Creole Oven Fried Chicken And Rice Recipes

CHICKEN CREOLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion, celery and bell pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender (about 4 minutes). Add the tomatoes, bay leaf, salt and cayenne pepper. Cook this Creole sauce 3 minutes longer, stirring often.
• Arrange the chicken breasts in an 8 x 11 inch baking dish. Pour the Creole sauce over the chicken.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until the chicken is tender and white throughout.

CHICKEN CREOLE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in oil; remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute onion, celery, green pepper and garlic until tender. Stir in tomatoes, water, paprika, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. , Add chicken. Whisk cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into chicken mixture and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, until chicken is tender, 10-15 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving. If desired, serve with rice.

CREOLE OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, paprika, poultry seasoning, 1/8 teaspoons pepper and mix well. Coat chicken pieces well in seasoned flour. Place skin side down in melted butter in a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees F. for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove chicken from pan; add rice, onion, celery, garlic and parsley. Place chicken over mixture.
• Combine broth, tomatoes, salt and pepper in a saucepan; bring to a boil and then pour over chicken, completely covering rice. Bake, uncovered, 40-45 minutes longer or until chicken is tender and rice is fluffy.
• ***Add additional broth or hot water during baking to prevent dryness if necessary.

CREOLE RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter; add Creole seasoning and pepper. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Stir in rice. Cover and heat through.

EASY CREOLE FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Liberally coat chicken pieces with Creole seasoning.
• Place 6 to 7 pieces chicken at a time into the hot oil. Cook until skin turns light brown and pieces float, 9 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and drain on paper towels before transferring to a baking sheet. Repeat to fry remaining batches.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Cool for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

OVEN FRIED CREOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Remove the skin from chicken.
• Brush chicken with sour cream.
• Mix dry ingredients.
• Press chicken into this mixture.
• Place chicken on buttered baking pan.
• Spray with cooking spray.
• Bake on bottom rack, at 375* for 40 minutes.