is bubbly and hot.
• Add chicken and cook, turning once, until both sides are lightly browned and chicken is cooked through, 2-3 minutes on each side.
• Transfer to a plate and keep warm.
• To the same skillet add the mushrooms and saute until lightly browned, 1-2 minutes; sprinkle with remaining teaspoon of flour and stir quickly to combine.
• Add broth and wine.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, about 1 minute.
• Return chicken to skillet and top evenly with cheese; cover and cook until cheese is melted, 2-3 minutes. Garnish with parsley.