Chickenalmendrado Recipes

CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• In a large skillet over low heat, melt cream cheese and butter; stir until smooth. Add the milk, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cook and stir for 3 minutes or until thickened. , Add the chicken, broccoli, zucchini and red pepper. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Reduce heat; cover and cook 5 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Serve with fettuccine.

CHICKEN ALFREDO!

Steps:

• Cook your pasta, while your chicken sautes, then add a little olive oil or butter to pasta to prevent sticking, lay on large platter or casserole dish; set aside.
• Coat the bottom of a skillet w/olive oil,and heat on med-high heat.
• Add chicken strips or chunks, lower heat to med.
• Sprinkle seasonings over meat to your liking.
• Saute meat until chicken is no longer pink.
• Pour chicken and pan drippings over pasta.
• In a heavy sauce pan, begin to heat cream cheese and butter on medium heat; slowly add milk.
• Stir until all clumps are out, add cheese, continue to stir, then add pepper.
• Once all is melted and hot, pour over pasta and chicken.

EASY CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• In a large pot cook fettuccini or linguini pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium-low heat add cubed cooked chicken, mushrooms, Alfredo sauce, frozen vegetables, and milk. Cook until heated through.
• Serve warm Alfredo sauce over cooked fettuccini or linguini noodles.

ALMENDRADO WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place onion, garlic and tomatoes under the broiler, or on an already heated skillet, griddle or comal set over medium heat. Roast or char for about 10 minutes, flipping in between, until ingredients are completely charred, cooked and mushy. Set aside and peel the garlic cloves when cool enough to handle.
• In a small skillet set over medium heat, toast the cloves, peppercorns and cinnamon stick for a couple minutes, moving and flipping them around to toast evenly. Set aside. Toast the oregano for 10 to 15 seconds and remove from the heat.
• In the jar of a blender, place the charred onion, peeled garlic and charred tomatoes, along with the tops from the whole cloves (discard the stems), the peppercorns, cinnamon and oregano. Puree until completely smooth.
• Heat the oil in a large casserole set over medium-high heat until very hot, but not smoking. Season the chicken with the salt and brown the chicken pieces for 2 to 3 minutes per side. You may need to do this in batches in order to not to crowd the casserole. Once you have removed all the chicken, immediately pour the tomato sauce into the hot oil and cover, as it will splatter. Reduce heat to medium.
• Add a cup of chicken broth to the blender and puree for a few seconds to get all the remaining thick sauce out of the blender, pour into the simmering sauce and cover again. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Incorporate the remaining cup of chicken broth, almonds, raisins, olives and capers. Add the browned chicken pieces, cover and reduce heat to low and cook for 20 more minutes.
• Remove the lid and add the pickled jalapeño slices. Increase heat to medium and cook for another 10 minutes, allowing all the flavors to blend and the sauce to thicken. Serve with rice.

CHICKEN ALMENDRADO

Steps:

• Brown chicken on all sides in oil in a large pot.
• Add onion, garlic, and serranos to the pot.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Add stock, then simmer, covered, over low heat, for about 1 hour, or until chicken is tender.
• In a blender or food processor, combine almonds, sliced garlic, and 1/2 cup of cooking liquid.
• Process into a coarse paste.
• Remove chicken from pot and add paste to the pot and cook until sauce has reduced and thickened.
• Place chicken on a platter and cover with sauce and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
• Serve over rice.

CHICKEN WITH QUICK MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Season chicken with 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes total. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, garlic, chile powder, cumin, cinnamon and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt to the pan. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomato sauce, broth, chocolate chips and almond (or peanut) butter; stir to combine. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, return the chicken (and any accumulated juice) to the pan and turn to coat with the sauce. Simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Serve sprinkled with sesame seeds.