Sauteed Chicken Breasts With Tomato Olive Butter Sauce Food

EASY CHICKEN IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat large skillet on medium high heat.
• While skillet heats, rub chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper.
• Place prepared chicken into skillet and do not touch for 3-4 minutes or until chicken releases easily from the pan and forms a nice crust.
• Remove seared to chicken and set aside. (the chicken will not be fully cooked but will continue to cook in the tomato sauce later).
• Reduce heat of skillet to medium. Add one tablespoon of olive oil. Add onion and saute until translucence. 3-4 minutes. Add chopped garlic and cook an additional minutes.
• Add crushed tomatoes, drained diced roasted tomatoes, heavy cream and italian seasoning to skillet. Bring to a simmer. Add chicken back to pan and simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken reaches 165 degrees.
• Prepare pasta or rice according to package directions and serve with sauce and chicken. Sprinkle with grated parmesan if desired.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATOES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil and butter in a heavy-bottom skillet. Add the chicken breasts and saute over medium-high heat, turning the pieces often until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add the shallots and garlic around the chicken. Cook briefly; add the tarragon, tomatoes, vinegar, capers, wine and tomato paste. Stir to dissolve the brown particles adhering to the bottom of the skillet.
• Blend well, bring to a boil, and then cover and simmer for 9 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

SAUTEED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATO-OLIVE-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• For chicken: Mix oregano, garlic powder, cayenne and black pepper in a small bowl.
• Rub spice mixture on both sides of chicken breasts.
• Cover and let stand 30 minutes.
• Melt butter with olive oil in large skillet over high heat.
• Add chicken and saute until golden-brown and just springy to touch, about 5 minutes per side.
• Transfer chicken to large platter, tent with foil to keep warm.
• For sauce: Melt 3 tblsps butter in medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and saute until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and tomatoes and saute 2 minutes.
• Add stock and olives and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Pour any juices accumulated in platter with chicken into sauce.
• Mix in chilled butter, a bit at a time, whisking, just until blended into sauce and sauce is glossy.
• Season.
• Spoon over chicken,.

PAN-FRIED CHICKEN WITH TOMATO & OLIVE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan, then season the chicken and fry, flattest-side down, for 4-5 mins. Turn the chicken over, add the onion and cook 4-5 mins more. Lift the chicken from the pan and set aside. Add the garlic to the pan, then continue cooking until the onions are soft.
• Tip in the tomatoes with the balsamic vinegar, olives, stock, half the basil and seasoning, then simmer, stirring frequently, for 7-8 mins until pulpy. Return the chicken and any juices to the pan and gently simmer, covered, for 5 mins more, to cook the chicken through. Serve scattered with the rest of the basil.

SUMMER CHICKEN SAUTé WITH TOMATO-BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken breast halves with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet and cook until golden and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Add chopped shallot to same skillet; sauté 30 seconds. Stir in tomatoes, white wine, capers, and caper brine. Boil until tomatoes release juices, about 4 minutes. Stir in chopped basil. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Return chicken to skillet. Cook until warmed through, spooning sauce over chicken, about 1 minute. Transfer chicken with sauce to 2 plates.

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES, AND FETA

Steps:

• Score top of chicken breasts with sharp knife; place in large glass baking dish. Whisk 1/2 cup oil, lemon juice, 6 teaspoons oregano, and garlic in small bowl to blend. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. Chill 3 tablespoons dressing for tomatoes. Pour remaining dressing over chicken; turn chicken to coat. Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours and up to 6 hours, turning occasionally.
• Toss olives, tomatoes, feta, remaining 2 teaspoons oregano, and reserved dressing in medium bowl. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sauté until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to platter; season to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon tomato mixture onto chicken.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH TOMATO-OLIVE SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove giblets from chicken; rinse the chicken and pat dry.
• Put on a rack in a roasting pan and brush with butter.
• Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Roast in a preheated 400-degree oven for 1¼ to 1½ hours or until the internal temperature reaches 180 degrees in the thigh on an instant-read thermometer.
• Baste the chicken occasionally with the drippings.
• While the chicken is cooking, prepare the sauce.
• Bring a pan of water to a boil.
• Add tomatoes and remove from the heat; set aside 30 to 60 seconds or until skins begin to crack; drain.
• Peel, seed and coarsely chop tomatoes.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic; sauté 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, basil, fennel seeds, wine, green and black olives.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 30 minutes.
• Stir occasionally.
• Season sauce with lots of pepper.
• (Additional salt may not be necessary because of the saltiness of the olives.) Stir in parsley.
• Carve chicken and serve with a bowl of sauce on the side.

TOMATO CHICKEN SAUTE

Steps:

• Pound the chicken flat to achieve an even layer and to promote even cooking.
• Dredge in flour with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the clarified butter and heat through. Saute the breasts in the butter, browning them on both sides. Remove the breasts from the pan and hold in a warm place.
• Add the onions to the pan and saute until translucent. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute.
• Deglaze the pan with the white wine and lemon juice, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Add the tomato and chicken stock. Simmer to combine the flavors; reduce the sauce to the desired consistency.
• Add the basil to the sauce and return the chicken breasts for reheating. Adjust the seasonings and serve chicken breasts with a portion of the sauce.

CHICKEN BREAST WITH TOMATO OLIVE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix basil, garlic powder, thyme and pepper and rub into both sides of chicken. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Melt 2 Tbs. butter and olive oil in a heavy skillet over high heat. Add chicken and saute until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to plate.
• Melt 3 Tbs. butter in heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until softened.
• Add garlic and tomatoes and cook 2 minutes.
• Add olives and cook 5 minutes more, stirring frequently.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve over chicken breasts.

SAUTEED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Wash and trim chicken breasts.
• Heat oil and butter in frying pan.
• Brown chicken on both sides.
• Remove from pan.
• Add thyme, salt, pepper and onion to pan and cook about 2 minutes.
• Add broth and mix well.
• Return chicken to pan and cook covered for 15 minutes or until done.
• Remove chicken to serving plate, keep warm.
• Add the minced garlic and reduce the sauce by one half.
• Add red pepper flakes and pour over chicken or pour into smaller dipping bowls.