Basil Cream Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Place milk and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in milk, then coat with crumbs. , In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook chicken in butter until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, about 5 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm., Add broth to the skillet. Bring to a boil over medium heat; stir to loosen browned bits. Stir in the cream and pimientos; boil and stir for 1 minute. Reduce heat. Add the cheese, basil and pepper; cook and stir until heated through. Serve with chicken.

Steps:

• Saute chicken, onions, and mushrooms in oil for 4 minutes.
• In lg saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour until smooth.
• Add chicken broth, boullion and cream.
• Stir in basil and pepper.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Combine with the chicken mixture.
• Serve over fettuccini.

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute the chicken, onions and mushrooms in oil until the chicken is no longer pink. , Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add broth and cream. Stir in basil and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in chicken mixture. Serve over fettuccine.

Steps:

• Place milk and breadcrumbs in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in the milk, then coat with breadcrumbs. In a skillet over medium heat, fry chicken in butter or margarine, on both sides, until the juices run clear. Remove from skillet and keep warm.
• Add the broth to the skillet; bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in the cream and pimentos; boil and stir for one minute. Reduce heat; add the Parmesan cheese, basil and black pepper. Simmer and stir until heated through. To serve, pour the sauce over the chicken.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in frying pan on medium heat.
• Coat chicken in breadcrumbs, optionally with a milk or egg wash first.
• Cook chicken approximately 4-5 minutes on each side, until done. Slice a bit of chicken to ensure doneness.
• Remove chicken from pan, leaving behind any drippings and grease.
• Deglaze pan with chicken broth.
• Add heavy cream, basil,garlic, butter, tomatoes, and half the parmesan cheese.
• Simmer, stirring often to prevent any burning and to incorporate chicken drippings.
• Add remaining parmesan cheese as desired. Salt and pepper to taste.
• When cream sauce has thickened, turn heat to low. A small amount of flour or corn starch can be used to thicken it faster if needed.
• Serve chicken on top of pasta, covered in the cream sauce. Garnish with parsley and parmesan.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place milk in a shallow bowl.
• Place the bread crumbs and garlic powder in another shallow bowl.
• Dip the chicken in the milk, then coat the chicken well with the bread crumbs.
• Place the butter and olive oil in a skillet and heat till butter melts over medium heat.
• Brown the chicken over medium heat in the butter and olive oil mixture.
• Keep chicken warm in preheated oven.
• Add broth to skillet and bring to a boil over medium heat, scraping up the browned bits from skillet.
• Stir in cream and pimentos, boil and stir for 1 minute.
• Reduce heat and while stirring constantly add the cheese, basil, salt and pepper.
• Cook until heated through.
• Mix cornstarch with a bit of water and stir into sauce if sauce needs thickening.
• Place chicken on platter, and pour sauce over chicken before serving.

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken with cold water and dry on paper towels, trim off any excess fat and tough tissue.
• Pound out the breast using a meat hammer until tenderized and an even thickness and dredge chicken in flour seasoned with salt and pepper, shaking off excess flour.
• Cook the chicken breasts in a pre-heated non-stick skillet with two tablespoons of the oil over medium high heat until just done.
• Place the breasts aside on a plate and cover while making sauce.
• Heat the chicken stock in a microwave, approximately two minutes on high then heat the remaining tablespoon of oil and butter in a small skillet or saucepan over medium heat, careful not to burn butter.
• Add the flour and stir into a paste to create a roux, continue to cook the roux over medium heat until it becomes a blonde roux, approximately two-four minutes.
• Remove the roux from the heat. add the heated chicken stock to all roux slowly, in stages, being sure to return the roux to a smooth paste or slurry after each addition.
• When all of the chicken stock has been incorporated, return the pan to medium heat and cook until the stock has thickened into a veloute, while still on medium heat, add the lemon juice, lemon zest, basil, white wine, salt and sugar to the veloute.
• Stir and cook for two minutes, then slowly add the cream. At this point, add additional stock or reduce the sauce to the desired thickness and adjust the seasonings to your personal taste.
• Remove the sauce from the heat and pour over the chicken breasts.
• *NOTE: This dish freezes nicely. If you are making ahead, cook sauce, pour 1/2 cup or more over each chicken breast, covering the chicken completely. Store in a refrigerator or freezer. To reheat (if frozen, thaw in the refrigerator the night before the day of consumption) heat in microwave using 70% power for approximately 3 minutes or until hot throughout.

Steps:

• Heat chicken in medium skillet on medium heat 4 min. or until heated through, turning occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook mayo, milk and basil in small saucepan on medium heat 2 min. or until slightly thickened and heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Top chicken with sauce; sprinkle with tomatoes and onions.

Steps:

• In a skillet saute chicken,onions and mushrooms in oil until chicken is no longer pink.
• Meanwhile in a large saucepan,melt butter.
• Stir in flour until smooth.
• Gradually add broth and cream.
• Stir in basil and pepper.
• Bring to a boil,cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in chicken mixture.
• Serve over fettuccine.
• This serves 6-8.
• The amount of fettuccine used would depent of how well sauced you like it,I use about 3/4 of a pound.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken in 2 teaspoons butter until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute tomatoes and onion in remaining butter until onion is softened. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in broth. Bring to a boil; add orzo. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until orzo is tender. Stir in the chicken, milk, basil, salt and pepper; heat through (do not boil). Sprinkle with cheese just before serving.