Creole Chicken Ii Recipes

CREOLE CHICKEN FOR 2

Steps:

• Heat oil and cook the onion, garlic, and celery for a few minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, water, bay leaf, salt, and cayenne and bring to a gentle boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer about an hour.
• Stir in the green pepper and chicken.
• Cover and simmer another 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley.
• Serve over steamed rice.

CHICKEN CREOLE FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the green peppers, onion, celery and garlic in 1/2 teaspoon oil until tender. Add mushrooms; cook until liquid has evaporated. Stir in the tomatoes, broth, oregano, lemon juice, basil and spices. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5-10 minutes or until slightly thickened and flavors are blended., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute chicken in remaining oil until no longer pink. Return chicken to pan; stir in sauce. Heat through, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Serve over rice; garnish with parsley if desired.

CREOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, combine the tomatoes, green pepper, celery, onion, chili powder, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Return chicken to pan; heat through. Serve with rice.

CREOLE BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place chicken in a baking pan or baking dish and squeeze lemon juice over. In a small bowl combine onion powder, thyme, ground rosemary, salt, and ground black pepper. Sprinkle over the chicken pieces, cover with foil and bake until the juices run clear and the flesh is fork tender, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove foil during the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking time. Remove from oven and let rest.
• Make the creole sauce while the chicken is in the oven. Heat grapeseed oil over medium heat in a sauce pot. Saute shallots and garlic until shallots turn translucent, being careful not to burn the garlic. Stir in rosemary and thyme, add crushed tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes. Add grape tomatoes, red and yellow bell peppers, diced onion, cayenne, and Creole seasoning, and simmer for 15 minutes more. Remove from heat and whisk in butter.
• Remove chicken from oven, transfer to a platter and let rest. Spoon sauce over and sprinkle with minced parsley leaves.

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.

CREOLE CHICKEN II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Rinse and pat dry the chicken pieces and rub them with brown sugar. In a large skillet, fry the chicken QUICKLY in hot oil (the sugar must not burn). When browned, remove to a 10x15 inch baking dish.
• Saute the onions and garlic in oil until soft. Add the sweet peppers, tomato paste, raisins, curry powder, chicken stock, bay leaf, salt, black pepper and parsley. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken, cover and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove cover and bake for another 30 minutes or until tender.

CHICKEN BREASTS CREOLE STYLE

Steps:

• Place half a chicken breast between sheets of plastic wrap. Pound lightly to a thickness of one-quarter inch with a flat mallet or meat pounder. Repeat with the remaining halves.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the onions, green peppers, celery, garlic and bay leaf. Cook, stirring, until the onions become transparent. Add the paprika, the tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well. Continue cooking for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the Worcestershire sauce and the hot-pepper sauce. Simmer until the sauce is reduced, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Heat the butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken breasts until golden on one side, about 4 minutes. Turn the pieces and cook for 4 minutes more or until done. Be careful not to overcook.
• Add the vinegar, water or chicken broth, cover, bring to a boil, and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove the bay leaf. Keep warm.
• To serve, divide the creole sauce among 4 serving plates. Place the chicken breasts over the sauce and pour the gravy from the skillet over them. Sprinkle with parsley.