Chicken Arizona Recipes

ARIZONA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound each breast between sheets of plastic wrap to a uniform thickness of about 1/2 inch.
• Spread with mustard.
• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add chicken and cook 3-4 minutes on each side.
• Stir salsa and lime juice together and add to skillet.
• Simmer gently, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened, about 6-8 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cilantro.

CHICKEN ARIZONA

Steps:

• Sunday: Cooking the Chicken
• In a big, oval crock-pot layer chicken and canned tomatoes.
• Add 1-cup water.
• Set crock-pot to low, cover and cook for 5 hours till tender.
• Remove from crock-pot, cover and refrigerate.
• Monday: Eat leftovers from Sunday or go out to dinner!
• Monday Night/Tuesday: Chicken Chili.
• Shred the chicken breasts using two forks (get help, it will go faster with more hands).
• In your very same big, oval crock-pot place all of the shredded chicken. Open and dump in the following: all of the El Pato (2 cans) and all of the green chilies (1 can, more if you like spicy, less if you don't). Stir.
• Cover, turn crock-pot to low and go to work.
• Come home from work (approximately 8 hours later).
• In a small saucepan, heat the black beans.
• Microwave tortillas wrapped in moistened paper towels.
• Serve a large scoop of chicken, a scoop of black beans and a tortilla or two on each plate.
• Cover and refrigerate leftover chicken and beans.
• Wednesday: Smothered Burritos.
• In a medium saucepan warm leftover chicken and beans. Add 1 package Neufchatel cheese, stirring until melted.
• Pour salsa into mixture.
• Spray a 14x9 inch-baking pan with cooking spray.
• One at a time, fill 4 tortillas each with a quarter of the chicken mixture, roll and place in baking pan.
• Smother with enchilada sauce. Top with shredded cheese if you like.
• Bake @ 350 for 1/2 hour or until bubbly.

ARIZONA CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown chicken on both sides in 2 tablespoons of oil. Remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute onion in remaining oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, celery, water, olives, garlic powder, oregano, salt if desired and pepper; bring to a boil. , Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Return chicken to pan. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Add mushrooms; simmer 15 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 170°.

ARIZONA CHICKEN IN ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut each squash lengthwise in half; discard seeds. Cut a thin slice from bottom of each squash half to allow them to lie flat. Place on a 15x10-in. baking sheet, cut side up; fill each with 1 teaspoon butter. Bake until fork-tender, 35-40 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine chicken, cheese, chilies, celery, sour cream, green onions, olives, paprika and pepper; spoon into squash. , Bake until filling is heated through and squash is tender, 20-25 minutes. Top with avocado and nuts.

ARIZONA CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown chicken on both sides in 2 tablespoons of oil. Remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute onion in remaining oil until tender. Add tomatoes, celery, water, olives, garlic powder, oregano, salt if desired and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Return chicken to pan. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Add mushrooms; simmer 15 minutes longer or until meat juices run clear.