Picante Chicken And Peppers Recipes

CHICKEN 'N' PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the broth, soy sauce, garlic, cornstarch, ginger and cayenne pepper. Add chicken; stir to coat. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat to medium. Add peppers and water; cook and stir for 5-8 minutes or until peppers are tender.

BAKED CHICKEN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Place the onions and peppers in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
• Mix the oregano, basil, salt and pepper together in a small bowl. Place the chicken in a single layer on top of the peppers and season with a couple pinches of the seasoning.
• Mix the crushed tomatoes, remaining seasonings, garlic, and vinegar together and pour over the top of the chicken to cover.
• Bake uncovered at 400˚F for 35 minutes. Then remove the dish and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top and finish cooking for 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through (165˚F) and the sauce is bubbling on the sides.

CHICKEN PICANTE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the picante sauce, brown sugar and mustard; pour over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30-35 minutes or a thermometer reads 170°. Serve with rice if desired.

PICANTE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Open jar of picante sauce and put into a large saucepan. Add chicken breasts to picante sauce and bring to a steady boil. Boil gently for 20 to 25 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the juices run clear.

MOJO PICANTE, SPANISH RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Using a pestle and mortar (if you have) add the peeled garlic, salt, cumin, paprika and a drop of the olive oil. Grind together to make a paste. If you don't have a pestle and mortar, add all the ingredients to a food processor, but make sure the garlic is minced well first.
• Add the chopped and de seeded peppers to the processor, add a bit at a time. Blend until all smooth.
• Add the olive oil. Blend. Taste to see if you need a little more salt.
• Serve in a bowl or store in an air tight container in the fridge until ready. This will keep for up to 3 - 4 days refrigerated. Simply bring to room temperature when ready to serve.

PICANTE CHICKEN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Pound the chicken breast halves with a meat mallet until uniformly about 1/4" thick.
• Sprinkle them with a generous coating of seasoned salt on one side.
• Melt butter in a skillet and saute the chicken breast halves until golden brown, about 3- 5 minutes per side.
• Slice onion into 1/4" thick slices and quarter the slices.
• Cut all peppers into strips about 1/4" wide.
• Add onion, garlic and peppers to the sauteed chicken breasts and saute for a few minutes.
• Add the picante sauce over the top of the chicken and vegetables.
• Cover and simmer for about 5- 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.

SIMPLE SLOW COOKER PICANTE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker, with the bell pepper rings over top of the chichen.
• Combine picante, brown sugar, and mustard, and spoon over top of the chicken.
• Cover and cook for 4 1/2 hours.

CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANT

Steps:

• Cut each chicken thigh into 6 pieces. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of Creole seasoning. Place in a medium bowl and add flour. Stir to coat the chicken evenly.
• Heat 1/4 cup of oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Cook the chicken in 2 batches until golden on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Reserve the flour left in the bowl.
• Add the onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, remaining tablespoon of oil and the leftover flour to the Dutch oven. Cook, stirring often for 5 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Stir in the tomato paste and then add the crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, bacon, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, bay leaves, and thyme.
• Add chicken and any juices back to the Dutch oven. Bring to a simmer, cover and place in oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and cook another 15 minutes.
• Add Tabasco sauce and season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the bay leaves.
• Serve with rice and sprinkle with green onions.

PICANTE

Steps:

• Soak the pepper overnight in a big bowl of water. Put chicken in a big pot with salted water and boil until fully cooked, remove chicken and reserve broth. Discard water of the peppers and drain them,using a small knife cut open the peppers in order to remove the seeds. Then put peppers in blender or food processor and make a puree by adding a little bit of the reserved broth from the cooked chicken. Heat oil in heavy saucepan and add onions, sautee until lightly brown and then add garlic and tomatoes, sautee 5 mins and add cumin and black pepper and sugar, stir and add salt to taste. Add puree of pepper and let it cook for 10 mins and add 1/2 cup reserved chicken broth, bring to a boil and let sauce cook for 20 mins stirring constantly. If sauce starts to dry up add a little bit more of the broth and salt. Add chicken pieces to sauce and peas, let it cook for 5 more mins and remove it from heat. Serve with rice and potatoes and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Done