Tahitian Chicken Casserole Food

POLYNESIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix together first 5 ingredients.
• Arrange chicken in a greased roasting pan; sprinkle with spice mixture.
• Sir together pineapple juice, soy sauce, and sugar in a small bowl.
• Drizzle over chicken.
• Cover and bake in a preheated 375* oven for about 45 minutes to 1 hour until tender.
• Scatter pineapple and olives (if using) over chicken.
• Bake, uncovered, for about 5-10 minutes until heated through.
• Enjoy!

TAHITIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Arrange chicken in a single layer in ungreased 13"x9" baken pan or dutch oven, sprinkle with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Combine soy sauce,ginger, onion, garlic, brown sugar, reserved pineapple juice, and orange juice; pour over chicken. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350. Turn chicken and bake covered for 30 minutes. Uncover, and bake 20 to 25 minutes more, until golden or juices run clear or thigh pieces cook to 160 with meat thermometer.
• Remove chicken to a platter and keep warm.
• Skim fat from pan drippings. In a medium saucepan, combine cornstarch and water with pan juices; heat until thick and bubbly. Add pineapple and oranges and warm through; pour sauce and fruit over chicken. Serve with cooked rice or ramen noodles.

CHICKEN AND TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat until hot. Add the carrots, celery and onions and season with 1 teaspoon salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are golden, about 12 minutes. Stir in the flour, and then whisk in the broth and milk and bring to a boil, whisking. Boil until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the chicken. Transfer to a 2-quart baking dish.
• Pulse the tots in a food processor with the thyme until medium ground. Scatter over the top of the casserole and bake until the filling is bubbling and the topping is golden and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

POLYNESIAN PEACH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the flour in a plastic bag with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Add the chicken pieces, and toss to coat evenly with flour. Heat the corn oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Shake the excess flour from the chicken pieces, and place into the hot oil. Cook until browned on all sides turning occasionally, about 15 minutes. Pour in the water, cover, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, stir in the onion and green bell pepper. Cook and stir until the chicken is no longer pink at the bone, and the onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Pour 2 tablespoons of the reserved peach juice into a small bowl, and set aside. Pour the remaining peach juice into the pot along with the soy sauce and vinegar; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Dissolve the cornstarch in the reserved peach juice, and stir into the boiling sauce. Cook and stir until the sauce thickens and is no longer cloudy, about 1 minute. Stir in the peach halves and chopped tomatoes. Cook and stir until the peaches are hot and the tomatoes are beginning to fall apart, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

TAHITIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Mix together eggs, milk and salt. Coat chicken with this mixture.
• 2. Dip chicken pieces into orange juice, then coconut. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• 3. Melt butter in baking dish and arrange chicken in dish. Baste with butter.
• 4. Bake at 400 degrees uncovered for 1 hour. Turn and bake another 1/2 hr or until tender.
• 5. Serve hot, garnished with orange pieces.

POLYNESIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• For the sauce, in a small saucepan combine pineapple juice, honey, mustard, soy sauce, cornstarch and garlic. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 more minute. Remove from heat. Transfer half of the sauce to a bowl; cover and set aside.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. For charcoal grill arrange medium-hot coals around drip pan. Test for medium heat above the pan. Place chicken on grill rack over drip pan. Cover; grill until chicken is no longer pink or 165 degrees Farenheit, brushing frequently with remaining sauce during the last 5 minutes of grilling. (For gas grill preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Adjust for indirect cooking. Grill as above.).
• Note: If you do not have cornstarch on hand, you can substitute with 3 Tsp of all purpose flour.

POLYNESIAN BUFFET CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Wash and dry chicken.
• Combine next 6 ingredients. Add egg and reserved pineapple juice. Beat until blended.
• Dip chicken in batter. Shake off excess and roll in coconut. Dip chicken in butter and turn dipped side up in pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Top with pineapple slices and continue to bake for 20-30 minutes until tender. (A meat thermometer should register 180 degrees).

TAHINI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Bring water and bouillon cube to a boil in a pot until bouillon is dissolved; decrease heat to low. Whisk tahini, soy sauce, honey, garlic, and ginger into bouillon mixture until smooth. Keep sauce warm over low heat.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken until no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk flour into tahini sauce until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cooked chicken to tahini sauce and toss to coat.

TAHITIAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Dredge chicken pieces in flour and brown in shortening.
• Spread rice in the bottom of a roasting pan and arrange chicken pieces on top.
• Combine juice, pineapple, soy sauce, butter, ginger, and water in saucepan.
• Heat until butter is melted and all ingredients combined.
• Pour over chicken. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake another 15 minutes.