Creamy Pomegranate Chicken Food

POMEGRANATE CHICKEN WITH ALMOND COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Boil the kettle and heat the oil in a large frying pan. Put the couscous in a bowl with some seasoning and crumble in half the stock cube. Add the onion to the pan and fry for a few mins to soften. Pour boiling water over the couscous to just cover, then cover the bowl with a tea towel and set aside.
• Push the onion to one side of the pan, add the chicken fillets and brown on all sides. Stir in the tagine paste or harissa and the pomegranate juice, then crumble in the rest of the stock cube and season well. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 mins until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is cooked through. Stir through the pomegranate seeds, saving a few to scatter over before serving.
• After 5 mins, fluff up the couscous with a fork and stir through the almonds and mint. Serve the chicken on the couscous with the sauce spooned over.

CREAMY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Clean chicken breasts and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder (or whichever seasonings you prefer) on both sides of chicken pieces.
• Bake for 25 minutes, then add cream of chicken soup and bake for 10 more minutes (or until done). Serve over rice or egg noodles.

POMEGRANATE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Stir pomegranate juice, brown sugar, vinegar, and garlic together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and discard garlic, then stir in lime juice and let cool 5 minutes. Set aside 6 tablespoons pomegranate syrup.
• Poke several holes in lime with a fork and insert into chicken cavity along with onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, bay leaf, pepper, and rosemary. Tie legs together with kitchen string, sprinkle skin with remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt, then transfer chicken, breast side up, to a roasting pan.
• Roast chicken, basting with pomegranate syrup every 20 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest parts of all pieces registers 165 degrees F, about 1 hour total. Let chicken rest 10 minutes before carving. Serve drizzled with reserved pomegranate syrup.

POMEGRANATE SKILLET CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400.
• Pat chicken dry with a paper towel, season with salt and let sit while you make the marinade (up to 30 min is ideal).
• Whisk together olive oil, pomegranate molasses, pomegranate juice, honey, balsamic, lemon and garlic. Pour marinade over chicken, either in a bowl, glass Tupperware, or resealable plastic bag. Spread the marinade around so all the chicken is evenly coated and let sit at least 30min and up to over night in the fridge.
• To cook, place chicken skin side up in a roasting dish, then pour the marinade over the meat. The marinade should generously cover the bottom of the pan.
• Cook until the chicken is tender at the bone and a meat or instant read thermometer reaches 165 when inserted inserted in the thickest part (about 25 minutes for breasts and 45 for thighs. If using both light and dark meat, remove the breasts while the thighs keep cooking then return the breasts to the pan in the oven once the thighs are done.
• Crank the oven to 450 and let the sauce reduce and the skin get dark brown and crispy, about 12 min longer. Brush the chicken with the marinade from the pan every 3-4 minutes to glaze them.
• Serve warm and garnish with pomegranate seeds and chopped parsley.
• Cover and refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days.

CREAMY POMEGRANATE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Blend broth, cream cheese and 3/4 cup pomegranate seeds, pour through strainer and reserve strained liquid.
• fry chicken for 10 min or until brown on both sides.
• Add chiles and ham, fry for 2 minutes.
• Add creamy mixture, cover and cook for 15 minute.
• When serving add to your plate the rest of the pomegranate seeds on top of the chicken.
• Enjoy the deliciousness! lol.

POMEGRANATE-MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• To marinate chicken: Stir together pomegranate molasses, olive oil, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
• Remove skin and trim bones from the side of each breast.
• Place chicken in a glass baking dish.
• Pour marinade over chicken, cover and refrigerate overnight, turning once.
• To prepare pomegranate dressing: Combine garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice, honey and pomegranate molasses in a bowl, whisking well.
• Whisk in olive oil slowly, blending well.
• Stir in mint.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat a 10-to-12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade.
• When the pan is hot, place chicken skin-side down and brown well.
• Transfer to a rack set in a roasting pan.
• Spoon a little marinade over the top and roast about 35 to 40 minutes, or until chicken tests done in the thickest part.
• (Discard unused marinade.) Transfer chicken to plates and Drizzle with pomegranate dressing and serve.

