Crispy Sun Dried Tomato Crusted Chicken Food

SUN-DRIED TOMATO CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Slice each breast in half lengthwise and pound to approximately 1/2 inch thick.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Place the bread crumbs, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic in a food processor and pulse.
• Place flour in shallow bowl.
• Mix eggs and water in a third shallow bowl.
• Dredge both sides of chicken in flour, then egg mixture, then crumb mixture.
• Pat crumb mixture into both sides of chicken and place on a plate.
• Heat oil, in an oven proof skillet, over medium high heat.
• Saute chicken for about 3 minutes on one side, flip it over, then place in oven.
• Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes, or until cooked through, this will depend on how thin you pounded your chicken.
• Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

CRISPY SUN-DRIED TOMATO CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whirl tomatoes in food processor until chopped.
• Add next five ingredients, whirl until cornflakes are fine crumbs.
• Pour above mixture into a gallon ziploc bag.
• Flatten chicken with palm of hand and dip both sides of chicken in egg.
• Place one piece of chicken at a time in bag and coat with crumb mixture.
• Bake on lightly greased baking sheet at 400* for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO PESTO-CRUSTED CHICKEN BREAST OVER CREAMY HERB POLENTA

Steps:

• For the chicken with sun-dried tomato pesto crust:
• For the creamy polenta:
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the pesto crust:
• Blend sun-dried tomatoes, garlic cloves and basil leaves in a food processor. Stir in Parmesan and add salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside briefly. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season chicken breast with pepper only. (The Parmesan in the pesto will provide salt.) Brown both sides of chicken, beginning with skin side first. Coat chicken with pesto and roast in oven for 25 to 35 minutes, or until fork tender.
• For the polenta:
• Combine chicken stock and cream in a large heavy saucepan. Heat to a gentle boil over medium heat, being careful not to burn. While whisking constantly, gradually add the cornmeal in a thin stream. Once cornmeal is incorporated, keep heat low and continue to whisk until mixture is slightly thickened and creamy. Stir in butter and Cheddar and allow cheese to melt. Season with pepper, (and salt if needed). Spoon polenta onto serving plate, top with chicken breast and garnish with chopped scallions.

THAI SUN DRIED CRISPY BEEF

Steps:

• Cut steak lengthwise, with grain, in strips 1-2 inches wide and 4-5 inches long.
• Combine lemongrass, chili peppers, garlic, parsley roots, shallots and ginger into a mortar or food processor and grind together, until well mixed.
• Add mixture from last step to a gallon sized zip top freezer bag and add fish sauce, sugar and kaffir lime leaves -- stir to mix in new ingredients.
• Add beef strips and mix well to coat (don't be afraid to get your hands dirty, reach into that bag, it'll be worth it).
• Refrigerate bagged beef mixture overnight.
• Lay beef strips out on a large cookie sheet and heat in the oven on the lowest setting for 5-7 hours, until dried (historically in Thailand, this step was the sun-drying step).
• The dried beef can either be deep fried immediately for a couple minutes to give it a crispy outside (careful not to crowd the oil), or you could refrigerate a portion for frying later that week.
• Serve hot with Sriracha sauce and sticky rice, or steamed jasmine rice.

CHICKEN WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pat dry chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a heavy skillet over moderately high heat and brown chicken, turning once, for about 6 minutes (chicken will not be completely cooked at this point).
• Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Add garlic, tomatoes and pepper flakes to the skillet and saute until garlic is pale gold, approximately 1 minute.
• Add broth, cover, and bring to a boil.
• Add chicken to skillet, cover and simmer for 4-5 minutes (until cooked through).
• Transfer chicken to a platter with tongs and keep warm. Loosely cover with foil.
• Stir cream and 2 tbsp basil into sauce in skillet and bring to a simmer.
• Transfer sauce to a heatproof bowl and puree with a hand blender.
• Add water if necessary to reach desired consistency.
• Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Serve chicken with sauce on top and sprinkle each cutlet with 2 tablespoons basil.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO BREADED CHICKEN WITH CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• defrost chicken breasts and cut in half making four equal pieces. I used large chicken breasts for this.
• Next use meat tenderizer and pound to desired thickness.
• Mix breadcrumbs,Romano cheese, Mozzarella cheese, diced sun dried tomatoes, and enough oil or melted butter to moisten mixture. I used both oil and butter for this.
• Coat chicken in breadcrumb mixture and put in a 9X13inch baking dish.
• Heat in medium saucepan over medium heat until throughly combined and warmed through 1/2 cup of milk, cream of chicken soup, swiss cheese, red hot pepper flakes.
• Pour over chicken and bake in 350 degree oven for 40-45 minutes.

THE PERFECT ROAST CHICKEN WITH GARLIC AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Rinse the chicken inside and out with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels.
• Season the cavity of the chicken with salt and pepper and place lemon halves inside. Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan. Run your finger under the skin of the breast and thigh to loosen it and then place the sun dried tomatoes, garlic slices and rosemary between the meat and skin. Sprinkle the outside of the chicken with salt, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of the sugar. Turn the chicken so that it is breast-side down on the rack and roast for 30 minutes. Turn the heat down to 350°F Turn the chicken so that it is breast-side up, sprinkle the breast with the remaining sugar and roast for another 30 to 40 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 160°F Let the chicken rest for 15 minutes.