Santa Barbara Chicken Recipes

BARBARA'S CHICKEN DISH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large fry pan.
• add the chicken, (cut in bite sized pieces) and the chopped onion.
• stir for about 2 minutes.
• add the garlic, and continue cooking till the chicken is golden.
• add the white wine.
• add the tomatos.
• add the stock or water.
• simmer until chicken is cooked and the sauce is reduced.(thats why you use a LARGE pan.).
• when done, salt and cracked pepper to taste, turn off heat and cover.
• when ready to serve, re-heat, stir in the sour cream, but dont re-boil.
• serve over pasta, (I like curls) with a green salad.

SANTA BARBARA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place one chicken breast half at a time, shiny-side down, between two sheets of waxed paper. With a wooden mallet or rolling pin, flatten to 1/4 -inch thickness. Peel off waxed paper.In a small bowl, stir avocados, bacon, green onions, lemon juice, salt and hot pepper sauce until well blended.Place about 3 tablespoons of the avocado-bacon mixture and 2 tablespoons of the cheese in center of each breast. Fold breast over and enclose mixture, tucking in ends. Fasten with wooden picks.On a sheet of waxed paper, mix bread crumbs and lemon pepper. Dip chicken into butter or margarine, then into seasoned bread crumbs, coating well. Place in a shallow 2-quart baking dish. Pour remaining butter or margarine around chicken. If making ahead, cover and refrigerate up to 1 hour.Bake in a preheated 400° oven for 15 minutes. Baste with butter or margarine and bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until chicken is tender. Remove wooden picks.Serve with lemon.