Chicken Couscous Bake With Capers And Tomatoes Recipes

CHICKEN IN TOMATO-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness; sprinkle with pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Brown chicken on both sides; remove from pan., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in tomatoes, spinach, capers, basil and cayenne. Return chicken to pan. Cook, covered, 8-10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink., Sprinkle with cheeses. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, until cheese is melted.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATOES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil and butter in a heavy-bottom skillet. Add the chicken breasts and saute over medium-high heat, turning the pieces often until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add the shallots and garlic around the chicken. Cook briefly; add the tarragon, tomatoes, vinegar, capers, wine and tomato paste. Stir to dissolve the brown particles adhering to the bottom of the skillet.
• Blend well, bring to a boil, and then cover and simmer for 9 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

CHICKEN WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together salt and flour in a small dish or plastic bag, then coat chicken and shake off excess. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Shake excess flour from chicken, then brown in hot oil until both sides are golden-brown, and the inside has turned white and firm, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Remove the chicken, and set aside in a warm place. Pour white wine into the skillet, and allow to boil as you dissolve the cooked bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the lemon juice, and allow to come to a boil, cook for a few minutes until reduced by half.
• Sprinkle the cubed butter into the boiling sauce. Swirl and shake the pan vigorously to dissolve the butter, thus thickening the sauce. The butter must never come to rest, or the sauce will separate and become oily. Once the butter has completely incorporated, remove from heat and stir in capers.
• To serve, pour lemon-caper sauce over the chicken, and serve with a wedge of lemon.

CHICKEN WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the broccoli, contents of the couscous seasoning packet, water and 1 teaspoon oil. Bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes., Meanwhile, flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine the lemon juice, garlic and oregano; rub over chicken. In a large skillet, brown chicken in remaining oil over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until juices run clear. Stir tomato into the couscous; serve with chicken.

CHICKEN-COUSCOUS BAKE WITH CAPERS AND TOMATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Spray a 9-inch square baking dish with nonstick spray; set aside. Sprinkle the chicken with the pepper and salt. Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer the chicken to a plate. Add the broth and capers to the skillet, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Spread the couscous over the bottom of the baking dish. Pour the broth mixture over the couscous and stir to combine. Place the chicken on top of the couscous, then add the tomatoes. Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake until the chicken is cooked through and the broth is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Transfer the chicken and tomatoes to serving plates. Fluff the couscous with a fork and serve with chicken. Yields 1 chicken thigh with about 3⁄4 cup couscous mixture per serving. Notes If you're looking for additional fiber, check out the whole-wheat couscous at the market. Also, check out the variety of seasoned chicken broths now available in your market. We use broth with lemon and herbs, but you might like to try the roasted vegetable and herb variety. Cut the chicken thighs into chunks, divide the dish among six people instead of four, and decrease the per-serving PointsPlus™ values by 3.

COUSCOUS WITH CHICKEN AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Peel and trim the vegetables.
• Fry the chicken pieces in half the olive oil until lightly browned.
• Add the sliced onion and the chopped garlic, the tomato purée and enough water just to cover the chicken.
• Season generously and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the cooked chick peas, the carrots, cut into batons (lengthwise into quarters), and the tomatoes, cut into 8 pieces each.
• Mix the couscous with its own volume of water and the remaining olive oil.
• Stir it and leave it to swell up for about 15 minutes.
• To cook: place it in a colander or sieve over a pan of boiling water (traditionally its done over the stew but this can be hazardous), steam for 20-25 minutes until swollen and cooked through.
• To serve: stir a knob of butter into the couscous and pile in a ring around a large dish.
• Spoon the chicken and vegetables into the centre of the dish and pass the sauce separately.
• It can have a little chili added to give it extra pungency.

CHICKEN AND CAPERS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the chicken pieces with seasoning salt (or regular salt) and pepper.
• Place the flour in a heavy plastic bag; add in chicken pieces and coat completely with flour.
• Heat oil in a large heavy skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat (I use my large electric frypan for this).
• Add in the chicken pieces to the skillet and brown for about 4 minutes on each side.
• Transfer to a plate.
• Pour off some of the fat, and leave a little in the skillet.
• Add in mushrooms, green bell peppers, chopped garlic, onion, crushed red pepper flakes and oregano; saute until onion is tender (about 10 minutes).
• Add/mix in marinara sauce, chicken broth, wine and capers.
• Return the chicken to the skillet, tossing the sauce over the chicken; bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat to medium low.
• Cover skillet and simmer until chicken is tender (about 35 minutes, or more).
• Using long tongs transfer the chicken to a large serving platter.
• Boil the sauce until slightly thickened (about another 5 minutes).
• Spoon the sauce over chicken.
• Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Delicious!

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH CAPERS

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap. Pound breasts to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.
• Spread flour into a wide, shallow dish. Press chicken into flour to coat completely.
• Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook chicken in hot butter mixture until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet to a serving platter and cover with a lid to keep warm.
• Pour white wine, lemon juice, capers, and garlic into the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; cook at a boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle sauce over and around the chicken; garnish with parsley.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATOES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken well with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil and butter in a heavy-bottomed skillet. Add the chickenbreasts and sauté over medium-high heat, turning the pieces often until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Scatter the shallots and garlic around the chicken. Cook briefly; add the tarragon, tomatoes, vinegar, capers, wine, and tomato paste. Stir to dissolve the brown particles adhering to the bottom of the skillet.
• Blend well. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES, CAPERS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425. Combine 2 or 3 chopped tomatoes, the juice of .5 lemon, 1 teaspoon capers and a handful of olives.
• Lightly grease the pan with olive oil, then put the chicken in the pan and pour the tomato mixture over it.
• Roast for 10 to 15 minutes, or until just cooked through.
• Garnish: Chopped basil.

LEMON CHICKEN AND TOMATOES WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast, smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick.
• In shallow dish, mix flour and pepper. Coat chicken with flour mixture.
• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown and no longer pink in center. Remove skillet from heat. Place chicken on plate; cover to keep warm.
• Cook couscous in water as directed on package.
• Add broth, lemon juice and lemon slices to same skillet. Heat to boiling over high heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until broth is reduced by half. Return chicken to skillet; cook 1 to 2 minutes to glaze. Remove lemon slices from skillet; discard. Spoon couscous onto serving plates; top with tomato slices. Place chicken over tomato; drizzle with juices in skillet.