Pressed Chicken With Yellow Squash And Tomatoes Recipes

PRESSED CHICKEN WITH YELLOW SQUASH AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry and season with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers.
• Add chicken, skin side down. Cover with a round of parchment paper, then a heavy pot or skillet, followed by a 3- to 5-pound weight (such as two 32-ounce cans or a brick wrapped in foil). Cook 10 minutes, then remove weight, pot, and parchment.
• Turn chicken over and re-cover with a clean round of parchment, pot, and weight, then cook until just cooked through, about 8 minutes more. Transfer chicken to a plate and keep warm, covered.
• Add squash, tomatoes, garlic, 2 teaspoons marjoram, and 1/4 teaspoon salt to fat in skillet. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until squash is just tender and tomatoes have become saucy, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in any juices from plate and season with salt and pepper. Spoon over chicken.
• Sprinkle chicken and vegetables with remaining teaspoon marjoram.
• Serve with: a green salad tossed with red-wine vinaigrette

CHICKEN YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook chicken, cool and remove from bone.
• Bring squash to boil in broth and cook 8 minutes.
• Drain and combine all vegetables.
• Combine sour cream, soup and salt and pepper.
• Add chicken and veggies.
• Spoon into lightly greased 9x13" baking dish.
• Combine stuffing and butter.
• Sprinkle over casserole.
• Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

CHICKEN AND SUMMER SQUASH

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, melt butter in the oil over medium high heat. Season chicken with half of the salt and half of the pepper, and add it to skillet. Cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to large plate or platter, and cover to keep warm.
• Pour off fat from skillet, and add squash, zucchini, and tomato. Season with remaining salt and pepper. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until squash is slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat, and return chicken to skillet. Cover partially. Cook until squash is soft, and chicken is white throughout but still juicy, about 5 minutes longer.
• Transfer chicken to platter, and cover with foil to keep warm. Raise heat to high. Cook vegetable mixture, stirring often, until almost all of the liquid has evaporated, about 2 minutes. Arrange vegetables around chicken, and serve.

CHICKEN WITH SPAGHETTI SQUASH AND FIRE-ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place spaghetti squash cut-side down in a nonstick baking pan.
• Bake spaghetti squash in the preheated oven until tender when pierced with a fork, about 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack; cool until easily handled.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in chicken breasts, tomatoes with juice, Italian seasoning, and paprika; cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat; spoon out excess liquid.
• Scrape squash flesh into spaghetti strands using a fork. Stir squash strands into the skillet. Fold in remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil with a spatula. Season with salt and pepper. Serve in a pasta bowl garnished with Parmesan cheese and oregano.

ITALIAN CHICKEN AND SQUASH

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook chicken in butter over medium heat until no longer pink. Add yellow squash and zucchini; cook for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions., Stir broth and lemon juice into chicken mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta; toss with chicken mixture and tomatoes. Sprinkle with cheeses.

GRILLED CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH SQUASH AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat grill or grill pan to medium-high. Place chicken in a shallow nonreactive dish, and toss with lemon juice, 2 tablespoons oil, and 1 garlic clove. Cover; marinate 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss squash and tomatoes with remaining 2 tablespoons oil and remaining garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Grill vegetables until charred and slightly softened, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Let cool slightly, then cut into large chunks. Combine vegetables in a bowl with basil; cover, and set aside.
• Remove chicken from marinade, and season with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; discard marinade. Grill chicken until browned and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer vegetables to a serving platter. Place grilled chicken on top, and garnish with more basil.

AIR FRYER ZUCCHINI, YELLOW SQUASH, AND ONION

Steps:

• Place zucchini, yellow squash, and onion in a large bowl. Add olive oil, lemon pepper seasoning, and seasoned salt. Toss to coat until evenly combined.
• Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 5 minutes.
• Place zucchini mixture in the basket of the air fryer making sure to not overcrowd (you may need to do this in two batches depending on the size of your air fryer).
• Cook for 8 minutes. Shake basket and cook until vegetables are soft, about 8 minutes more.

YELLOW SQUASH AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute squash in oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, basil, pepper and salt. Reduce heat to medium; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until heated through.