Smothered Chicken With Provolone Cheese Recipes

CHICKEN PROVOLONE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with pepper. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken over medium heat until a thermometer reads 165°, 4-5 minutes on each side., Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet; top with the basil, prosciutto and cheese. Broil 6-8 in. from the heat until cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes.

PROVOLONE-SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in shallow dish. Pour dressing over chicken. Cover and refrigerate about 30 minutes.
• Heat closed medium-size contact grill for 5 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade; reserve marinade. Sprinkle chicken with garlic pepper. Place chicken on grill. Close grill. Grill 4 to 6 minutes, brushing with marinade once, until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Discard remaining marinade.
• Sprinkle each chicken breast with basil; top with tomato and cheese. Let stand on grill 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

PROVOLONE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Pound chicken breasts with flat side of meat mallet until flattened to an even thickness.
• Place seasoned bread crumbs on flat dish.
• Press both sides of the chicken into the crumbs.
• Place coated chicken pieces in a greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with Italian seasoning (if using) and top with provolone cheese.
• Dot with butter.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is golden and crispy around the edges, the way I prefer it.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Coat both sides of chicken breasts with oregano and cayenne pepper and place on a baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and red wine. Cook and stir until vegetables shrink down a bit, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and cracked black pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low to low; cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Pour mushroom mixture on top of the chicken. Continue baking until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 8 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of the chicken and cook until cheese is bubbly, about 5 minutes more.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN WITH PROVOLONE CHEESE

Steps:

• Rinse chicken breasts, season with salt and pepper, cayenne pepper. Get a big skillet and pour extra virgin olive oil into pan.
• Add chicken (all 4 pieces at one time). After chicken is brown on one side, turn chicken over until tender and brown.
• Take chicken out the pan and add mushrooms, bacon and garlic to pan to sautee. When bacon is brown take out the garlic and mushrooms and bacon put on paper towel to drain.
• Put chicken back in the pan and add back the bacon, mushrooms and garlic. On top of chicken put the mushrooms, bacon and last put the provolone cheese on top.

BENNIGAN'S SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients in a bowl.
• Marinade meat in covered bowl or plastic bag for at least 30 min.
• While chicken is marinating, slice onions and mushrooms and cook your bacon.
• Saute mushrooms and onions in butter and hickory smoke flavor for 3 to 5 minutes, or until onions are transparent but not brown and mushrooms are tender.
• Remove chicken from marinade, and grill* (if you would prefer to cook it in the oven, instructions are below) for about 10 minutes.
• Do not overcook chicken!
• While grilling, preheat oven on broil.
• After chicken is done, remove from grill and place in a shallow baking dish.
• Cover each breast with a strip of bacon, then provolone cheese, then some sauteed onions and mushrooms.
• Broil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.
• *Oveninstructions: Preheat oven on broil.
• Broil chicken, 5 to 7 inches from broiler element, for about 10 minutes.
• Watch the chicken carefully!
• About 6 minutes into broiling, top chicken with bacon strips.
• Once the chicken and bacon is done, remove from oven, top with cheese and mushroom/onion mixture, and broil for 2-3 minutes more.
• Watch carefully; sometimes the grease from the bacon will ignite if not careful.

GRILLED KANSAS CITY SMOTHERED BBQ CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together all sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
• Measure out 1/2 cup of sauce and set aside. Pour remaining sauce into a large sealable bag. Add chicken breasts to bag. Seal and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat grill to medium heat and arrange four 12x12-inch pieces of Reynolds Wrap® Non-Stick Foil on the grill. Use tongs to transfer one chicken breast to each foil square. Discard marinade.
• Brush each chicken breast with some of the remaining 1/2 cup BBQ sauce. Top with mushrooms and onions. Fold foil around each chicken breast to enclose the chicken and veggies. Allow to cook over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until chicken is tender and juices run clear or a meat thermometer inserted into the center reads 170 degrees F.
• Unwrap foil packets and place 2 slices of provolone cheese over each chicken breast so that the cheese is lying on top of the mushrooms and onions. Allow to cook uncovered 2 to 3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Garnish with fresh cilantro or parsley and serve.