Bonnies Creole Chicken Recipes

CREOLE CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Season chicken thighs with Creole seasoning.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook chicken in the melted butter until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate. Add tomatoes with green chile peppers, water, tomato sauce, and Spanish-style rice mix to the same skillet; stir well. Return chicken to the rice mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover skillet, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and rice is tender, about 40 minutes. Serve on a platter with chicken atop the rice.

CHICKEN CREOLE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in oil; remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute onion, celery, green pepper and garlic until tender. Stir in tomatoes, water, paprika, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. , Add chicken. Whisk cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into chicken mixture and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, until chicken is tender, 10-15 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving. If desired, serve with rice.

CREOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, combine the tomatoes, green pepper, celery, onion, chili powder, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Return chicken to pan; heat through. Serve with rice.

CHICKEN CREOLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion, celery and bell pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender (about 4 minutes). Add the tomatoes, bay leaf, salt and cayenne pepper. Cook this Creole sauce 3 minutes longer, stirring often.
• Arrange the chicken breasts in an 8 x 11 inch baking dish. Pour the Creole sauce over the chicken.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until the chicken is tender and white throughout.

BONNIE'S CREOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. PREPARE CHICKEN: Trim any fat from the chicken. Place the chicken tenders in a bowl, cover with buttermilk, refrigerate for 30 minutes to tenderize the meat. Don't skip this step!
• 2. MAKE THE BATTER: Use a small bowl, add the 1/2 cup of buttermilk and 1 teaspoon of creole seasoning and whisk smooth. About the creole seasoning: It has salt in it, so don't salt the chicken or it will be too salty. Cook's Tip: I keep powdered buttermilk on hand in the fridge. I use it for all my baking and cooking and there is no waste. The buttermilk powder must also be refrigerated.
• 3. MAKE THE SEASONED FLOUR: In a flat pie plate, mix one cup of flour with 1 1/2 teaspoons creole seasoning. Mix well. Dip a soaked chicken tender into the small bowl and then into the flour mixture, coating both sides. Note: You can fry one piece of chicken to see if it has enough creole seasoning to satisfy your taste before frying the whole batch of chicken.
• 4. FRY THE CHICKEN I use an electric skillet just because it is easier. Put enough coconut oil in the skillet on medium high heat, and when the oil is hot but not smoking, add the coated chicken tenders and fry until nice an brown on both sides. About 6 to 8 minutes.
• 5. SERVE THE CHICKEN Here is how it should look! Enjoy!

CHICKEN BREASTS CREOLE STYLE

Steps:

• Place half a chicken breast between sheets of plastic wrap. Pound lightly to a thickness of one-quarter inch with a flat mallet or meat pounder. Repeat with the remaining halves.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the onions, green peppers, celery, garlic and bay leaf. Cook, stirring, until the onions become transparent. Add the paprika, the tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well. Continue cooking for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the Worcestershire sauce and the hot-pepper sauce. Simmer until the sauce is reduced, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Heat the butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken breasts until golden on one side, about 4 minutes. Turn the pieces and cook for 4 minutes more or until done. Be careful not to overcook.
• Add the vinegar, water or chicken broth, cover, bring to a boil, and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove the bay leaf. Keep warm.
• To serve, divide the creole sauce among 4 serving plates. Place the chicken breasts over the sauce and pour the gravy from the skillet over them. Sprinkle with parsley.

CREOLE BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place chicken in a baking pan or baking dish and squeeze lemon juice over. In a small bowl combine onion powder, thyme, ground rosemary, salt, and ground black pepper. Sprinkle over the chicken pieces, cover with foil and bake until the juices run clear and the flesh is fork tender, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove foil during the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking time. Remove from oven and let rest.
• Make the creole sauce while the chicken is in the oven. Heat grapeseed oil over medium heat in a sauce pot. Saute shallots and garlic until shallots turn translucent, being careful not to burn the garlic. Stir in rosemary and thyme, add crushed tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes. Add grape tomatoes, red and yellow bell peppers, diced onion, cayenne, and Creole seasoning, and simmer for 15 minutes more. Remove from heat and whisk in butter.
• Remove chicken from oven, transfer to a platter and let rest. Spoon sauce over and sprinkle with minced parsley leaves.

BONNIE'S ROASTED CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. I use a large stainless steel pan with a shallow rim, big enough to hold all the ingredients in a single layer. Grease the pan with kitchen spray.
• 2. Zest the lemon and squeeze the juice. Place the lemon juice in a large bowl. Add the zest, garlic, Dijon mustard, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Whisk until well combined. Pat thighs dry and add to the mixture in the bowl. Coat the chicken thighs with the mixture and place them skin UP in the center of the baking pan.
• 3. Add the vegetables to the bowl with your hands and toss the vegetables until they are coated. Place the vegetables around the chicken in the pan in a single layer.
• 4. Roast in the oven at 425 degrees for about 45 minutes. Stir the vegetables halfway through the cooking process. Test the vegetables to see if they are done, if not, continue cooking. At this time, using tongs, flip the chicken thighs over to "baste" the top of the meat in the juices, and then flip it back over. (Sneaky way to baste.)
• 5. The meat and vegetables will be golden brown. It may take a few minutes less or a few minutes more, depending on how big the pieces of meat are, and how big you slice the vegetables. If you like them more brown, turn on the broiler for a few minutes, but watch them carefully.
• 6. Next time, after you have tried this dish, feel free to add anything else to it that you can't live without. Enjoy!

CHICKEN CREOLE

Steps:

• Saute chicken pieces in the oil until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and celery in the remaining oil until tender. Stir in the tomatoes, broth, tomato paste and seasonings.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Return chicken to the pan; heat through. Serve with rice. Makes about 8 servings.