Maureens Chicken With Wine Food

QUICK CHICKEN AND WINE

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste. In a shallow plate, spread Parmesan cheese. Divide chicken into three parts and dip seasoned chicken in eggs, then coat well with Parmesan cheese. Repeat until all of the chicken pieces are well coated (if you run short on egg and Parmesan, add one more egg and more Parmesan as needed).
• In a skillet, melt butter or margarine over medium high heat. Cook chicken, stirring frequently, until golden brown.
• Reduce heat and add wine. Cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes

CHICKEN WITH WINE & MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Toss the chicken in the flour, then tap off the excess. Mix 1 tsp of the excess flour with a little stock and set aside. Heat the oil in a frying pan, then add the chicken, mushrooms and thyme. Cook over a medium-high heat for about 5 mins, turning the chicken breasts over once until golden.
• Lift the chicken out, then set aside. Pour in the wine and the remaining stock and boil for 5 mins or until reduced by half. Add the flour and stock mix, stirring until the sauce thickens a little. Put the chicken back into the pan, along with any juices from the plate, then simmer for 5 mins or until cooked through and the sauce is glossy. Serve with mash.

MAUREEN'S CHICKEN WITH WINE

Steps:

• You can marinate this if you like but it is not necessary.
• Put the ingredients in a roasting pan and mix. Then drop the chicken in the pan.
• Bake 1 ½ hours at 375 degrees. Baste the chicken at least once to get a great color on the skin. If you cook it for 2 hours the meat will fall off the bone.
• If you use boneless skinless chicken breasts only cook 45 - 50 minutes.
• I serve with green beans and rice.
• Enjoy!

CHICKEN WITH MORELS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Lift the morels carefully from the hot water in order to leave any grit behind in the liquid. Rinse a few times to be sure all the grittiness is gone. Discard the liquid and dry the morels lightly with paper towels. Set aside.
• Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Dredge them in flour and shake off the excess. Heat half the clarified butter in a large saute pan and cook the chicken in 2 batches over medium-low heat until browned on both sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to an ovenproof casserole.
• Add the rest of the clarified butter to the pan along with the shallots, drained morels, and garlic. Saute over medium heat for 2 minutes, tossing and stirring constantly. Pour the Madeira into the pan and reduce the liquid by half over high heat, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the creme fraiche, cream, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt, and 3¿4 teaspoon pepper. Boil until the mixture starts to thicken, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour the sauce over the chicken and bake for 12 minutes, or until the chicken is heated through. To make ahead, refrigerate the chicken and sauce in the casserole and reheat slowly on top of the stove.

WINE ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season the flour with salt and pepper, then mix together in a shallow bowl. Lightly dust both sides of the chicken with the flour, shaking off any excess.
• Add the olive oil to a skillet and heat over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the chicken skin-side down and cook until the skin is golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook on the other side until golden brown, about 4 more minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
• Add the mushrooms, shallot and fennel to the skillet and cook just until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the excess dredging flour and stir well. Add the white wine, chicken broth, garlic, rosemary, thyme and lemon juice, then bring to a simmer, scraping the bottom of the skillet. Add the chicken back to the skillet skin-side up and place in the oven. Cook until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Serve with Pistachio Pesto Pasta if desired and garnish with basil leaves, lemon zest and lemon slices.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions.
• While the pasta is cooking, make the pistachio pesto. Combine the pistachios, basil, olive oil, Parmesan, garlic, lemon zest and juice and some salt and pepper in a food processor and process until well combined.
• Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water and drain the pasta. Toss the pasta with the pistachio sauce, thinning with the pasta water for the desired consistency if necessary. Serve with more Parmesan and basil leaves.

EASY WINE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix cream of chicken soup with cooking sherry in a bowl. Place chicken breasts into a baking dish and season with salt and black pepper. Pour soup-sherry mixture over chicken. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 30 more minutes. Uncover dish and baste chicken with pan sauce; continue baking 30 more minutes, basting occasionally.

MAUREEN'S CROCK POT BEEF & CARROTS IN WINE

Steps:

• Spray skillet with cooking oil. Saute onions and transfer to crock pot. Sprinkle meat with McCormicks Montreal Steak seasoning, then brown on all sides in skillet. Transfer to crock pot.
• Add bag of carrots to crock pot.
• Poor beef buillion broth into crockpot.
• Add 3/4 cup red wine to crockpot.
• Cover and cook 5-6 hrs on high, or 10-12 hrs on low.
• Follow package directions for Gravy, substituting 1/2 cup of liquid from crock pot for 1/2 cup of water.
• Serve with mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, and the remaining wine!

MAUREEN'S CHICKEN BROTH WITH VERY LOW SODIUM

Steps:

• Wash the chicken, put it into a large stockpot, and cover with the water.
• Bring all the ingredients to a boil over moderate heat.
• Lower the heat to a constant simmer and skim the fat and scum that rise to the top of the water. Continue to simmer (do not boil), skimming foam from the water during the cooking period. Cook for about 3 hours.
• When ready, remove and strain the ingredients through a sieve with a fine mesh. Discard the vegetables and bay leaves.
• Remove the chicken meat from the bones. (The meat can be used in soups, casserole dishes, fried rice, etc.).
• Cool the broth, then chill in the refrigerator.
• Remove the fat that rises to the surface.
• You can save the broth in canning jars in your refrigerator for future use; it will keep for up to a week.
• Or you can freeze the broth in vacuum-sealed bags or quart jars filled only 2/3 full for up to 3 months.