Rachael Ray Chicken Francese And Wilted Spinach Food

WILTED SPINACH AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Pick spinach free of large stems and coarsely chop. Heat a large skillet over moderate heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, and garlic. Add spinach in bunches, wilting and turning leaves in the pan, until all of the spinach is incorporated. Season spinach with nutmeg, salt, and pepper, to taste.

CHICKEN FRANCESE

Steps:

• Place flour in pie plate
• In another pie plate, whisk eggs with the water
• Season flour and chicken with salt and pepper
• Dredge chicken in flour mixture then dip into egg mixture to coat
• Meanwhile, in very large, nonstick skillet, melt 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil over medium-high heat
• Add 4 coated chicken pieces and cook about 2 minutes per side, or until golden brown
• Transfer chicken to plate
• Wipe out skillet and repeat to cook remaining 4 chicken pieces in 1 tablespoon each butter and oil
• Set chicken aside
• Add 1 tablespoon each butter and oil along with the garlic to same skillet and stir 30 seconds, or until fragrant
• Add stock, wine and lemon juice
• Simmer 7 minutes, or until sauce is slightly reduced
• Stir in lemon slices
• Reduce heat to medium-low and swirl in remaining tablespoon butter
• Return chicken to skillet and spoon sauce and lemon slices over the chicken
• Simmer gently for 2 minutes, or until chicken is heated through
• Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with parsley and serve

BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH WHITE BEANS AND WILTED SPINACH-RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, combine balsamic vinegar, 2 tablespoons olive oil and steak seasoning.
• Coat the chicken breasts in the mixture and set aside to marinate while you start the beans and spinach.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil.
• Add in onions, garlic, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and bay leaf.
• Cook/stir until the onions are a little brown, 3-4 minutes.
• Add the white wine and chicken stock, bring to a bubble, and cook 5 minutes.
• Heat another large skillet over med-high heat; when it is hot, add the chicken breast; cook 5-6 minutes on each side.
• Remove the chicken to a plate, cover loosely with foil and let rest a few minutes.
• Add cannellini beans to the skillet with the onions; stir to combine.
• Cook about 2 minutes or until beans are heated through.
• Turn off the heat and discard bay leaf; stir in the spinach, parsley, and lemon juice.
• Toss and stir until the spinach wilts.
• To serve: place a portion of the white beans and wilted spinach on each plate; thickly slice each chicken breast on an angle and arrange over the beans and spinach.

RACHAEL RAY CHICKEN FRANCESE AND WILTED SPINACH

Steps:

• season chicken cutlets with salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning.
• dredge the chicken in flour.
• in a small bowl, beat the eggs and egg yolk with milk or half-and-half.
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• add 2 tablespoons of EVOO and 2 tablespoons of butter to skillet.
• when heated add the crushed garlic, fry until aromatic.
• coat the chicken in the egg and milk mixture and fry on both sides for about 7-8 minutes.
• transfer chicken to plate and keep warm.
• add wine to the skillet, reduce for 1 minute.
• add the remaining tablespoon of butter, and parsley to the pan.
• pour sauce over chicken.
• bring skillet back to heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons of EVOO.
• add garlic and saute for about 1 minute.
• add the spinach, toss to coat with the oil, keep tossing until spinach becomes wilted.
• add nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste.
• server chicken along side the spinach.
• pass crusty bread around.

WILTED SPINACH WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Add oil and garlic to a large skillet. Cook over low heat, until garlic is cooked through. Remove garlic. Add spinach to pan, turning to wilt. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

VEAL, CHICKEN, OR FISH FRANCESE WITH LEMON AND WINE

Steps:

• Place a platter in a low oven to warm. Heat a very large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the EVOO and 2 tablespoons of the butter to the skillet.
• Season the meat or fish with salt and pepper. Coat half the meat at a time in flour, then in the eggs, adding each piece directly to the hot fat in the pan. Sauté the cutlets or fillets for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until golden and puffy. Transfer the cooked meat or fish to the warm platter and repeat with the remaining cutlets or fillets, using the remaining tablespoon of EVOO and 2 more tablespoons of the butter.
• Once all of the meat or fish has been cooked, add the nutmeg, the juice of half of the lemon, and the white wine to the pan. Scrape up the pan drippings with a whisk. Slice the remaining half lemon into thin disks and add to the sauce. Stir the capers and parsley and the remaining tablespoon of butter into the sauce. Turn off the heat. Shake the pan to combine the sauce. Arrange the lemon slices over the platter, then spoon the sauce evenly over the cutlets or fillets. Serve immediately with crusty bread and greens or spinach.