Quick Chicken For Four Recipes

Steps:

• Season chicken with dried thyme and salt and pepper. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat and add the oil. Dredge the chicken in flour, add to the hot oil and saute until cooked through. Set chicken aside to rest on plate tented with foil.
• In same saute pan, over low heat, add onions and fresh thyme and cook until aromatic.
• In a measuring cup, measure out wine, if using, and broth, and add the lemon juice. Turn the heat up to high, and deglaze the pan with the broth mixture until starting to reduce.
• Remove the pan from the heat and finish the sauce by whisking in butter. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Place a bed of cooked spinach on a serving platter, top with the chicken. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve.
• Spinach "bed":
• Microwave spinach in a microwave-proof dish with a few tablespoons of water on high for 5 to 6 minutes, or until hot. Drain, and toss with butter, lemon juice, and salt and pepper, to taste.
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• Place chicken in 13x9" baking dish. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. (At this point, the dish can be placed in the refrigerator overnight.) Bake, uncovered, at 350, 1 ½ hours or till done, turning after 45 minutes and basting occasionally.

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• In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry carrot and celery in oil for 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add rice; stir-fry for 3 minutes or until heated through., Make a well in the center of the rice mixture; add eggs. Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until eggs are completely set. Add the remaining ingredients; stir-fry until heated through.

Steps:

• Place couscous in a heat-proof mixing bowl. Add salt, pepper, cayenne, and olive oil; stir with a spoon until all couscous is coated with oil. Level off to smooth the top and set aside.
• Season chicken on both sides with salt.
• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over high heat. Add chicken and sear for 2 to 3 minutes on one side. Flip and add onions. Sear chicken on second side, while sauteing onions at the same time, for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove chicken to a plate and let cool for a few minutes. Cut chicken into 1/2-inch cubes and return to the saucepan.
• Add chicken broth, zucchini, green beans, bell pepper, green onions, paprika, and turmeric to the saucepan. Place over high heat. As soon as it boils, remove from the heat and carefully dump it on top of the couscous; do not stir. Immediately wrap bowl tightly with foil and set a timer for 5 minutes.
• When timer goes off, unwrap foil and toss in parsley. Stir to combine ingredients. Taste and adjust for salt.
• Spoon couscous onto serving plate and garnish with feta cheese, chili flakes, and parsley and a drizzle of olive oil.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan melt butter. Add flour to make a paste.
• Slowly add broth and milk.
• With a wire whisk stir over medium heat until thickened.
• Add warm peas and chicken or turkey.
• Heat through.
• Serve over buttered toast or puff pastry.

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• Place chicken between two sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap and flatten using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
• Combine bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.
• Dip chicken in beaten egg; dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
• Melt butter in a large skillet; add chicken and brown on each side over medium-high heat.
• Arrange chicken in a lightly greased 13x9 baking dish.
• Pour spaghetti sauce over chicken and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Cover and bake at 375º for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated and chicken is no longer pink.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook chicken, onion and carrots in butter until chicken is lightly browned. Add potatoes. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Add the cream, parsley, salt and pepper. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.