Piquant Chicken Breasts Food

PICANTE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Open jar of picante sauce and put into a large saucepan. Add chicken breasts to picante sauce and bring to a steady boil. Boil gently for 20 to 25 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the juices run clear.

CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANTE

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil in large heavy nonstick pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with 1 teaspoon of the salt. In a bowl combine the Essence with 1/2 cup of the flour and stir to combine. Dredge the chicken pieces in the seasoned flour mixture and shake to remove any excess flour. Brown the pieces, in batches if necessary, until golden on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Stir in the onions, bell peppers, celery, remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt, crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne, and bay leaves. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft and lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of the flour and cook, stirring, to cook the flour without browning, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, Worcestershire, and pepper sauce.
• Return the chicken to the pot, increase the heat under the sauce to medium-high and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is fall-from the bone tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove and discard the bay leaves.
• To serve, spoon the rice onto plates, top with the chicken and sauce, and garnish with the green onions and parsley.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN PIQUANT

Steps:

• Mix flour and Creole seasoning together in a shallow bowl. Dredge chicken through the flour mixture, shaking of excess.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-heat. Cook chicken in the hot oil until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Add diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, pickles, vinegar, capers, and garlic to chicken; simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes more.

CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANT

Steps:

• Drain tomatoes, reserve the juice. Seed the tomatoes completely and chop into various sizes. Set aside.
• Roast bell pepper over open flame until fully charred. There will be some smoke. This CAN be done in a with a broiler, turn the pepper 90 degrees every 5 minutes. After charred, run under running water and rub off as much charred skin as possible. Remove the seeds and interior membrane, and dice the pepper. Set aside.
• In a very large skillet or saut√© pan, melt 1/2 stick of unsalted butter over medium high heat. Add 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil. When the butter is melted, add onion and a pinch of kosher salt. Reduce heat to medium. Sweat onion for about 5 minutes, then add garlic, continue to cook over medium heat for another 2 minutes. Add green bell pepper and another pinch of kosher salt. After a few minutes, add tomatoes and basil, parsley, oregano and red pepper flake.
• After 10 minutes, add 1/4 of the tomato juice and continue simmer until reduced. Add another 1/4 tomato juice and simmer until reduced. Add 1/4 cup white wine and deglaze (scrape) the bottom of the skillet.
• While the sauce is simmering, in another non-stick pan, heat 2 TBSP of vegetable oil. Season the chicken breasts liberally with Jambalaya Seasoning. Blacken chicken for about 5 minutes per side (or until fully cooked). Remove chicken from pan and allow to rest 10 minutes.
• After the sauce has reduced, add half of the remaining tomato juice, another pinch of salt, and 1 TSP of sugar. After reduction, add the remaining tomato juice and Tony Chachere's Seasoning to taste. Reduce heat to low.
• In a large pot, bring enough water for the fettucine to a boil. Add salt to the water (this is the only chance you have to season your pasta, take advantage!).
• Slice chicken into strips and add to sauce. Remove from heat.
• Drain fettucine in a collander, do not rinse. After fully drained and noodles to sauce and toss to coat.
• Sprinkle parmesan cheese to top. Serve with garlic bread, or crusty french bread. Enjoy.

PIQUANT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil and add the garlic. Cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken and cook for 5 minutes over high heat.
• Add the tomatoes,basil,capers and balsamic vinegar.
• Bring ot the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 8 minutes,uncovered.
• Stir in the brown sugar and season with salt and pepper.

PIQUANT ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put the first 6 ingredients (for the glaze) into a food processor or blender, and process until a thick paste forms.
• Arrange chicken pieces in roasting pan, top each piece with 1-3 tbsp of glaze, depending on size of piece.
• Roast at 400F 75 minutes, or until juices run clear from dark meat pieces.
• May cover with foil partially through cooking time if glaze is beginning to burn.

PIQUANT CHICKEN WITH BASIL (OAMC)

Steps:

• Place chicken and remaining ingredients (except for fresh basil) in a large ziplock freezer bag.
• Remove as much air from the bag as possible then label and freeze.
• To serve, remove from fridge to thaw chicken overnight.
• Transfer package contents to an oven proof baking dish.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until juices run clear.
• Sprinkle with fresh basil and serve.

PICANTE CHICKEN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Pound the chicken breast halves with a meat mallet until uniformly about 1/4" thick.
• Sprinkle them with a generous coating of seasoned salt on one side.
• Melt butter in a skillet and saute the chicken breast halves until golden brown, about 3- 5 minutes per side.
• Slice onion into 1/4" thick slices and quarter the slices.
• Cut all peppers into strips about 1/4" wide.
• Add onion, garlic and peppers to the sauteed chicken breasts and saute for a few minutes.
• Add the picante sauce over the top of the chicken and vegetables.
• Cover and simmer for about 5- 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.