Chicken Breast With Pimentos Recipes

OVEN ROASTED PIMENTO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees,
• Generously salt and pepper chicken breasts.
• Lay chicken on wire rack over a baking sheet.
• In a small blender or food processor, add pimentos (with juice from the jar), garlic, oregano, lemon juice, and olive oil.
• Blend until a paste forms.
• Smother both sides of chicken in pimento paste.
• Bake 25 minutes, until chicken reaches internal temperature of 165 degrees (time might fluctuate depending on your oven and the size of your chicken breasts.)
• Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes.
• Drizzle with fresh lime juice and serve!

CHICKEN BREAST WITH PIMENTOS

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in large 11x14 , greased baking dish, and sprinkle with seasoned salt, and pepper.
• Melt margarine in large skillet and saute celery, onion, and bell pepper.
• Add pimentos, rice, soups, and milk, and water chestnuts, and mix well.
• Pour mixture over chicken breasts.
• Cook chicken covered at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
• Uncover and cook another 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese over top of casserole, and bake for 5 minutes.

PIMENTO CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix first three ingredients and 1 t. of paprika in a small bowl.
• Pound out chicken breasts between Saran Wrap till 1/4" thick. Put enough cream cheese mixture on each chicken breast to spread out to within 1" of the edge. Roll each chicken breast up, making sure to seal up the ends too. Secure with 2 toothpicks.
• In a large dish, mix bread crumbs, the rest of the paprika and salt and pepper. Roll each chicken roll in crumbs.
• Heat oil 1/4" deep in a large skillet. Brown chicken rolls till golden brown on all sides.
• Transfer to baking sheet. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Don't forget to remove the toothpicks before serving.