Chicken With Piquillo Peppers Food

SPANISH CHICKEN CUTLETS AND OLIVE RICE WITH ARTICHOKES AND PIQUILLO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring stock to a boil, stir in rice and 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook 18 minutes. Heads up: after 12 to 13 minutes you will add in other ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat about 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil over low heat in a large skillet.
• From the rounder, thicker side of the breast, cut into and across but not through the breast meat and butterfly the breast open. Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Pour flour, smoked paprika and salt and pepper onto a dish; beat eggs in a second dish with a splash of water. Grind nuts, bread crumbs and parsley in food processor to combine. The nuts should have the same consistency as the bread crumbs. Start the processor in pulses then turn on to combine. Pour nut mixture onto plate. Coat the chicken in flour, egg then nuts. Wash your hands.
• Raise heat under the skillet to medium-medium high. When oil ripples, add the chicken and brown on both sides, and finish in the oven until deeply golden and cooked through.
• 5 minutes before the rice is done, add the artichokes, peppers, and olives and stir to combine. Cook 5 minutes more, turn off heat, fluff with a fork and stir in thyme leaves.
• Remove chicken to a platter and add sherry to the pan then stir in butter. Spoon pan sauce over chicken and serve with rice alongside.

CHICKEN WITH PIQUILLO, TOMATOES, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• In a cup, combine salt, pepper and paprika; sprinkle on both sides of chicken.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil until hot. Add chicken, green peppers, onion and garlic to skillet; cook, stirring frequently and turning chicken to brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet.
• Add tomatoes and bouillon granules; cook uncovered, stirring until tomatoes are softened, about 10 minutes. Return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat to medium; cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir in piquillo peppers and olives and cook just until heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve over saffron rice, if desired.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH PIQUILLO PEPPERS, ALMONDS, AND SPICY GREENS

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar and mustard in small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil; season dressing with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in large bowl. Warm drippings in microwave just until melted. Drizzle over chicken; toss to coat. Add green onions, 1/3 cup almonds, and peppers and toss. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Let dressing stand at room temperature.
• Add greens, basil, and dressing to bowl with chicken; toss to coat. Season chicken salad to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle remaining 3 tablespoons toasted almonds over and serve.

PIQUILLO PEPPER CHICKEN WITH SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In a small pan over medium heat, lightly toast the almonds and reserve.
• In a small saucepan, bring the broth, raisins, 1 tablespoon of the EVOO, the turmeric, and the saffron to a boil. Stir in the rice, cover the pot, and simmer over low heat for 18 minutes, or until the rice is cooked through and the liquid is absorbed.
• While the rice cooks, in a large skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of EVOO, over medium-high heat. Season the chicken liberally with salt and pepper, add to the skillet, and cook for 6 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate and keep warm. Add the piquillo peppers to the pan and heat through, about 2 minutes. Add the sherry and boil for 1 to 2 minutes until slightly reduced. Add the butter and half the parsley and turn off the heat, stirring to melt the butter. Spoon the sauce over the chicken.
• Add the remaining parsley and the almonds to the rice and fluff with a fork. Serve the rice alongside the chicken.

HERB MARINATED CHICKEN WITH PIQUILLO PEPPER-NICOISE OLIVE RELISH AND FORK MASHED POTATOES WITH OLIVE OIL AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• For the chicken: Combine all ingredients except chicken in large baking dish. Add chickens and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Remove chicken from marinade and sear skin side down in a large saute pan until golden brown, then turn and cook other side until golden brown. Place chickens on baking sheet and bake until cooked through, about 15 to 17 minutes. For the Relish: Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
• For the Potatoes: Bake potatoes in a 375 degree F. oven until soft. Peel and place them in a warm bowl. Add butter and olive oil and mash with a fork until mixed but not smooth. Season with salt and fold in parsley.

CHICKEN WITH PIQUILLO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Rub the garlic all over the chicken, then season with salt; cover and refrigerate for one hour to marinate.
• Using a large skillet, heat the oil, over medium high heat; scrape the garlic from the chicken pieces, then brown them on both sides for about 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a platter while you prepare the sauce.
• Reduce the heat to low and cook the onion, stirring occasionally, until very tender, about 10 minutes; add the peppers and white wine, simmering and scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
• Return the chicken, and any accumulated juices, to the skillet, cover partially, and continue to cook, over low heat, until the chicken is tender and cooked through, about 30 minutes; transfer the chicken to a clean serving platter, spooning the sauce on top to serve.

BROILED CHICKEN WITH PIQUILLO-TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat broiler: fire should be moderately hot and rack about 6 inches from heat source. (Alternatively, grill chicken.) Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, then broil, beginning with skin side down. Make sure skin crisps and browns and interior cooks through; this will take about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile mince about half the garlic. Put it in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons oil and about half the anchovies, and turn heat to medium-high. Cook until mixture sizzles, then add piquillos and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally and adding salt and pepper as necessary, until mixture breaks up. Cool a bit, then transfer to a blender. Purée with remaining garlic and anchovies, then taste and adjust seasoning. Add remaining olive oil.
• Serve chicken and sauce hot or warm, garnished if you like with parsley.

PIQUILLO PEPPER CHICKEN WITH SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• In small saucepan, bring broth, raisins, 1 tablespoons olive oil, turmeric, and saffron to a boil. Stir in rice, cover pot and simmer over low heat for about 18 minutes or until water is absorbed.
• While the rice is cooking, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to skillet. Cook for 6 minutes on each side, until no longer pink. Transfer to a plate to keep warm until the rest of the meal is ready.
• Add piquillo peppers to skillet and heat through, about 2 minutes. Add sherry and boil until slightly reduced, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add butter and half of the parsley, turn off the heat, and stir to melt butter. Spoon sauce over chicken.
• Add the rest of the parsley and the almonds to cooked rice and fluff with a fork. Serve rice alongside chicken.