POMEGRANATE ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat pomegranate juice in a small saucepan over medium heat until reduced to 1/4 cup. Set aside. Meanwhile, let the chicken come to room temperature for about 30 minutes. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Brush chicken with oil and season with salt and pepper. Tie legs and transfer to a large ovenproof skillet.
• Roast chicken, turning once, until golden and cooked through, about 50 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish and brush with reduced pomegranate juice; let stand 10 minutes. Deglaze skillet over medium heat with stock, scraping up brown bits with a wooden spoon. Cook until reduced by half. Strain fat. Add thyme and pomegranate seeds. Serve with chicken.

POMEGRANATE GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• GLAZE: Combine first 6 ingredients. Reserve.
• Place pomegranate juice and cornstarch in a small bowl, stir until mixture is combined. Reserved.
• CHICKEN: Heat oil on medium-high in a large deep skillet. Brown chicken, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from skillet. Reserve.
• Add carrots and sliced onion to skillet. Cook on medium heat 5 minutes, stirring often. Add reserved glaze mixture. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add back browned chicken. Cook for an additional 5 minutes, turning occasionally to coat with glaze.
• Remove chicken and place on clean dish. Add reserved cornstarch mixture into skillet; stir to combine well.
• Bring glaze to boil and allow to thicken. Add pomegranate seeds and place chicken back in skillet and turn to coat with glaze. Serve on rice.

BLUSHING POMEGRANATE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Arrange sweet potatoes and chicken pieces in a 9x13 inch baking dish. In a small bowl, mix together pomegranate juice, sherry vinegar, olive oil, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, and salt and pepper. Pour over chicken and sweet potatoes. Cover, and marinate for 1 to 2 hours, turning once.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake, uncovered, in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until chicken and sweet potatoes are cooked through. Baste with cooking juices several times while cooking.
• Sprinkle with green onion and pomegranate seeds before serving.

CREAMY CHICKEN WITH ROASTED POBLANOS

Steps:

• Blend broth, cream cheese and 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds in blender until smooth; strain.
• Cook chicken in large skillet on medium heat 10 min. or until evenly browned on both sides, turning occasionally. Add chiles and ham; cook 2 min.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over ingredients in skillet; cover. Cook on medium-low heat 15 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF).
• Top with remaining pomegranate seeds.

MOROCCAN ROASTED POMEGRANATE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove and discard giblets, and neck from chicken, and lift wing tips up over back and tuck under chicken.
• Sprinkle 3/4 teaspoon salt over chicken, and place chicken, breast side up on rack of roasting pan coated with cooking spray.
• Place rack in pan, and bake 450 degrees for 45 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into meaty part of thighs reaches 165 degrees.
• Remove chicken, and rack from pan and let stand 10 minutes.
• Remove skin from dark meat, and discard.
• Remove seeds from pomegrante, set 1 tablespoon seeds aside.
• Place remaining seeds in a blender, pulse to crush.
• Strain mixture through a sieveover a bowl, to yield 1/4 cup juice, discard solids.
• Place roastin pan over medium heat, add wine to drippings in pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• Pour mixture into medium saucepan, stir in pomegranate juice, sugar, cinnamon, pepper, and garlic, and bring to a boil.
• Cook 16 minutes or until reduced to 1/3 cup.
• Remove from heat, and stir in lemon juice, and remaining salt.
• Serve sdauce with chicken, and sprinkle with remaining seeds.

OLD-FASHIONED CREAMED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Whisk in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until bubbling, about 1 minute.
• Whisk in the broth, half-and-half, and sherry.
• Bring to a boil, whisking frequently.
• Decrease to a simmer and cook, stirring, until nice and thick, 3-5 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, the thyme, and salt and pepper to taste, and warm through.
• Serve garnished with parsley or scallions.
• Serve over egg noodles, toast, or waffles.