Chicken Imperial A La Laura Recipes

CHICKEN A LA KING I

Steps:

• Cook and stir drained mushrooms and green pepper in butter or margarine over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly. Remove from heat.
• Stir in instant bouillon, milk, water, and reserved mushroom liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir in chicken and pimiento. Heat through.

CHICKEN A LA CREMA

Steps:

• Brown chicken in olive oil in a Dutch oven over high heat until nice and dark on both sides and fat has rendered, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Remove chicken to a bowl.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onion, mushrooms, and salt to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until well browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add chili powder, cayenne, black pepper, cumin, dried oregano, garlic, and poblano peppers. Cook and stir until peppers begin to soften, about 3 minutes.
• Add diced tomatoes, chicken broth, and bay leaf; stir and increase heat to high. Stir in 1 cup creme fraiche and fresh oregano and bring to a simmer. Add chicken and any accumulated juices to the pot, nestling them into the broth so they are covered. Reduce heat to low or medium-low to maintain a gentle, steady simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Use tongs to carefully transfer chicken to a bowl and let cool enough to handle. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook until braising liquids have reduced by about half, 15 to 20 minutes, skimming off fat from the surface as it cooks.
• Meanwhile, remove and discard skin and bones from chicken (or save to make stock). Break up the meat into large or small pieces and save any edible drippings.
• Reduce heat to low and add chicken meat and drippings to the sauce. Simmer until chicken has absorbed the flavor from the sauce, about 15 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in chopped cilantro and remaining creme fraiche. Taste to adjust salt and seasonings.

CHICKEN A LA KING III

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Saute bell pepper and mushrooms until tender, then stir in broth and flour and cook, stirring, until thickened. Add chicken, heat through and remove from heat.
• In a small bowl combine sour cream, egg yolks, pimento, sherry, salt and pepper and mix together. Add this mixture to chicken mixture in skillet and heat thoroughly, stirring. Serve hot.

CHICKEN IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Season chicken all over with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Meanwhile, combine panko, Parmesan, softened butter, parsley, thyme, garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in bowl with fork until butter is fully incorporated into crumbs.
• Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with pepper. Arrange chicken, skinned side up, in 13x9 inch baking dish, side by side with narrow ends of breasts opposite each other. Brush tops of breasts with melted butter. Top each breast with equal amount of panko mixture, pressing firmly to adhere.
• Whisk cream, broth, wine, shallot, and mustard together in 2-cup liquid measuring cup. Carefully pour cream mixture around chicken breasts, taking care not to wet crumbs. Transfer dish to oven and bake until chicken registers 160 degrees, 28 - 30 minutes.

CHICKEN IMPERIAL A' LA LAURA

Steps:

• Salt and pepper chicken breasts.
• Heat butter in skillet. Saute' chicken breast on both sides to brown. Transfer to ovenproof glass baking dish.
• Mix remaining ingredients into skillet dripping, blend well, and pour over chicken. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, until tender.
• Serve over rice with pan juices.

CHICKEN IMPERIAL

Steps:

• On waxed paper, coat chicken breasts with flour. Melt margarine/butter in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. When margarine is hot, cook chicken just until lightly browned on all sides. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• In remaining skillet drippings, over medium heat, cook mushrooms and onion 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in cream, sherry, salt and pepper and stir to blend well. Return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat to VERY low. Cover and BARELY simmer 15-20 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender. Remove chicken to a warm platter and set aside.
• In a cup, blend 1 T flour with 2 T water. Gradually add to pan liquid stirring constantly. Cook until mixture is thickened.
• Spoon sauce over chicken breasts and serve.

IMPERIAL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F In a medium bowl combine, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt, pepper & parsley. Mix well. In a second bowl, melt butter. Rinse and dry chicken (to get the slime off) Dip chicken in butter then in bread crumb mixture. Place chicken in an 8x13 casserole dish. Once all chicken is coated and in pan, sprinkle remaining bread crumb mixture on top of chicken. Pour remaining butter in between chicken breasts into pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165*F Serve over rice or noodles

CHICKEN A LA QUEEN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the biscuits 1 to 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits are golden brown, 13 to 17 minutes. Remove biscuits to cool, and set aside. Cut meat from the rotisserie chicken into bite-size pieces, and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, carrots, mushrooms, salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir until the onion has softened, the carrots are tender, and the mushrooms have released their liquid, about 7 minutes. Stir in the red bell pepper and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour to form a thick paste. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the flour has lost its raw smell, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the white wine, increase the heat to medium-high, and simmer for 1 minute. Whisk in the chicken broth and whipping cream and bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce the heat, stir in the shredded chicken, and simmer for 7 minutes.
• Pour the chicken mixture into the skillet containing the vegetables and adjust the heat to medium. Add the asparagus and cook until the asparagus pieces are tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in the peas and tarragon and mix well.
• Place a split biscuit on each plate and pour the chicken mixture over the biscuits.

CHICKEN IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Coat chicken with flour.
• Brown chicken in melted butter.
• Remove chicken.
• Add mushrooms, and onion to pan and cook till tender.
• Stir in cream, wine, salt, garlic and pepper. Stir to blend well.
• Return chicken to pan.
• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Remove chicken again.
• Stir 1 Tbls flour with the 2 tbls of water in a cup or small bowl.
• slowly add to pan, stirring constantly until thick.
• return chicken to pan till heated through.
• Serve over noodles or rice.

CHICKEN A LA BIBI

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth and sherry, and add enough water to make 2 cups of liquid. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat until bubbly. Add carrots, onions, and celery, and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions begin to soften and turn clear, 3 to 5 minutes. Carrots should be firm, but not crunchy. Stir in mushrooms, kosher salt, and pepper, and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in flour and mix until all the liquid is incorporated in the flour, about 2 minutes. Mixture will be thick. Add chicken broth mixture, stirring quickly to avoid lumps. Stir in milk and cream and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove cover, stir in chopped chicken, frozen peas, and Worcestershire sauce. Increase heat to medium, bring to a boil, and cook, uncovered, about 5 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper, if necessary. If mixture becomes too thick, remove from heat and allow residual heat to cook the mixture for the remaining time. Stir in milk or water in 1-tablespoon increments to thin to the desired consistency.
• To serve, split open a biscuit and place on a plate or in a bowl. Ladle chicken mixture over the biscuit and garnish with parsley, if desired.