Creamy Joanie Chicken Guaranteed Crowd Pleaser Recipes

CHICKEN TO PLEASE A CROWD!

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a large pan heavy bottom pan. Saute onions and garlic 3-4 minutes till translucent. Remove onions and garlic leaving oil in pan set aside.
• Mix flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder together. Toss chicken in flour mixture to coat chicken strips.
• In the same pan add oil if needed. Lightly brown chicken strips on all sides. Do not crowd pan. Repeat till all strips are browned. Adding additional oil as needed.
• When all chicken is browned drain oil and discard.
• To the pan add broth, wine OR water, tomatoes, thyme, parsley, capers, & peppercorns scraping all the goodness (brown bits) from the bottom of the pan.
• Add mushrooms and butter bring to a boil toss in chicken to heat. Mushrooms will stay firm.
• Toss the baby spinach with the onions.
• Place spinach in chafing 3 dishes top with 1/3 of the chicken mixture on each bed of spinach and top with all the goodies(tomatoes, capers, mushrooms and herbs).
• The cooked chicken will wilt the spinach.
• Garnish with pine nuts.
• Sit back and watch it disappear.

DREAMY CHICKEN FRANCESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Use a sharp knife to cut each chicken breast horizontally into 3 thin pieces.
• Combine tapioca starch, flour, and salt in a shallow dish and mix well. Place eggs in another shallow dish, and beat well.
• Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Dip chicken first in flour mixture, then into the eggs, coating completely. Cook chicken, in batches if necessary, until golden and no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken to a rimmed baking sheet lined with a drip tray.
• Place chicken in the preheated oven to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, reduce heat to medium-low, and melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet. Saute garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in cream, broth, wine, lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce has reduced. Sauce can break if the heat is too high and it's not stirred regularly. Serve chicken topped with sauce.

CREAM SAUCE CHICKEN FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Brown chicken in oil.
• In large pot, combine 5 cups water, chicken broth, onion, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil.
• In separate bowl, combine remaining 1 cup of water and flour, mixing until smooth, then add to chicken broth.
• Bring to a boil, stir for 2 minutes until thickened.
• Remove from heat and add cream.
• Arrange chicken in 5 greased 13 x 9 pans, and pour 3 1/2 cups of sauce over each pan.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until done, then serve over rice.