Mexicana Chicken Recipes

QUICK AND EASY MEXICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat a greased skillet to medium. Rub chicken pieces with garlic, salt, pepper and cumin to taste; place in hot skillet. Cook until brown on both sides and no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to 9x13-inch baking dish or casserole dish, top with salsa and cheese, and bake in preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and starts to brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

MEXICAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the chicken green pepper and onion in oil until chicken is no longer pink and vegetables are crisp-tender. Add the corn, broth, salsa, salt, chili powder if desired and pepper; bring to a boil., Stir in the rice; cover and remove from the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and let stand for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

MEXICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Dust chicken in flour, shake off excess and sprinkle with pepper.
• Heat oil in a large frying pan and brown chicken, then transfer to a casserole dish leaving oil behind.
• Add onions and garlic to the same pan and cook until tender.
• Add chillies, tomato, chicken stock, wine, chilli flakes and oregano and bring to the boil stirring occasionally.
• Pour over the top of the chicken in the casserole dish and bake for one hour at 180C (350F).
• Remove a little of the cooking liquid and mix through the cornflour.
• Stir through the corn, capsicum, olives and cornflour in the casserole dish. Season with additional pepper if desired.
• Bake a further 15 minutes or until thickened.

CHICKEN A LA MEXICANA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium size skillet, add the garlic and saute for a moment. Season the chicken with salt & pepper and brown in the skillet along with the garlic.
• When the chicken is evenly browned on both sides (approximately 8 minutes), add the rest of the ingredients and let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
• When all the flavors are combined, serve with Spanish rice & warm tortillas.

CHICKEN MEXICANA

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt.
• Heat butter in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 5 minutes. Turn chicken.
• Add onion and green pepper around edges of chicken. Cook 5 minutes or until chicken is tender and juices run clear.
• Place rice on serving platter. Remove chicken from skillet and place over rice; keep warm.
• Add picante sauce and cheese to skillet. Cook and stir until cheese is melted and sauce is hot.
• Pour over chicken and rice; sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with additional picante sauce.

MEXICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Place about 2 tablespoons chilies and one strip of Monterey Jack cheese on long end of each chicken breast. Fold in sides and ends; secure with a toothpick., In a shallow bowl, combine the crumbs, Parmesan cheese, chili powder, salt and cumin. Dip chicken in 3 tablespoons butter, then roll in crumb mixture. Place chicken rolls seam side down in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. Drizzle with remaining butter. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is tender., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the cornstarch, bouillon and water until smooth; stir in picante sauce. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Remove toothpicks from chicken and serve with sauce.

MEXICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Season chicken pieces with salt and paprika; fry chicken in the hot oil until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate. Drain excess grease from skillet.
• Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat; stir rice and saffron into hot butter and cook until rice is yellow and slightly fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir stock into rice and cook until rice is slightly softened, about 10 minutes. Return chicken parts to skillet, stir in red bell pepper, and cover. Simmer about 10 minutes. Gently fold green peas into mixture. Continue to simmer until chicken is tender and no longer pink inside and liquid has been absorbed by rice, 10 to 15 more minutes.

MEXICANA CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small nonstick skillet combine cinnamon stick, sesame seeds and cloves. Cook over low heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in chili powder.
• In a blender, food processor or small coffee grinder, process the spice mixture until ground. Set aside.
• In a small sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic and onion. Cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add broth, tomato sauce, tomatillos, tomato and reserved spice mixture.
• Meanwhile, preheat broiler. Sprinkle chicken with 1 tsp ground cinnamon (not from mixture prepared above). Broil, turning once, until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Place on serving plates; spoon sauce over top. Serve immediately.
• Optional cooking methods.
• Crock Pot -- Complete steps 1 - 3, place mixture and raw chicken in crock pot and cook until chicken is no longer pink inside.
• Stove top -- Complete step 1 - 3, bring sauce mix to a boil and then add raw chicken. Cook until chicken is not longer pink inside.

CHICKEN MEXICANO

Steps:

• Stir together salsa, juices, yogurt, salt, and mustard.
• Pour over chicken; cover and refrigerate for 30 to 45 minutes.
• Remove chicken and reserve marinade.
• Broil in pan 5 to 6 inches from heat for 10 minutes.
• Turn chicken over and and brush with reserved marinade mixture.
• Broil for 15 minutes more.