Chicken With Creamy Jalapeno Sauce Food

CHICKEN WITH JALAPENO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• Heat an oven proof pan over medium high heat. Add the vegetable oil. Once it is nice and hot, sear the chicken breasts on both sides and then place in the oven to cook for 20-25 minutes. You want the chicken to reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees but cooking time might vary slightly depending on the thickness of the breast.
• Using a small sauce pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, jalapenos, and garlic and cook for about 3 minutes. Then whisk in the flour to create a roux.
• Turn the heat down to medium low and add the skim milk and evaporated milk. Cook for about 7 minutes until it begin to thicken. Turn off the heat and stir in the cheese. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Right before serving, squeeze the lemon over the chicken breasts and spoon the sauce over.

CHICKEN WITH CREAMY JALAPENO SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt. In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, brown chicken in oil on both sides. , Add the onions, broth, jalapenos and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until a thermometer reads 165°, 5-7 minutes. Remove chicken and keep warm., Stir cream cheese and sour cream into onion mixture until blended. Stir in tomatoes; heat through. Serve with chicken and rice.

JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Season chicken breasts with 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Place into a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes. Allow chicken to cool, and shred with 2 forks. Set chicken aside.
• Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion and jalapenos until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; stir in the cream cheese in chunks, and allow cream cheese to melt and soften. Stir in cream cheese, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, chili powder, and cumin. Mix in the cooked chicken meat; remove from heat.
• Pour half the green enchilada sauce into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Lay tortillas out onto a work surface, and place chicken mixture in a line down the center of each tortilla; sprinkle with about 1 tablespoon of Monterey Jack cheese per tortilla. Roll up the tortillas, and place into the sauce in the dish, seam sides down; pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas. Sprinkle remaining 4 ounces of Monterey Jack cheese over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is hot and bubbling and the cheese has melted, 30 to 35 minutes.

JALAPENO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, mix cinnamon, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Rub chicken pieces with the mixture, and arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, blend chicken broth, honey, lime juice, and jalapeno. Cook and stir until thickened.
• Place chicken in the preheated oven and cook about 15 minutes. Begin basting periodically with the chicken broth mixture. Continue cooking 30 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH SOUR CREAM AND JALAPENOS

Steps:

• Pound chicken breast to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness.
• If using fresh jalapeno, wash and pat dry; seed and remove ribs, if desired. If using canned green chilies: rinse, seed and pat dry. Chop chilies.
• Shred enough cheese to measure 1/4 cup.
• In small bowl, combine cheese with chilies, chopped cilantro and sour cream.
• Set aside.
• Preheat broiler.
• Line broiler tray with aluminum foil and set aside.
• Sprinkle both sides of chicken breasts with salt and pepper to taste.
• Combine butter and oil in large heavy-gauge skillet over medium-high heat.
• Sauté chicken breasts, 2 at a time, about 5 minutes per side, or until brown.
• Transfer to broiler tray.
• Top each chicken breast with a generous spoonful of sour-cream mixture.
• Broil 4 to 5 inches from heating element about 5 minutes, or until topping bubbles.
• Transfer to platter and serve immediately.

CHICKEN WITH SWEET JALAPENO SAUCE

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook chicken in batches in oil in a large skillet over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until meat is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm., Saute onion and celery in the same pan until crisp-tender. Add the chicken broth, orange juice and thyme. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in pepper jelly until melted. Remove from heat; stir in butter and parsley. Serve with chicken.

CHICKEN WITH JALAPENO POPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• In large skillet cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper toweling and then crumble.
• Drain off all but 1 tablespoon grease (reserve grease).
• Pound chicken breasts slightly to even thickness. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook chicken in bacon grease over medium heat until done, about 5 minutes per side. Remove to heated platter and cover with foil.
• In same skillet, add 1 tablespoon of reserved bacon grease along with jalapenos and cook for 1 minute.
• Add garlic and stir another minute, then add chicken broth to deglaze pan, scaping up brown bits.
• Add cream cheese and stir until melted, then add cheddar and stir until melted.
• Stir in cilantro and crumbled bacon.
• Pour sauce over chicken. Garnish with chopped avocados if desired. Serve with tortilla chips.