Pot Roasted Southwestern Chicken Beginners Directions Recipes

SLOW-COOKED SOUTHWEST CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a 2- or 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the beans, broth, tomatoes, chicken, salsa, corn and seasonings. Cover and cook on low 3-4 hours or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°., Shred chicken with 2 forks and return to slow cooker; heat through. Serve over rice. If desired, serve with lime wedges and fresh cilantro. Freeze option: After shredding chicken, freeze cooled mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth or water if necessary.

EASY SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine cumin, salt, dried chipotle pepper, and paprika in a large, resealable plastic bag. Seal bag and shake to mix. Measure 2 teaspoons of the seasoning into a large bowl; add diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, black beans, and corn to the bowl and stir.
• Put chicken in the bag with the remaining seasoning; shake to coat.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Turn seasoned chicken out into the skillet, add red onion, and saute in the hot oil until the chicken is browned, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-high. Stir tomato mixture with the chicken; bring to a boil, add rice, and stir.
• Reduce heat to low. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the chicken mixture. Place a cover on the skillet and simmer until the rice is tender and the chicken no longer pink in the middle, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

POT-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven 190c/375F/Gas5.
• You will need a casserole dish large enough for the chicken to sit on top of all the vegetables and pineapple .
• You will also need a food processor.
• Crush the fennel seeds and put to one side.
• Chop the parley and put to one side.
• Cut the stalk off the top of the chillies. Snap them in half and put those to one side too.
• Grate the ginger - Leaving the skin on.
• Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper and stuff the cavity with the parsley and ginger.
• Cut the red onions and peppers and pineapple into quarters and put into a cold casserole dish.
• Add the chillies and crushed fennel seeds. Drizzle with 3 good glugs of olive oil.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper and give it a good stir to coat everything well.
• Place the chicken on top and pat it with a little oil. Cook in the middle of a pre-heated oven until the chicken is cooked - about 1 and 50 minutes.
• ***Please note cooking time is APROX - please read the lable on the chicken. The chicken is only cooked when the juices run clear and you can easily pull the bone from the thighs.
• When cooked, remove the chicken and drain the juices over the pan.
• Also remove half of the vegetables and half of the pineapple and put with the chicken and keep warm.
• Put the remaining vegetables and pineapple from the pan into a food processor with the sugar and balsamic vinegar. Correct the seasoning with a little salt and pepper - if needed.
• Blend to make a lovely sauce. ONLY if needed add a little boiling water to loosen and thin out.
• Remove the chicken from the bone and put onto serving plates - pour over the sauce.
• I served mine with boiled rice.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Or prepare grill for direct-and indirect-heat cooking.
• Combine first 8 ingredients;reserve. Line roasting pan with foil. Rub sugar mixture over all sides of chicken;place in pan. Coat chicken with cooking spray.
• Roast chicken in oven until no longer pink near bone, about 45-60 minutes.Or place chicken meaty side down over direct heat;cook until just browned, 4-5 minutes. Turn;place over indirect heat. Cover;cook until chicken is no longer pink near bone, 40-50 minutes. Transfer to serving platter;sprinkle with parsley. If desired, serve with lime wedges.

POT-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Cut round of parchment paper to fit diameter of Dutch oven. With kitchen shears, remove back rib bones from breast and thigh portions of chicken, (This will make the pieces smaller and easier to fit into the pot.) Stir butter, thyme, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper in small bowl. Coat chicken with half of the butter mixture.
• Heat Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot. Add oil; heat until hot. Cook chicken, in batches, 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown, turning once and adjusting heat as necessary. Remove chicken.
• Add onions to Dutch oven; cook and stir over medium heat 1 minute. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds or until fragrant. add sweet potatoes; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in remaining butter mixture until melted; cook 1 minute. Nestle chicken in one layer in vegetables. Press parchment paper round over chicken; cover with lid.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center and vegetables are tender. Remove and discard parchment paper. Remove chicken and vegetables.
• Skim off any fat that rises to surface of sauce; bring sauce to a boil over high heat. Stir in lemon juice; boil 3 to 4 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve chicken alongside vegetables; spoon sauce over chicken.

SOUTHWESTERN ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the first four ingredients in a blender, or use a handheld immersion blender. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides.
• Remove the giblets, and rinse the chicken with cold water; pat dry. Place the sage leaf and 1 garlic clove in the cavity of the chicken. Tie the legs together with string. Lift the wingtips up and over back, and tuck under the bird to keep them from burning. Place the chicken on a lightly greased rack in a shallow roasting pan, breast side up. Insert a meat thermometer into the meaty portion of a thigh, making sure it doesn't touch bone.
• Brush the chicken with the oil mixture.Rub some of the oil mixture under the skin of the chicken so the flavor penetrates the meat. Bake uncovered, at 500 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees, and bake an additional 50 minutes or until the thermometer registers 180 degrees. Remove the sage and garlic from the chicken cavities; set aside. Remove the chickens to a serving platter and set aside. Keep them warm. Skim the fat from the drippings; reserve the pan drippings.
• Combine the dried sage flakes, 1 garlic clove, vinegar, and next 4 ingredients and blend with a handheld immersion blender (or use regular blender); process until smooth. Add the reserved pan drippings; process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down the sides. Serve the chicken with the sauce.