Chickendeluxe Recipes

CHICKEN DELUXE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees.
• Pound out chicken breast to a 1/4 inch thick.
• Place 2 slices dried beef on chicken and roll up.
• Wrap 1 slice of bacon around chicken and put into a large casserole dish.
• Melt together the cream cheese and soup.
• Pour all over chicken.
• Cook uncovered at 300 degrees for 3 hours. (Don't cheat on the time; it really does change the taste).
• Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.

DELUXE CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• On a sheet of waxed paper, combine the flour and bread crumbs.
• In a shallow bowl, whisk together egg whites and water.
• Dip chicken in egg white mixture, then dredge in bread crumb mixture, turning to coat.
• In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken; cook, turning once, until browned, about 10 minutes.
• Place chicken in a shallow baking dish.
• Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• To prepare sauce, in a small saucepan over medium heat, melt margarine (or butter).
• Stir in flour until well combined.
• Slowly add milk stirring constantly.
• Cook, stirring, until thickened (about 8 to 10 minutes).
• Remove from heat; stir in 1/4 cup of cheddar.
• Place chicken breasts on serving plates.
• Drizzle with sauce and sprinkle with the remaining cheddar.
• Garnish with paprika and serve immediately.

DELUXE, DIVINE CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Toast almonds in a small skillet until golden. Set aside.
• Bring 2 3/4 cups chicken stock, the zest of 1 lemon, thyme sprigs and a tablespoon of butter to a boil in a medium pot with a tight fitting lid. Add rice to water, stir. Return the water to a boil then reduce heat to simmer and cove the pot. Cook 18 minutes or until tender, remove from heat. Remove the thyme sprigs, the leaves will have fallen off in the rice.
• While the rice cooks, season chicken with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Dredge chicken in about half cup of flour then discard the rest. Heat a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, and 1 tablespoon butter to the large skillet. To the hot butter and oil, add the cutlets and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Remove the meat to a large platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Bring an inch or 2 of water to a simmer in a shallow pan and season with salt. Add asparagus and cook 4 minutes until just tender but green. Remove and add to chicken platter to keep warm.
• Return chicken skillet to the heat and add 2 tablespoons butter. Melt butter, add the mushrooms and saute for a couple of minutes. Whisk in 2 rounded tablespoons flour. Cook the flour 1 minute then whisk in 1/3 cup white wine, a couple of glugs. Cook off wine, 30 seconds, then whisk in 1 1/4 cups of chicken stock (remainder of the quart) then the half-and-half. When sauce bubbles, stir in mustard and tarragon and let sauce simmer and thicken 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir scallions into rice and fluff with fork. Make a bed of rice on each dinner plate. Top with a serving of steamed asparagus then 2 cutlets of chicken. Cover the chicken with the tarragon sauce, allowing the gravy to spill over edges into asparagus and rice. Sprinkle the plates with toasted nuts. Wow! Can you believe you made this?