Dinner Party Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a small baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside.
• Toast the bread until light golden brown on both sides. Trim the toast using a 4-inch round cookie cutter and using a pastry brush, lightly coat 1 side of each toast with 1/2 teaspoon of the melted butter. Set aside on a wire rack to crisp. Reserve trimmed crusts and crumble into coarse bread crumbs to be used as garnish.
• In a large nonstick skillet or saute pan sear the ham slices until lightly golden, about 1 minute.
• Set aside.
• Season each chicken breast with 1/4 teaspoon of the Essence and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• In the already hot large skillet or saute pan, heat the oil over high heat. Add the chicken and sear until lightly colored, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to the prepared baking sheet and cook until cooked through, 12 to 14 minutes.
• While the chicken breasts are finishing in the oven, make the pan sauce: Return the skillet to medium-high heat and melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in the fat and juices remaining in the pan. When the butter is foamy, add the shallots, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, until the shallots are soft, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and herbes de Provence and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste, wine, and tomatoes; bring to a boil, and cook, stirring, until the wine is reduced, about 1 minute. Add the stock, return to the boil, and cook until the mixture is reduced by half, about 8 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream, stir, and place the chicken breasts in the pan. Top each chicken breast with a piece of ham and baste with the sauce; continue to cook until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and swirl in the remaining 4 tablespoons butter, a piece or 2 at a time. Remove from the heat, adjust the seasoning to taste, and cover to keep warm until ready to serve.
• To serve, place 1 toast round in the center of 4 large plates and place 1 ham-topped chicken breast on top. Drizzle each portion with the sauce, garnish with chopped fresh parsley and the reserved bread crumbs and serve immediately.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William and Morrow, 1993.

Steps:

• Shred beef, and spread into the bottom of a greased 8 inch square baking dish.
• Wrap each chicken breast with 1 strip of bacon, and lay on top of beef.
• Mix together undiluted soup and sour cream. Pour over chicken.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Steps:

• In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish, arrange beef slices to evenly cover bottom of dish. Top with chicken breasts. Combine the soup and sour cream; pour over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35 minutes or until the chicken juices run clear. Serve over rice if desired.

Steps:

• Gently pound chicken to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Heat olive oil, cook and brown the chicken on both sides for 10 minutes.
• Place in baking dish.
• Top each piece with a quarter of the brie and 2 T of the preserves.
• Sprinkle with the almonds.
• Bake at 400* for about 8 minutes, until cheese melts and chicken is done.

Steps:

• Melt half of the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven, then brown the chicken parts in batches; remove with tongs to a paper towel lined plate to drain.
• Drain fat from the pan, then add water and chicken bouillon powder, whisking to blend, and bring to a boil.
• Add chicken pieces back to the pan, lower the heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken pieces to a 3 quart casserole.
• Measure out 2 cups of the chicken broth from the pot, adding water if needed to get the correct amount; set aside for now.
• Melt remaining butter and saute onions and garlic in the butter until tender, about 5 minutes; remove from heat.
• Mix together flour, salt, and all seasonings, then sprinkle over the onions, stirring to coat well.
• Gradually mix in the 2 cups hicken brot until the mixture is smooth.
• Add tomatoes, crushing them slightly with your hands first.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover, and let simmer 15 minutes, sitrring occasioanlly (should be thick).
• Grate the zest from the lime and measure out 2 tsp, then squeeze the juice and measure out 2 Tbsp- add both to the curry sauce, along with the yogurt.
• Pour sauce over the chicken, turning over the chicken pieces to coat evenly.
• Let cool 15 minutes, then cover and chill.
• Before your guests have arrived, preheat oven to 350 F and take the casserole out of the fridge, stirring once.
• Cover with foil and bake 35 minutes.
• While it is cooking, combine rice, bouillon powder,and oil in a 2 quart casserole; pour boiling water over rice and stir with a fork.
• Once the chicken casserole has been in the oven for the 35 minutes, add the rice casserole to the oven as well and cook both for 40 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork before serving.
• Serve portions of rice topped with chicken pieces and the sauce ladled over the top.