Poached Chicken With Tomatoes Olives And Green Beans Food

POACHED CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES, AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken all over with 1 tablespoon salt and let stand.
• While chicken is standing, bring water, broth, and thyme to a boil in a 4- to 6-quart heavy pot, then add beans and cook, uncovered, until crisp-tender, 3 to 6 minutes. Transfer beans with a slotted spoon to a bowl and toss with 1 tablespoon oil and salt and pepper to taste.
• Add salted chicken to broth and cook at a bare simmer, uncovered, 6 minutes. Remove pot from heat and let stand, covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes .
• Transfer chicken with tongs to a cutting board and cool, about 5 minutes.
• While chicken is cooling, stir together tomatoes, olives, oregano, pepper, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 4 tablespoons oil in a bowl.
• Holding a knife at a 45-degree angle, cut chicken across the grain into 1-inch-thick slices.
• Divide green beans among 4 plates, then arrange sliced chicken over beans and top with tomato olive mixture.

COUNTRY-STYLE POTATO AND TOMATO STEW WITH POACHED COD

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 3-quart non-reactive saucepan over medium high heat, add the onions and cook until browned and softened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic, tomatoes, chicken broth, potatoes, pepper flakes, and salt, stir until combined. Cover and reduce heat to medium and cook 45 minutes or until potatoes are almost mushy but have not lost their shape.
• Pour half the potatoes and tomatoes in a refrigerator dish for tomorrow night's quick vegetable beef stew. Lay cod over stew, cover and steam until tender and fish begins to flake, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve immediately.
• In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium high heat, add stew meat, and cook until browned on all sides, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add leftover potatoes and tomatoes, chicken stock, green beans and corn. Cook until vegetables are done, about 6 to 8 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND GREEN BEAN SOUP WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Defrost the beans in the microwave and drain.
• Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, potatoes and onions, and season with salt and pepper. Partially cover the pot and cook to soften, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the green beans, stock, chicken and tomatoes, and bring to a simmer. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat. To serve, add the lemon zest, lemon juice and tarragon. Serve the soup with warm bread.
• Place the chicken in a pot over a bed of bay leaves, garlic, celery, parsley, carrots and onions. Sprinkle with salt and fill the pot with water to cover the chicken. Sprinkle in a few peppercorns. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook 45 minutes, turning occasionally. Turn off the heat and cool the chicken in the broth. Separate the meat from the bones and skin. Reserve the meat and discard the bones and skin. Strain the stock.

CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES

Steps:

• In a large skillet brown chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, turning once. Remove chicken from skillet; set aside. Add onion to skillet. Cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until tender and lightly browned, stirring occasionally and adding garlic the last 1 minute of cooking.
• Stir tomatoes, olives, capers, lemon peel, and oregano into onion mixture. Place chicken on tomato mixture. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 13-15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (170 degrees F).
• To serve place chicken on platter. Season tomato mixture to taste with salt and black pepper. Spoon tomato mixture over chicken Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

TARRAGON GRILLED CHICKEN WITH GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Take tarragon, garlic, lemon, juice and 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil and blend in a food processor.
• Trim chicken and place in a pan and cover with tarragon marinade, cover and chill for 20 minutes.
• Grill chicken. Set aside to cool while making salad.
• In a large pot, boil 3 quarts of water. When boiling add the lemon (reserve zest) then add fennel. Cook for 4 minutes or until tender. Remove fennel with a hand strainer into an ice water bath, leaving lemon behind.
• Follow the same method with green beans and asparagus. They all cook at different temperatures and you need to cook at least 4 minutes. After each minute check crispness until finished. Refresh ice bath each time.
• Reserve poached vegetables on a paper towel to dry while making warm vinaigrette.
• In a large sauté pan add rest of oil and sherry vinegar. Cook on medium high till hot then add tomatoes and peas. Sauté till tomatoes start to break down then immediately remove.
• Place vegetables in a large bowl then pour vinaigrette over and toss. Place on 4 plates or bowls.
• Slice chicken on the bias and place each sliced breast on salads and garnish with dried edamame seeds.

GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES, AND EGGS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook beans until crisp-tender, 3 minutes. Drain; rinse under cold water. Halve beans and place in a bowl; add tomatoes, olives, oil, and eggs. Season with salt and pepper; serve with lemon wedges.