Bonnies Chicken Red Pepper Stew Recipes

CHICKEN AND PEPPER STEW

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken pieces and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper. Heat the canola or vegetable oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat, and brown the chicken pieces, in batches, on each side for about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl or plate. Pour off the fat from the pan and discard.
• Turn the heat down to medium. Add the olive oil and the onion with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan to deglaze, until the onions begin to soften. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the hot and sweet peppers, a bit of salt and the garlic, and cook, stirring, until the peppers begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and sugar and stir together until the tomatoes begin to bubble and smell fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Return the chicken pieces to the pan. Cover and cook 25 to 30 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring at regular intervals and turning the chicken pieces over so that the ingredients don't scorch and the chicken cooks evenly. The peppers should be very soft and the chicken quite tender. Add freshly ground pepper, taste and adjust the salt, and serve with rice, other grains of your choice or noodles.

BONNIE'S ITALIAN STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• For the meatballs:
• Pour the milk over bread and soak to soften.
• Place the meat in a mixing bowl and add the cheese, EVOO, fennel, crushed red pepper, garlic, egg, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Squeeze the excess milk from the bread and crumble into crumbs as you add it to the meat. Combine the meatball mix and roll into 2-inch balls. Place the meatballs on nonstick baking sheet sprayed with olive oil spray and roast until browned but not fully cooked, 10 to 12 minutes.
• For the stew:
• Meanwhile, heat the EVOO in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the garlic, onions and bay, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until translucent, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes. Then add the tomato paste and stir until fragrant. Add the beef stock and tomatoes, then break up the tomatoes with a potato masher. Add the basil, potatoes and meatballs and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat back to medium, partially cover and cook 10 minutes. Add the green beans and cook 7 to 8 minutes more.
• Serve, or cool completely and store for make-ahead meal. Reheat over a medium-low flame, partially covered, stirring occasionally (or reheat in a 325 degree F oven) until sauce is bubbly.
• To serve, top shallow bowls of stew with cheese and an extra drizzle of EVOO.

CHICKEN STEW WITH PEPPER AND PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Mix chicken, carrots, broth, ginger root, brown sugar, soy sauce, allspice and pepper sauce in 1 1/2- to 4-quart crock pot slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink in center.
• Mix cornstarch and reserved pineapple juice; gradually stir into chicken mixture. Stir in pineapple and bell pepper. Cover and cook on high heat setting about 15 minutes longer or until slightly thickened and bubbly.

SAUTEED CHICKEN AND RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon slices and drain on paper towels. When cool enough to handle, chop bacon into 1-inch pieces.
• Add chicken, bell pepper, green onion, and bacon to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until bell pepper has softened and chicken is heated through, 7 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

BOBO'S RED CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Cover chicken with water in a large stockpot, salt to taste, bring to a boil and then simmer til tender.
• Drain, but save the broth.
• Saute bacon until almost crispy, add onion and saute until soft.
• Add 3 c broth, worcestershire, ketchup and seasonings; bring to a boil and thicken with the flour/water mixture Stir in butter just before serving; serve over fluffy white rice with a salad and hushpuppies.

CHICKEN & CHILE PEPPER STEW

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, bring the chicken, onion, carrots, celery, dill, parsley, bay, peppercorns, cayenne pepper, salt, and water to a boil.
• Decrease heat to low and simmer until the chicken is tender (50 minutes).
• Remove chicken from pot and set aside to cool.
• Let stock continue to simmer for another 15 minutes, then strain into a clean stockpot and set aside.
• Using two forks, shred the chicken (removing any meat clinging to the bones).
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the orange juice and lime juice.
• Break the chiles into pieces and soak in the juice mixture for 20 minutes.
• Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth; set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter, then sauté the onions with the turmeric until the onions are soft and translucent (8 minutes).
• Add the garlic and cumin and sauté for another minute.
• Soak the bread in the evaporated milk.
• Add the blended chile mixture to the skillet and cook until the liquid cooks off (10 minutes).
• Skim off any fat that may have risen to the surface on the cooling stock.
• Add the soaked bread to the skillet (discarding the milk) and cook, stirring constantly for 30 seconds. Add the contents of the skillet to the stock along with the walnuts, potatoes, and cheese, and cook, stirring occasionally, until thick enough to coat the spoon (30 minutes).
• Add the chicken meat, and let simmer 10 more minutes.
• Ladle the stew into bowls and garnish with the sliced eggs.