Cottage Country Chicken Recipes

THROWDOWN'S COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• For the coconut rice with green onions:
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat the grains in the butter. Add the coconut milk, water, salt and pepper and bring to a boil, stir once, cover the pot, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until tender, about 16 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and let the rice sit, covered for 5 minutes. Remove the lid, fluff with a fork and fold in the green onion. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a large, high sided saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until golden brown and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels. Add the butter and 1 tablespoon of canola to the rendered bacon fat in the pan and heat until it begins to shimmer.
• Put the flour in a shallow bowl and season liberally with salt and pepper. Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper, dredge in the flour and tap off any excess. Sear the chicken on both sides until golden brown. Remove to plate.
• Add the onion and bell pepper to the pan, season with salt and pepper and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and the serrano and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the curry powder and cook for 1 minute. Add the wine and cook until reduced by 3/4. Add the chicken stock, bring to a simmer and reduce slightly. Stir in the tomatoes, currants or raisins, thyme, 2 teaspoons of honey and season with a little salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Nestle the chicken thighs into the pan, cover with a tight fitting lid and bake in the oven for 35 minutes. Remove the lid after 35 minutes and continue to bake an additional 15 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a platter and tent slightly to keep warm. Put the pan and sauce back on the burner over high heat and bring to a boil. Let the sauce reduce slightly, then season with salt, pepper, and honey, to taste. Stir in the parsley. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and top with the bacon, almonds and more parsley. Serve with Coconut Rice with Green Onions.
• Combine all the spices in a small bowl.

COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In small nonstick skillet, toast almonds over medium heat, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly toasted. Tip onto a plate; let cool.
• Cut chicken breasts crosswise in half. Season with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Lightly coat with flour, patting off excess. In a 5-quart saucpean or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned but not cooked through. Remove chicken to a plate.
• Add onion and bell peppers to the saucepan. Cook and stir 5 minutes or until vegetables are softened. Stir in garlic, curry powder, thyme and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add tomatoes (with juice) and wine; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Stir in currants.
• Return chicken to saucepan, pushing it down into the sauce. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and partially cover saucepan. Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of chicken reads 160°F and juices run clear. Sprinkle with almonds.

COTTAGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Squeeze out as much moisture from the spinach as you can (use fresh if you have it, but if not can is ok).
• Mix together spinach, cottage cheese, eggs, parmesan, salt and pepper in a bowl.
• Here is the tricky part. Take your chicken and cut it down the middle of the breast plate and all the way through the back (you can help by trying to break it). Now you have your chicken in two halves.
• Turn your chicken breast side up. Loosen the skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting one hand, palm side down. Gently push hand beneath the skin against the meat to loosen the skin.
• Try not to tear the skin.
• Spoon the spinach mixture into pockets beneath skin.
• Place chicken, breast side up, in a roasting pan. Combine olive oil, oregano, rosemary, and thyme and brush it over chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 1 hour or until chicken is done.

COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Coat chicken pieces with flour and place on waxed paper. In a large skillet over medium heat melt butter, then add chicken and cook until evenly browned. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Reduce skillet heat to low. Add onion, green pepper, garlic, curry powder and thyme to skillet. Scrape bits from bottom of pan. Add tomatoes, and return chicken to skillet.
• Bake uncovered for 25 minutes, then add currants and cook 5 minutes more, or until chicken is cooked. If sauce gets too thick, thin with 1/4 cup of water. Serve with almonds and steamed rice.

CHICKEN COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 In large saucepan, melt butter& cook flour, stirring constantly, 5 min or until golden. Mix soup mix with 2 cups water and add to saucepan Bring to boil Reduce heat to low& simmer 15 minutes or until thickened Stir in chicken, vegetables& 1 cup cheese Turn into lightly greased 2 quart casserole Top with hot potatoes, then remaining 1/4 cup cheese Bake 30 minutes.

CHICKEN, BROCCOLI, AND COTTAGE CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine broccoli and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan over medium heat. Cover and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Transfer broccoli to a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Add chicken, condensed soup, cottage cheese, Cheddar cheese, salad dressing, and lemon juice and mix until well combined.
• Mix crushed crackers and melted butter together; sprinkle over the casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes.

COUNTRY-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/2-in. thickness. In a shallow bowl, beat egg and water. In another shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and soup mix. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then coat with crumb mixture. Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; drizzle with butter. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Meanwhile, prepare rice according to package directions. Serve with chicken.

COTTAGE COUNTRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a small casserole dish.
• In a small mixing bowl, blend the yogurt, flour, and curry powder. Spread over chicken.
• Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and pour water in along the sides.
• Place in preheated oven (180 degrees c) and bake for 40 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
• Serve with rice.