Pollo Con Raja Mexican Chicken Recipes

POLLO A LA BRASA (PERUVIAN GRILLED CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Place chicken thighs into a gallon-sized resealable plastic bag. Blend soy sauce, garlic, lime juice, vegetable oil, cumin, paprika, and oregano in a blender until smooth. Pour mixture over chicken, seal the bag, and refrigerate for 8 hours.
• Combine jalapeno peppers, cilantro, mayonnaise, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a blender; pulse until sauce is smooth. Transfer sauce to a covered bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken thighs from the bag and place on the grill. Discard bag with excess marinade. Grill thighs for 7 minutes; flip and grill 7 additional minutes.
• Transfer thighs to a serving dish and drizzle reserved sauce over the chicken.

TAKE-OUT FAKE-OUT POLLO CON CREMA

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken cubes with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the chicken until the juices run clear, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a bowl, and heat 1 more tablespoon olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir the mushrooms, bell peppers, onion, and garlic until the vegetables are beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer the vegetables into the bowl with the chicken.
• Melt butter over medium-high heat in the same skillet, and whisk in the flour. Cook the mixture, whisking constantly, until the roux is lightly browned and gives off a toasted fragrance, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the broth, bring to a simmer, and whisk until thickened. Reduce heat to low, and whisk in the cream, sour cream, ketchup, hot sauce, cumin, and ground dried chiles. Cover the skillet, and simmer until thick and the flavors have blended, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Gently stir in the chicken and vegetables. Serve rolled in flour tortillas.

POLLO A LAS RAJAS

Steps:

• Season the chicken breast halves with garlic, salt, and black pepper.
• Place the chicken breast halves in a roasting pan (uncovered) and cook in the oven at 350°F for 20 minutes or until cooked.
• In a saucepan heat 2 tablespoons of oil and lightly sauté poblano pepper until skin starts separating; Peel skin from poblano pepper; Make a slit and remove all the seeds.
• Slice onion, bell pepper, and poblano pepper into strips.
• In a heavy skillet heat remaining 3 tablespoons of oil, and add chorizo, garlic, onion, and peppers.
• Cook over medium high heat stirring occasionally until onions and peppers are soft.
• Add sour cream, half-and-half, black pepper and salt and simmer for three minutes.
• On ovenproof serving dishes, place 3/4 cup of vegetable mixture.
• Top with roasted chicken breast.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese on each serving plate.
• Broil until cheese melts and turns golden.
• Serve.

POLLO CON RAJAS Y CREMA

Steps:

• During the first step of this pollo con rajas y crema recipe, it is important to gather all the ingredients in one place. Wash the vegetables and cut them to the appropriate size. If the peppers are pre-roasted, leave them to the side.
• Pre-marinate the chicken with your desired seasonings. Personally, I like using Sazon and onion powder. Shred the chicken finely. During this step in this pollo con rajas y crema recipe, you need to add olive oil to your skillet. Make sure that the heat is set to medium-low.
• Wait for the oil to start simmering and then add your chicken. Stir the shredded chicken in your skillet for a minimum of five minutes. Keep checking the color and temperature using a meat-safe thermometer.
• Add the cut vegetables, including the roasted poblano peppers to the skillet with your now cooked meat. In this pollo con rajas y crema recipe, it is important to add all the ingredients slowly and mix. The vegetables and peppers should brown and crisp in the skillet. Stir and move around the ingredients.
• After the vegetables are browned and crispy, you can add the wet ingredients to this pollo con rajas y crema recipe. The wet ingredients create a thick cream that brings flavor and texture to the dish. Do not add the shredded cheese. For this step, it is important to stir all the ingredients together.
• The fifth and final step for this pollo con rajas y crema recipe is to add shredded cheese on top. If you want to brown the cheese to add color and flavor, I suggest covering the raja y crema with a lid. Let the dish simmer for a minimum of five minutes. Turn the stovetop off and let it cool before serving.

POLLO CON RAJA (MEXICAN CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Fry chicken strips in oil and butter until golden brown. Remove from pan.
• Fry onion and chili strips til onions are clear.
• In blender, combine chicken soup, can of chopped chilies and sour cream -- blend to a green sauce.
• Spray casserole dish (9 x 13) with Pam.
• Mix all ingredients together (saving some cheese for top) and pour into pan.
• Add saved cheese to top.
• Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.

POLLO CON RAJAS (CHICKEN WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS)

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts into 1in. wide strips. Season them well with salt and pepper.
• In a cast iron skillet or heavy bottom (oven safe) pan, heat your butter and oil together. Once hot, quickly sauté the chicken filets until they are lightly browned. Set aside.
• In the same pan, sauté the onions gently until softened. Peal and clean the chile poblanos. Set aside three whole poblanos. Cut the remaining peppers into thin strips (rajas). Add the rajas to the onion in the pan, cover, and continue to cook over medium high heat for 8 minutes.
• Add the seared chicken along with any juices to the onion/poblanos and flip until evenly distributed.
• In a blender, combine sour cream, milk, 3 reserved poblano peppers, and salt until smooth.
• Pour sour cream mixture over chicken and gently mix until fully combined and all chicken pieces are covered.
• Top with monterey jack cheese and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until bubbling and cheese is slightly browned.