Bella Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN MARBELLA, UPDATED

Steps:

• Combine the olive oil, vinegar, prunes, olives, capers, bay leaves, garlic, oregano, 2 tablespoons salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper in a large bowl. Add the chicken to the marinade. (You can also place the chicken and marinade in a 2-gallon plastic storage bag and squeeze out the air to make sure the chicken is fully covered with the marinade.) Refrigerate overnight, turning occasionally to be sure the marinade is getting into all of the chicken pieces.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the chicken, skin side up, along with the marinade in one layer in a large (15-by-18-inch) roasting pan, sprinkle with the brown sugar, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper, and pour the wine around (not over!) the chicken. Roast for 45 to 55 minutes, until the internal temperature of the chicken is 145 degrees F. Remove the pan from the oven, cover tightly with aluminum foil, and allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Discard the bay leaves. Transfer the chicken, prunes, and olives to a serving platter, sprinkle with salt, and serve hot with the pan juices.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Mix together bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in a shallow dish.
• In a small bowl, beat egg.
• Dip chicken in egg and then breadcrumb mixture.
• Place chicken in baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat olive oil over medium high heat in skillet. Add shallot and saute until soft.
• Add mushrooms, parsley, and pepper and cook about 5 minutes, turning once.
• Top chicken with mushroom mixture evenly divided over each piece. Place mozzarella slice evenly over each piece.
• Bake at 425F for 20 minutes or until juices run clear from chicken.

CHICKEN MARBELLA

Steps:

• 1. Combine the olive oil, vinegar, prunes, olives, capers and juice, bay leaves, garlic, oregano, and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the chicken and stir to coat. Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight.
• 2. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• 3. Arrange the chicken in a single layer in one or two large, shallow baking pans and spoon the marinade over it evenly. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with the brown sugar and pour the white wine around them.
• 4. Bake, basting frequently with the pan juices, until the thigh pieces yield clear yellow (rather than pink) juice when pricked with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
• 5. With a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken, prunes, olives, and capers to a serving platter. Moisten with a few spoonfuls of the pan juices and sprinkle generously with the parsley or cilantro. Pass the remaining pan juices in a sauceboat.

EASY CHICKEN MARBELLA

Steps:

• Combine chicken, wine, prunes, olive oil, vinegar, capers and liquid, brown sugar, oregano, parsley, olives, garlic, bay leaves, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Transfer into 2 resealable bags and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours, the longer the better.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Pour chicken and marinade into a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink inside and juices run clear, about 40 minutes.

CREAMY BABY BELLA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in the bottom of slow cooker, evenly dump the mushrooms on top and then cover with the cream of chicken soup. Sprinkle desired about of salt and pepper on top. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours. Do a taste test to determine if your dish could use a little more salt & pepper. Enjoy!
• Eat.

BELLA CHICKEN

Steps:

• In one pan, Saute over medium low heat, onion, garlic, til tender, add diced sundried and canned tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts, anchovies (optional), capers, fresh chopped basil and parsley (dried can be used if fresh not available) and let simmer while you saute chicken. Lightly dust chicken in flour and in another pan, saute over medium heat in 2 tablespoons of olive oil..... or if artichokes or sundried tomatoes came in oil use oil from them. cook til done....about 10 minutes..... Combine all ingredients and serve alone or with pasta of your choice. Garnish with grated parm. and herbs