Pollo Con Crema Chicken Food

TAKE-OUT FAKE-OUT POLLO CON CREMA

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken cubes with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the chicken until the juices run clear, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a bowl, and heat 1 more tablespoon olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir the mushrooms, bell peppers, onion, and garlic until the vegetables are beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer the vegetables into the bowl with the chicken.
• Melt butter over medium-high heat in the same skillet, and whisk in the flour. Cook the mixture, whisking constantly, until the roux is lightly browned and gives off a toasted fragrance, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the broth, bring to a simmer, and whisk until thickened. Reduce heat to low, and whisk in the cream, sour cream, ketchup, hot sauce, cumin, and ground dried chiles. Cover the skillet, and simmer until thick and the flavors have blended, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Gently stir in the chicken and vegetables. Serve rolled in flour tortillas.

MEXICAN "POLLO CON CREMA" CHICKEN

Steps:

• Do the prep work first. Wash and cut all the veggies (mushrooms thickly sliced, onion and bell peppers into thin strips) and cut chicken breasts (into thin strips).
• Heat 2 TBS olive oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Add the chicken breast pieces and season with salt/pepper and Montreal chicken seasoning, to taste.
• Cook the chicken until it cooks all the way through and gets golden on the outside. Then add in the onion, mushrooms, bell peppers, and cook until the onion is soft and translucent and all vegetables are soft and cooked through well.
• Add in 1.5 heavy cream and 2 TBS "Better Than Bouillon" chicken paste (or 1 chicken bouillon cube). Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the sour cream, sprinkle in 1 tsp paprika and 1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper. Turn burner off and mix well. The cream should be a creamy, slightly thick consistency. If it's not thick, give it 10-15 minutes to stand and it will thicken up!

POLLO CON CREMA (MEXICAN CREAMY CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Generously season the chicken breast with with salt, cumin, chili powder and pepper.
• Place flour on a flat plate and dredge the chicken on all sides, shake off excess.
• On a sautéing pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat.
• Fry chicken until they is cooked through and lightly brown-golden on the outside (about 5 minutes each side, depending on the thickness of your chicken).
• Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to prevent chicken from drying out. Set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add one tablespoon of oil and sauté jalapeno and onion until softened.
• Add garlic and sauté until fragrant.
• Add the chicken stock to deglaze the pan scraping up the bottom to remove any browned bits.
• Add the oregano and simmer until the sauce is reduced almost to half, stirring from time to time.
• Reduce heat to low and add the cream, allow to simmer for 2 minutes while stirring occasionally. Adjust with salt and pepper to your taste.
• Return the chicken back into the pan and let simmer from 2 to 3 minutes more to thicken the sauce a little bit.
• Garnish with parsley and chili flakes and serve warm.

POLLO A LA CREMA

Steps:

• Heat oil in large frying pan. Saute chicken and onion until chicken is no longer pink & onions are translucent.
• Add cream, mushrooms, paprika & chicken base.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 5-7 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Mixture will be somewhat thin, but should be a creamy texture like the consistency of a white sauce.
• Serve hot with warmed flour tortillas and Spanish Rice.

POLLO EN CREMA DE CHILE CHIPOTLE

Steps:

• Put breasts in baking dish and season with salt and pepper.
• Put a slice of cheese on top of each breast.
• Blend together remaining ingredients and pour over breasts and cheese.
• Cover and bake 45 minutes in a medium 350 degree oven until chicken is done.
• To serve, remove chicken, stir residual sauce in baking dish until smooth, and spoon over breasts.
• Ideal for buffets or large groups.
• Can substitute low-cholesterol sour cream and cheese.
• If canned chipotle is unavailable, dried chipotle will do.
• Altering amount of chipotle will alter spiciness of dish.
• Can add sauteed mushrooms before baking.

POLLO CREMA - AZTECA'S POLLO A LA CREMA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium temperature then sauté the sliced onion until it begins to soften, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken and sauté until browned, stirring occasionally, about 7 minutes.
• In another large saucepan over medium heat, stir together the boiling water and bouillon granules until dissolved.
• Add remaining ingredients (except for garnish) and the cooked chicken and onion, stir well, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Garnish with crumbled Cotija, a bit of chopped scallion, and avocado, serve with rice and beans, and enjoy!
• Note: to make the sauce even better, instead of the bouillon granules and water use 2 cups homemade beef stock and 1 cup homemade chicken stock.

POLLO CON CREMA Y PAPAS (CHICKEN, POTATOES IN SOUR CREAM SAUCE)

Steps:

• First start off by bringing your water, potatoes and 1 tbsp chicken flavoring to a boil uncovered.
• While the potatoes are boiling melt the tbsp of butter in a skillet and saute the onions, garlic and tomatoes for 5 minutes. Next add the chicken breast strips and cook on medium heat until chicken is no longer pink.
• Check your potatoes. As soon as a fork pierces them and slides in easliy immediately take them off the heat and drain the liquid reserving it in a bowl. Next add half of the reserved liquid in the with chicken and add your sour cream. Bring the heat down to a high simmer or medium low heat.
• Make sure to stir the sour cream in fully. Add the rest of the reserved liquid if needed. The mixture should almost coat the back of a spoon. Next, add your poblano peppers, potatoes and the last tbsp of the chicken flavor.
• Cover and continue to cook on medium low until the cream sauce coats the back of a spoon and is thickened (10 minutes).
• Last but not least season with cracked black pepper and salt as needed and serve.