Chicken With A Red Pepper Cream Sauce Food

CHICKEN WITH A RED PEPPER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Marinade -- In a large baggie, add the first 8 ingredients and toss well until the chicken is well coated. Let marinade all day.
• After marinating all day, remove and let come to room temperature. As the chicken rests, make the red pepper cream sauce. Add the red peppers to a mini food processor and puree. Add to the heavy cream in a small pan and cook on medium low for about 20 minutes to slightly reduce and thicken. Before serving, add a little black pepper to the sauce.
• Chicken -- Grill the chicken, inside or outside. Grill until golden brown. About 15 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken. This can also be pan seared if you prefer to do that method. Once cooked, remove and cover with foil.
• Pasta -- As the chicken rests, cook the pasta accordingly in a large pot of boiling water. It only takes 5 minutes. Drain and toss with the olive oil, grated parmesan, pepper and fresh basil.
• Serve a bed of pasta topped with your chicken breasts sliced and then top with the red pepper cream.

CHICKEN MANICOTTI WITH RED PEPPER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 3-quart baking dish.
• Cook the pasta until tender; drain and rinse under cold water, toss with 1-2 Tbsp oil so the pasta won't stick together; set aside.
• Meanwhile, for the sauce, in a heavy-bottomed small saucepan, stir the cream cheese and 1/4 cup half and half over med-low heat until smooth.
• Stir in remaining half and half cream.
• Stir in the sweet peppers OR pimiento (if using), and Parmesan cheese; heat through, and mix.
• For the filling, in a large bowl, stir together 3/4 cup of the sauce (set the remaining sauce aside), the cooked chicken, broccoli, onion, salt and pepper.
• Using a small spoon, stuff each manicotti with about 1/4 cup of the filling.
• Place in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake, covered for 20-30 minutes, or until heated through.
• Place 2 manicotti on each serving plate, spoon sauce over the shells.
• NOTE:If desired, fresh minced garlic may be added to the cream sauce.

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.

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.

CHICKEN BREAST WITH RED PEPPER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, warm 2 Tablespoons of olive oil.
• Add the bell peppers and 1/2 cup of water,and bring to a simmer.
• Cook for 10 minutes, or until peppers are tender.
• Transfer to a blender or food processor, and add the cream.
• Season with salt and pepper, and puree until smooth; Keep warm.
• In another skillet warm the remaining 2 Tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, and add them to the skillet.
• Saute until golden, add the wine and cook for 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
• Spoon the pepper sauce onto a serving platter, and top with the chicken.
• Sprinkle with parsley, and serve.

FETTUCINE WITH CHICKEN AND BELL PEPPER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to plate. Add green and red bell peppers and onion to same skillet and sauté until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add minced garlic and crushed red pepper to skillet and sauté 4 minutes. Add whipping cream and chicken stock. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 8 minutes.
• Cut chicken into strips and add to sauce. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add basil and 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese to sauce, stirring to incorporate. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain and return to pot. Add sauce and toss to coat. Serve, passing additional Parmesan separately.

POLLO A LA CREMA

Steps:

• Heat oil in large frying pan. Saute chicken and onion until chicken is no longer pink & onions are translucent.
• Add cream, mushrooms, paprika & chicken base.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 5-7 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Mixture will be somewhat thin, but should be a creamy texture like the consistency of a white sauce.
• Serve hot with warmed flour tortillas and Spanish Rice.

PASTA WITH CHICKEN AND ROASTED RED PEPPER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta and drain.
• Use a food processor or blender to chop red peppers to 1/4 inch in size.
• In a large skillet, heat alfredo sauce, red peppers, and chicken over medium-low heat.
• Do not allow sauce to boil; you're just trying to heat it through.
• Add pasta to sauce mixture and mix well.
• (Optional) Serve with parmesan cheese.

RED BELL PEPPER STUFFED CHICKEN WITH WHITE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Roast the red peppers until blackened. Place the peppers in a bowl & cover with wrap to generate steam for approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the blackened skin and seeds. Cut each red pepper into thirds.
• Cut the chicken in half horizontally almost but not all the way through. Open the chicken like a book and season with salt and pepper.
• Place a slice of roasted red pepper onto one side of the opened chicken breast. Top each with 2 basil leaves. Sprinkle with cheese. Fold the other side of the chicken over creating a bundle. Secure the chicken bundle with three pieces of string.
• In a large non-stick pan, heat half of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the chicken and cover. Cook for approximately 7 minutes per side or until no longer pink inside.
• Remove to plate and remove strings.
• Add the remaining oil to pan, and cook the garlic and shallots until softened.
• Stir in wine and boil for 3 minutes.
• Stir in whipping cream. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Return chicken to the pan, turn the chicken to coat while reheating.
• Remove the chicken to individual plates. Spoon the white cream sauce over the chicken and garnish with fresh juliened basil.

CHICKEN WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Broil peppers 4 in. from the heat until skins blister, about 15 minutes. Immediately place peppers in a bowl; cover and let stand for 15-20 minutes. Peel off and discard charred skin. Coarsely chop peppers; transfer to a food processor., Remove papery outer skin from garlic (do not peel or separate cloves); cut top off of garlic bulb. Brush with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap bulb in heavy-duty foil. Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until softened. Cool for 10-15 minutes. Squeeze softened garlic into the food processor with peppers; cover and process until almost smooth. Set aside., Sprinkle both sides of chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, cook chicken in remaining oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, cook leek for 2 minutes or until leek is lightly browned. Add broth, stirring to loosen any browned bits from pan. Add red pepper mixture, chicken and remaining salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3 minutes until the chicken juices run clear. Uncover; pepper sauce over pasta if desired. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN AND BASIL-PEPPER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until just tender. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tsp of oil until hot, but not smoking over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook, stirring until browned, about 5 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer chicken to a plate.
• Add the remaining 1 tsp oil to the skillet. Add the roasted peppers and garlic, and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the broth, 1/2 cup of the evaporated milk, basil, salt, and black pepper and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor and process to a smooth puree.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/4 cup evaporated milk with the cornstarch.
• Return the basil-pepper puree to the skillet along with the chicken and cornstarch mixture.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook, stirring, until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• Toss the sauce with the hot pasta. Sprinkle parmesan over and serve.