Party Chicken With Minnesota Wild Rice Food

WILD RICE HARVEST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown chicken and celery in butter. In a large bowl, combine soup and broth until smooth. Add the mushrooms, onion, rice, poultry seasoning and chicken mixture. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover and bake for 30 minutes. Stir; sprinkle with cashews. Return to the oven for 15 minutes or until the rice is tender. Garnish with parsley.

DINNER PARTY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a small baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside.
• Toast the bread until light golden brown on both sides. Trim the toast using a 4-inch round cookie cutter and using a pastry brush, lightly coat 1 side of each toast with 1/2 teaspoon of the melted butter. Set aside on a wire rack to crisp. Reserve trimmed crusts and crumble into coarse bread crumbs to be used as garnish.
• In a large nonstick skillet or saute pan sear the ham slices until lightly golden, about 1 minute.
• Set aside.
• Season each chicken breast with 1/4 teaspoon of the Essence and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• In the already hot large skillet or saute pan, heat the oil over high heat. Add the chicken and sear until lightly colored, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to the prepared baking sheet and cook until cooked through, 12 to 14 minutes.
• While the chicken breasts are finishing in the oven, make the pan sauce: Return the skillet to medium-high heat and melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in the fat and juices remaining in the pan. When the butter is foamy, add the shallots, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, until the shallots are soft, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and herbes de Provence and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste, wine, and tomatoes; bring to a boil, and cook, stirring, until the wine is reduced, about 1 minute. Add the stock, return to the boil, and cook until the mixture is reduced by half, about 8 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream, stir, and place the chicken breasts in the pan. Top each chicken breast with a piece of ham and baste with the sauce; continue to cook until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and swirl in the remaining 4 tablespoons butter, a piece or 2 at a time. Remove from the heat, adjust the seasoning to taste, and cover to keep warm until ready to serve.
• To serve, place 1 toast round in the center of 4 large plates and place 1 ham-topped chicken breast on top. Drizzle each portion with the sauce, garnish with chopped fresh parsley and the reserved bread crumbs and serve immediately.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William and Morrow, 1993.

CHICKEN AND WILD RICE BAKE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil; stir in rice and 1 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until kernels have puffed open, 45-50 minutes. Drain any excess water., Preheat oven to 350°. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and onion 5 minutes. Stir in rice, chicken, pimiento, parsley, pepper, broth, cream and remaining salt., Transfer to a 3-qt. or 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese and almonds. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 50-60 minutes.

PARTY CHICKEN I

Steps:

• Shred beef, and spread into the bottom of a greased 8 inch square baking dish.
• Wrap each chicken breast with 1 strip of bacon, and lay on top of beef.
• Mix together undiluted soup and sour cream. Pour over chicken.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

CHICKEN AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook the long-grain and wild rice mixes according to the package directions. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-by-2-inch casserole dish.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter. Add the mushrooms and onions and saute until the onions are translucent. Stir in the flour, cooking for 2 to 3 minutes. Slowly stir the broth (and reserved canned mushroom liquid if using) into the onion mixture, then stir in the half-and-half. Cook until the mixture has thickened, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Add the chicken, rice, toasted almonds, pimientos, parsley, salt and pepper into the wet mixture. Pour everything into the prepared casserole dish and bake, uncovered, until most of the liquid has been absorbed, 30 to 45 minutes.

MINNESOTA "NICE" WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Cook rice as directed on package using water and 1 tbsp of margarine.
• 2. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13x9 in glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Melt remaining margarine in a large pot/pan adding onions and cooking till tender. Stir in flour, cook until mix is bubbly. Gradually add half and half and broth, stirring constantly until mixture boils and becomes thicker. Turn off heat
• 3. Add rice and all remaining ingredients except almonds. Mix well. Pour into dish and spray sheets of foil with cooking spray and place over dish.
• 4. Bake for 25 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle almonds over top and bake uncovered an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until casserole is bubbly and almonds are toasted.

PARTY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish, arrange beef slices to evenly cover bottom of dish. Top with chicken breasts. Combine the soup and sour cream; pour over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35 minutes or until the chicken juices run clear. Serve over rice if desired.

MINNESOTA CREAM OF CHICKEN & WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Mix broth, carrots, celery, uncooked rice, onions, thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour, until the rice is tender.
• Melt butter, stir in the flour, then the half-half.
• Cook and stir 1 minute. Slowly add half-half mixture to the rice mixture, stirring constantly. Stir in the chicken and heat through.