Parisian Chicken And Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and puree with an immersion blender, or puree in a regular blender in small batches and return to the pot. You should have about 4 cups sauce.
• Meanwhile, make the chicken: Preheat the oven to 450˚. Put the flour in a shallow dish. Whisk the eggs in a separate shallow dish. Combine the breadcrumbs, parsley and oregano in a third dish. Lay the chicken on a piece of plastic wrap and cover with another piece of plastic. Pound the chicken on both sides with the flat side of a meat mallet or a skillet until 1/4 inch thick. Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Working with 1 piece at a time, dredge the chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess, then dip in the eggs, letting the excess drip off, and dredge in the breadcrumb mixture, pressing to adhere on both sides. Transfer to a plate.
• Set a wire rack on a baking sheet. Heat about 1/2 inch vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Carefully add 2 pieces of chicken and cook, gently moving them around in the pan with tongs, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. (Adjust the heat as needed if the chicken is browning too quickly.) Remove the chicken to the rack to drain. Lightly sprinkle with salt. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
• Transfer the chicken to a clean baking sheet and top each piece with 1/2 cup tomato sauce and 2 slices mozzarella. Bake until the cheese is melted, bubbling and browned in spots, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the pasta: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain. Warm the remaining tomato sauce (about 2 cups) over low heat. Add the spaghetti and 1/2 cup reserved cooking water; toss, adding more cooking water as needed. Season with salt and pepper.
• Top the chicken with parmesan and basil. Serve with the spaghetti.

Steps:

• Sauce Veloute: Melt butter and stir in flour,salt and pepper; gradually stir in chicken broth.
• Simmer 5 minutes stirring with wire whisk,until thick and smooth.
• Simmer 15 minutes stirring occasionally. Set aside.
• Tomato Sauce: Saute onions in oil 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, salt& pepper,bay leaf and thyme.
• Simmer 15 minutes; discard bay leaf. Set aside.
• Preheat oven 350*.
• Butter a 3 quart casserole.
• Saute chicken in 1 Tbsp butter 2-3 minutes.
• Season with salt& pepper.
• Combine 1/2 c.cream with 1 cup sauce veloute, tabasco sauce & green onions.
• Stir into chicken.
• Remove from heat.
• Melt remaining Tbsp butter and toss with pasta.
• Place 1/2 pasta in casserole.
• Cover with 1/2 tomato sauce.
• Repeat.
• Top with 1/2 cup cheese and entire chicken mixture.
• Blend remaining 1 cup Sauce Veloute with rest of cream.
• Spoon over chicken.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake 45 minutes until bubbly and brown.
• Note:.
• This can be prepared the day before, refrigerated and heated in oven when you are ready to serve it. Enjoy!