Ranch Chicken Primavera Food

RANCH CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Drizzle the chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle all over with salt and pepper.
• Put the chicken on the lined sheet pan skin-side up and roast until an instant-read thermometer reads 165 degrees F, 25 to 30 minutes.
• In the meantime, turn the heat to medium-low on a braiser or high-sided skillet with a lid. Add the olive oil and onion and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and let cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds to a minute. Add the rice, ranch seasoning and turmeric and stir to coat. Add the chicken broth and 2 cups of water. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a brisk simmer. Simmer 2 minutes, then add the cream cheese, lemon juice and one scallion. Stir to incorporate.
• Cover the pot and let cook until the rice is tender, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove from the heat, then uncover; fluff the rice, then stir in the peas and carrots. Replace the lid to keep warm until the chicken is done (the residual heat will gently cook the peas and carrots). Remove the chicken from the oven and arrange the chicken on top of the rice skin-side-up.
• Sprinkle with the crushed chips and the remaining scallions and serve.

RANCH CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• With a very sharp knife, cut the chicken breasts in half down the middle. This will result in 8 chicken breast pieces that are thinner and uniform in size.
• Next, make the marinade. In a large bowl mix together the honey, mustard, paprika, salt, pepper to taste, lemon juice and crushed red pepper flakes if using. Stir to combine.
• Add the chicken to the marinade and toss to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the fridge, 2 to 4 hours.
• While the chicken marinates, fry up the bacon until chewy. When finished cooking, reserve 1/4 cup of the bacon grease and pour off the rest of the grease (but do not clean the skillet).
• When you are ready to cook the chicken, remove it from the marinade and cook it in the skillet over medium-high heat, 3 to 4 minutes each side. Brush a little reserved bacon grease on the chicken as you cook it. (Or you can grill the chicken breasts on an indoor or outdoor grill.)
• When a couple of minutes grilling time are left, lay 2 pieces of bacon onto each chicken breast. Top with some Cheddar and allow it to melt on the grill (if you need to remove the chicken you can finish melting the cheese under the broiler).
• Halve the rolls and immediately load with the bacon-and-cheese covered chicken.

RANCH PASTA PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Steam veggies together and cool.
• Cook pasta in broth; drain and cool.
• Combine with veggies.
• Add basil and dressing and toss.
• Sprinkle with cheese and parsley.

LEMON HERB CHICKEN PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with garlic.
• Spray skillet with vegetable cooking spray and heat 1 minute.
• Add chicken and cook until browned.
• Add soup, milk, lemon juice, basil and vegetables.
• Heat to a boil.
• Cover and cook over low heat 10 minutes or until done.
• Serve with rice or hot noodles.

ANGEL HAIR PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Heat a large pot of water over a medium heat until water boils. Place vegetables in steamer and steam until cooked al dente.
• While vegetables are steaming, cook pasta as per instructions from manufacturer.
• Place a large saute pan over a medium heat. Once pan is hot add olive oil and garlic. Gently saute garlic. Add a good quality chicken stock to the pan and bring to the boil.
• Strain pasta and vegetables and add to saute pan. Add fresh basil, lemon zest, parmesan cheese, sun-dried tomatoes and parsley. Toss pasta thoroughly. Garnish with a sprig of parsley.
• *Primavera vegetables: fresh snow peas, zucchini, red bell peppers, broccoli, carrots.

CHICKEN AND ROTINI PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
• Heat oil in heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sprinkle with a few shakes of garlic powder and cook until no longer pink.
• Combine cream cheese, dressing and milk in separate small sauce pan. Heat on low to medium-low and whisk until smooth.
• Add cream cheese mixture to chicken and vegetables. Stir well and heat through (about 5 minutes). Serve over pasta.