Elegant Chicken Avocado Recipes

AVOCADO SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Lay the chicken breast flat in a large baking dish. Season with half the salt and the pepper.
• In a bowl, combine the avocado, sun dried tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, and the remaining salt. Stir, mashing the avocado and mixing everything together, until combined with chunks of avocado remaining.
• Spread the avocado mixture on top of each chicken breast to cover. Top with the shredded cheese. Bake covered with foil at 375˚F for 25-35 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Optional: remove the foil for the last 3-5 minutes and set the oven to broil to brown the cheese.
• Garnish with extra cilantro and sun dried tomato if desired. Serve over rice or sautéed spinach and drizzle each chicken breast with sauce. Enjoy!

LEMON HERB MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together all of the marinade/dressing ingredients in a large jug. Pour out half of the marinade into a large, shallow dish. Refrigerate the remaining marinade to use as the dressing later.
• Add the chicken to the marinade in the bowl; marinade chicken for 15-30 minutes (or up to two hours in the refrigerator if time allows). While waiting for the chicken, prepare all of the salad ingredients and mix in a large salad bowl.
• Once chicken is ready, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a grill pan or a grill plate over medium-high heat. Grill chicken on both sides until browned and completely cooked through.
• Allow chicken to rest for 5 minutes; slice and arrange over salad. Drizzle salad with the remaining UNTOUCHED dressing. Serve with lemon wedges.

CHICKEN, AVOCADO AND FETA SALAD

Steps:

• To save time and effort, I usually get a store-bought rotisserie chicken. Remove skin and chop breasts; add other pieces of chicken if necessary to get to two cups.
• Chop the avocados into medium-sized pieces, mix with 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice to prevent browning, and season avocado with garlic salt to taste. Put in large bowl with chicken.
• Top with onion, feta cheese, pine nuts and cilantro. Toss gently to combine, taking care not to break up or mash the avocado.
• Whisk mayo, dijon and the remaining tablespoon of the lemon juice to make the dressing. Add a bit of water if too thick. Season the dressing with freshly ground black pepper to taste. Drizzle over salad and again toss gently to dress.
• Serve right away or chill for a while before serving. This can be served inside pita bread or sandwich bread, or over a bed of greens/spinach, but we also like to eat it as is.

ELEGANT CHICKEN AVOCADO

Steps:

• Using a large heavy skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Add the ginger, cinnamon, paprika, curry, salt and pepper to the oil.
• Stir and cook the spices in the oil for 2 minutes.
• Add the chicken pieces and cook over medium heat on each side for approximately 5 minutes or till lightly browned.
• Remove chicken from pan.
• Pour off any excess oil from the skillet.
• Add wine to the skillet and deglaze for about 1 minute.
• Add broth, carrots and celery and return chicken to the skillet, bringing all to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until chicken pieces are tender.
• Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm.
• Add half and half to skillet, stirring until incorporated, over low heat.
• Place rice on platter and distribute chicken pieces on top of rice.
• Place avocado slices on top then pour sauce mixture over all.
• Sprinkle top with slivered almonds.