Provence Style Chicken Breast Fillets Food

CHICKEN BREASTS PROVENçAL

Steps:

• Core tomatoes and cut a shallow X in bottom of each, then blanch in a medium pot of boiling water 10 seconds. Transfer with a slotted spoon to an ice bath to stop cooking. Peel, seed, and finely chop.
• Pat chicken dry and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, then dredge in flour, shaking off excess.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then cook chicken, turning once, until golden and just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes total. Transfer to a platter and keep warm, covered.
• Add garlic and anchovy paste to skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add wine and bring to a boil, scraping up brown bits. Stir in tomatoes, stock, and olives and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until mixture has thickened into a sauce, 8 to 10 minutes. Whisk in butter and any juices from platter.
• Add chicken and simmer until just heated through, about 1 minute. Serve sprinkled with basil.

CHICKEN PROVENCALE

Steps:

• Season chicken generously with salt and pepper.
• In a large frying pan saute the chicken in the butter until golden brown on both sides.
• Put on a plate and keep warm.
• Add the olive oil to the same pan and saute the onions and garlic until soft.
• Add the remaining ingredients and stir together.
• Return the chicken to the pan.
• Cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

GUAVA AND ROSEMARY GLAZED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Turn on broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, over medium-low heat, combine guava jelly, juice from lime, rosemary sprigs, and crushed garlic. Heat through.
• In large frying pan, over medium-high heat, heat oil. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Dredge seasoned chicken in flour and place in hot pan. Cook chicken 3 to 4 minutes per side or until cooked through.
• Transfer to baking sheet. Strain guava mixture into a small bowl. Generously brush guava mixture over chicken breasts. Place under broiler 4 to 6 inches from heat source for 1 minute. Turn chicken over and repeat 2 times. Remove from broiler, brush once more with guava mixture. Serve hot.

ROASTED CHICKEN PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Put the tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, olives and anchovies in a large roasting pan. Add the marmalade, oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon water and toss to coat thoroughly.
• Pat the chicken dry, insert the rosemary into its cavity and sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a couple turns of pepper. Push the vegetables to the sides of the roasting pan and put the chicken breast-side up in the center.
• Roast for 30 minutes. Flip the chicken so that it is breast-side down and continue to roast until golden brown all over, about 15 minutes. Flip the chicken back to breast-side up and continue to roast until the vegetables are saucy and tender and the chicken is cooked through (an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh should register 165 degrees F), about 15 minutes more. Let rest for 10 minutes, then cut the chicken into pieces and serve with the vegetables.

CHICKEN PROVENCALE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).
• Place flour in a shallow bowl (snap/zip lock bag), season with salt and pepper and coat the chicken breasts (if using bag do 2 at a time) and shake of excess and place on a plate.
• Melt butter in a frying pan over medium high heat and add the chicken breasts and cook for 2 to 3 minutes each side or until golden.
• Transfer to a 5cm deep x 20cm x 30cm (base measurements) oven proof baking dish.
• Reduce heat to medium low and add onion to pan and cook stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until softened.
• Increase heat to medium high and add sherry and bring to the boil and boil for 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes and cook stirring occasionally for about 5 to 6 minutes or until boiling.
• Spoon tomato mixture over the chicken and cover.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• Add olives if using in the last 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.