Chicken With Sweet Peppers And Tomato Food

BAKED CHICKEN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Place the onions and peppers in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
• Mix the oregano, basil, salt and pepper together in a small bowl. Place the chicken in a single layer on top of the peppers and season with a couple pinches of the seasoning.
• Mix the crushed tomatoes, remaining seasonings, garlic, and vinegar together and pour over the top of the chicken to cover.
• Bake uncovered at 400˚F for 35 minutes. Then remove the dish and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top and finish cooking for 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through (165˚F) and the sauce is bubbling on the sides.

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH TOMATOES, PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Place a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add a film of olive oil. Sprinkle the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and then add to the pan skin-side down. Cook without moving too much until golden brown and crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and brown on the other side for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to a plate and set aside.
• Drain half of the fat from the pan and then place it back over the heat. Add the sausage to the pan, breaking it up as you add it. Brown for 1 to 2 minutes while continuing to break it up with the back of a spoon. Stir in the onions, peppers and garlic with a pinch of salt and cook until the onions begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and then add the tomatoes, chicken stock and oregano, scraping the bottom of the pan for brown bits.
• Nestle the chicken back in, cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Stir in the vinegar and parsley and serve.

SHEET-PAN CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATOES AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a small, shallow bowl, mix together vinegar and honey. Mix in half the red onion and a pinch of salt and set aside for garnish, tossing the mixture occasionally as the chicken cooks.
• In a large bowl, mix together 1 teaspoon salt, garlic, coriander and black pepper. Add chicken to bowl and rub the mixture all over it. Let marinate for 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, toss together 2 tablespoons oil, sweet potato, pepper, remaining onion, sage, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, paprika, cayenne and allspice. Spread vegetables out on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil to marinated chicken and turn to coat. Place chicken pieces, skin-side up, among the vegetables, making sure chicken is surrounded by them, but not on top of them. (Chicken should rest directly on the baking sheet.)
• Roast for 15 minutes. Remove pan from oven and raise heat to 450 degrees. Use a wide spatula to flip vegetables over (but not chicken). Drizzle chicken (but not vegetables) with 2 teaspoons liquid from the onion-vinegar mixture. Roast until chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes longer.
• To serve, top chicken and vegetables with a spoonful of onion-vinegar mixture and plenty of cilantro leaves.

CHICKEN WITH PEPPERS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet and cook chicken until it begins to brown. Stir in onions and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in peppers and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in wine, tomatoes and oregano and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Season to taste and garnish with fresh basil.
• Follow package instructions.

CHICKEN WITH SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• Dry chicken pieces thoroughly. Heat oil in a large heavy skillet or casserole and brown the chicken pieces a few at a time over high heat. Set chicken aside as it is browned.
• Reduce heat and add the onions, garlic, green pepper and red pepper. Saute until tender but not brown. Stir in the lemon juice and wine.
• Return the chicken to the pan, baste with the juices, add the bay leaf and season lightly with salt and pepper. Cover and allow to simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a heated platter and cover to keep warm. Boil down the pan juices until reduced by about one-third, then whisk in the butter bit by bit to thicken the sauce. Taste and reseason if necessary.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken, sprinkle with parsley and garnish with lemon slices.

CHICKEN LIVERS WITH ONIONS & GREEN PEPPERS

Steps:

• In large deep skillet, add olive oil and preheat to medium heat.
• Toss in the green pepper and sweet onion, saute quickly. Lift out on toweled plate. Pat towels on top to remove oil.
• In medium bowl, beat egg until frothy and cold water.
• Place flour in a flat pan with the salt and pepper.
• Put cornstarch in a ziplock bag, a little at a time, add a few dry chicken livers and shake shake shake. Remove the livers from the bag. and coat in the egg mixture then in flour mixture and place in a heated pan.
• Do this until all chicken livers are coated and placed in the pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Sauté until golden, turning over once or twice. Place on a heat proof plate, cover and keep warm in 250°F oven.
• Return the sautéed green peppers and onions to the pan and add tomato sauce,sugar if desired, sprinkle with chili pepper and Tabasco if desired.
• Stir around until simmering.
• Serve with hot buttered noodles or rice.
• In a large deep serving platter, spoon noodles around the edges, then the peppers and onions and then place the livers on top.

CHICKEN WITH SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and white pepper.
• Coat lightly with flour.
• Brown well in heated butter on all sides in a large, deep, heavy frying pan or dutch oven.
• Remove chicken pieces as they brown.
• Set aside.
• place onion and red or green pepper rings in the frying pan.
• Cook, stirring, until onion is soft.
• Mix in garlic, tomato paste, and about 1/4 cup of broth, stirring to mix in brown bits from pan.
• Return chicken to pan.
• Pour in remaining broth.
• Bring to boiling.
• Cover, and reduce heat.
• Simmer until chicken is tender, 35 to 40 minute.
• Remove chicken and peppers to a warm serving dish.
• Keep warm.
• Skim fat.
• Mix cheese into cooking liquid, strring over medium heat until it melts.
• Smoothly blend in sour cream.
• Cook, stirring, just until heated through (do not boil).
• Taste.
• Add salt, if needed.
• Pour sauce over chicken.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PEPPERS, TOMATOES AND SAFFRON

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium high heat in a skillet. Add the peppers, onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, about 3 minutes or until crisp tender. Then add the tomatoes and saffron. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken breasts in one layer. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Turn the pieces, reduce the heat and cook about 5 minutes or until done. Do not overcook. Transfer the chicken to a warm platter and keep it warm.
• Add the shallots to the skillet and cook until wilted. Do not brown. Pour in the wine and scrape the bottom with a wooden spatula to dissolve any brown particles that may cling to the bottom of the skillet. Reduce the wine almost completely and add the chicken broth. Let this cook until it is almost totally reduced. Add the chicken breasts and any liquid that may have accumulated. Add the pepper and tomato mixture, bring to a simmer and add the parsley. Serve with rice.

SKILLET CHICKEN WITH SILKY PEPPERS AND GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season all over with 1 tablespoon oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Set aside at room temperature while preparing the vegetables (or refrigerate for up to 24 hours).
• Slice the peppers into 1/4-inch strips, removing the seeds. Peel and thinly slice the garlic cloves. Chop the tomato.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. When the oil thins out and coats the bottom of the pan, add chicken, skin side down, and sear until browned on both sides, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Do this in batches if necessary; don't crowd the pan. Transfer the chicken pieces to a plate as they brown.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet and stir in peppers. Sauté until tender and lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic, remaining oregano and red-pepper flakes, and cook until garlic is lightly golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomato and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and cook until tomatoes begin to release their juices, 3 minutes.
• Lower heat to a simmer and nestle in the browned chicken, skin side up, pouring in any accumulated juices from the plate. Partly cover the pan and cook until chicken is cooked through and peppers are soft and stewy, 20 to 30 minutes. Taste and add more salt if needed. In the last minute or two of cooking, stir in olives to let them heat up. Remove from heat, and sprinkle parsley or other herbs on top. Garnish with lemon wedges, if you like.

CHICKEN WITH SWEET PEPPERS AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, heat 2 Tbsp of the oil.
• Saute the chicken over med-high heat, turning once, until golden on both sides, about 8 mins total.
• Transfer the chicken to a plate.
• Add the remaining (2 Tbsp) of oil to the skillet and reduce the heat to medium.
• Cook the bell peppers and onion, stirring often, until just softened, about 4 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Stir in about half the basil and all the vinegar.
• Return the chicken and any accumulated juices to the skillet.
• Reduce the heat to med-low. Simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the remaining basil and season with salt and pepper.