Tuscan Chicken Cakes With Tomato Basil Relish Food

TUSCAN CHICKEN CAKES WITH TOMATO BASIL RELISH

Steps:

• For Chicken Cakes: In large bowl, mix together chicken, 1/2 cup of the bread crumbs, mayonnaise, egg, pesto, honey mustard, roasted peppers and red onion. Using a 1/3-cup measure, shape chicken mixture into 8 cakes; lightly coat each with remaining 1/2 cup bread crumbs. In large nonstick fry pan, place oil over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side; drain on paper towels. Toss salad greens with dressing and divide among serving plates. Top each with 2 chicken cakes; drizzle with Golden Aioli. Top each cake with dollop of Tomato-Basil Relish. Makes 2 cakes per serving. For Golden Aioli: In small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise and honey mustard. For Tomato-Basil Relish: In small bowl, mix together all ingredients.

TUSCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, half the chicken pieces, and a couple of crushed cloves of garlic.
• Brown chicken 2 minutes on each side and remove from pan. Add remaining oil, another single turn of the pan, remaining chicken pieces and garlic. Brown chicken 2 minutes on each side and remove. Add vinegar to the pan. Let it cook off.
• Add butter, shallots, and rosemary to the pan and cook 2 minutes, add flour and cook 1 minute more. Whisk in wine, reduce 1 minute. Whisk in broth and bring liquids up to a bubble. Return chicken to the pan and simmer over moderate heat 7 to 8 minutes to finish cooking chicken through.
• Dessert: This is a very rich meal. My suggestion for dessert is to set out a small cookie tray and offer coffee or tea.

TUSCAN CHICKEN WITH TOMATO-BASIL RELISH AND TOASTED ALMOND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• A fresh tomato-basil relish tops this simple chicken dish. The broccoli takes only minutes to cook in a microwave oven. It's topped with toasted almonds.
• Mix tomatoes, onions, sweet pimientos, and basil together in a small bowl. Add vinegar and toss to mix. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
• Place chicken between 2 pieces of waxed paper or aluminum foil and flatten with a meat mallet or the bottom of a heavy skillet to 1/2-inch thick.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat and spray with olive oil spray. Add chicken and saute 3 minutes per side. Sprinkle salt and pepper, to taste, on the cooked sides. Divide between 2 dinner plates and spoon the tomato relish on top.
• Heat a nonstick skillet on medium heat and add almonds. (This can be done in the same skillet used for the chicken.) Saute 1 minute or until almonds are golden, not brown. Remove and set aside.
• Steam the broccoli in a collapsible steamer, set up in a pot filled with 1 inch of water. Alternatively, place broccoli in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high for 4 minutes. Remove and add oil and salt and pepper, to taste. Toss well. Sprinkle almonds on top.

TUSCAN CHICKEN CAKES WITH GOLDEN AIOLI

Steps:

• Whisk together 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 2 tbls mustard and garlic, cover and refrigerate.
• In a large bowl, mix together chicken, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, mayo, egg, pesto, 2 tsp mustard, tomato, and onion.
• Make 8 patties (cakes) using 1/3 cup of mixture for each and coat lightly with remaining bread crumbs.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook cakes until golden brown on both sides and drain on paper towels.
• Combine salad greens and dressing and divide among 4 serving plates.
• Add 2 chicken cakes to each plate, top with Golden Aioli and garnish with tomato.