OT: What to do for supper with chicken?

[Maggimus]

HAha-- so today is valentines day and I havent put a whole lot of thought toward what to do...

The meat portion will be chicken... now the question is what in the heck to do with it (quick marinates, etc) for valentines day?

Any suggestions?

 

[myprincessgirlisa]

How fancy do you want to get...I have a REALLY good receipe, but its nowhere near low fat...it has rice, & chicken breast with a sauce made from port wine & whipping cream

DO YOU WANT IT????

 

[Maggimus]

ill take anything at this point... I have to hurry off to the store real soon though because DH gets home in a few hours..

 

[Maggimus]

by the way, thank you very much!! And thank you to everyone who has read this

 

[Gina Loves Disney]

How about Chicken Piccata? I love that!!

2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts, butterflied and then cut in half
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
All-purpose flour, for dredging
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup brined capers, rinsed
1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess.
In a large skillet over medium high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter with 3 tablespoons olive oil. When butter and oil start to sizzle, add 2 pieces of chicken and cook for 3 minutes. When chicken is browned, flip and cook other side for 3 minutes. Remove and transfer to plate. Melt 2 more tablespoons butter and add another 2 tablespoons olive oil. When butter and oil start to sizzle, add the other 2 pieces of chicken and brown both sides in same manner. Remove pan from heat and add chicken to the plate.

Into the pan add the lemon juice, stock and capers. Return to stove and bring to boil, scraping up brown bits from the pan for extra flavor. Check for seasoning. Return all the chicken to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove chicken to platter. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to sauce and whisk vigorously. Pour sauce over chicken and garnish with parsley.

 

[cryssi]

chicken parmesan?

or

marinate in white wine and italian dressing, and throw it on the grill?

 

[JandJ]

I have millions of chicken recipes - we eat a lot of chicken

DH makes homemade basil pesto, but you can get it in a jar:

cut chicken into strips
heat a couple tsp. olive oil in a skillet and cook chicken until no pink remains
add can diced tomatoes
drained can artichoke hearts (quartered)
1 cup fresh chopped mushrooms (or canned if you don't feel up to chopping)
1/2 jar pesto
simmer about 15 minutes

cook pasta until almost done
drain and add to skillet with chicken and veggies, stir
simmer until sauce coats pasta and it's fully cooked

serve with garlic bread and salad . . . on second thought it is Valentine's Day, maybe skip the garlic bread

 

[DisneyFairy19]

Darn.. I am at work.. Sneaking away and getting on the boards..lol But I have a great recipe for chicken breast with a mushroom sauce... I wont be home until 6 and then going out for dinner, but if you would like I can send you the recipe. I get most of my ideas from the Food Network and Martha Stewart.. Good Luck

 

[Maggimus]

we are big chicken eaters too-- thanks everyone for the recipes!!

 

[DaPookie]

How fancy do you want to get...I have a REALLY good receipe, but its nowhere near low fat...it has rice, & chicken breast with a sauce made from port wine & whipping cream

DO YOU WANT IT????

Omg! I do! Can you send it to me as well?

 

[cryssi]

Omg! I do! Can you send it to me as well?

me too??

 

[Belle83007]

Well I cant help you much because i can seriously burn water but good luck with whatever you decide!! I am sure your husband will be happy with whatever you make

 

[myprincessgirlisa]

Reciepe: White Chicken'

Boneless Skinless chicken breast (4-6 or more if want)
Tawny Port Wine (doesnt matter brand name/cheapest if you want)
4-6 Whipping cream cartons(small ones or 1 quart)
Fresh lemon
1 stick Butter

White Rice

In large deep sauce pan, melt butter & squeeze in half of fresh lemon & cook chicken until white(cooked thru).

Remove chicken into casserole dish

Keep butter/lemon juice in saucepan.

add 4 cups of tawny port wine(you can do more if you like) and cook it down to a boil. It will get slighty thicker when its done. keep stirring & start rice(cook rice normal way or do minute rice)

Then add in the 4 cartons of whipping cream & keep stirring for about 5mins & bring to lite boil

when done, pour some of the sauce in with the chicken & bake 10-15mins on 425 til top light brown

keep extra sauce off to side

Serve chicken on rice & pour sauce over both

add salt & pepper for taste


I usually do this without a reciepe, so maybe taste it as you go...sauce is supposed to taste sweet & rich...sorry... at work & no access to receipe fast enough...

Its real easy to make & its a big hit

let me know if anyone tries it

 

[ChocolateMouse]

For past Valentine's, I've gone out to buy cornish game hen. It looks and tastes like chicken, but they're very small and portion sized. They make great meals, but perhaps not quick enough for tonight. My old cooking instructor says good food takes time.

I usually cook some rice and stuff it into the hen. It can be simple or you can make preparations beforehand. I like to make my own stock (vegetable or chicken). Stock is easy to make: 2 parts onion, 1 part carrots, 1 part celery and water. Add chicken bones if you want to make chicken stock.

Instead of cooking rice with water, use stock. Carmelize some onions on low-medium heat before cooking the rice if you wish. Carmelizing turns the onions translucent and sweetens them. (If they turn brown, that's not carmelizing). Add some salt, pepper and bay leaf to your rice.

Since they're small, you have to debone them. If you're the type who doesn't get frustrated easily, it's actually kind of fun. Once you get good at it, it only takes a few minutes (chefs can debone them in about one minute). Debone it all except the legs and wings. Save the bones for your next pot of stock. Stuff the hens with rice, season however you wish and skewer back together. That's it, you're done. Just cook it like a stuffed, boneless chicken.

Tonight, I'm throwing two live lobsters into a seasoned pot of water (one lobster at a time). I'll steam some vegetables on top of the pot during the last few minutes and serve it with some carbs (I made bread last night) and open up a bottle of wine. DF is taking care of dessert, hopefully one that's light and healthy since we're still working our bodies into wedding appearance. Dinner doesn't get easier than that.

 

[WDWAurora]

1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup mustard
1 teaspoon soy sauce

Make the sauce, pour it over the chicken in a baking dish, and cook for 30-40 minutes. I made this last night. The honey mustard sauce was pretty good.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Well I cant help you much because i can seriously burn water but good luck with whatever you decide!! I am sure your husband will be happy with whatever you make

This recipe literally takes two minutes to prepare and it's healthy. Go buy a whole chicken, a lemon and a clove of garlic. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Smash the garlic and put it inside the chicken. Don't worry about peeling the garlic peel. Throw it all in there.
Soften the lemon (squeeze it), cut it in half and throw it in the chicken too.
Season the outside of the chicken with salt and pepper. Sprinkle some chili flakes if you like some heat.
Add a bit of oil (extra virgin olive oil if you have it).

If the above took you more than two minutes, you probably got too fancy. I usually add an extra minute to the prep time by rinsing the chicken before stuffing it.

Put it in the oven, breast side down, and walk away for an hour. Come back and put your meat thermometer into the leg. When the thermometer says it's done and the leg joint wiggles, you have a chicken that's juicy and "fall off the bone" despite doing only five minutes of actual work. This isn't my recipe. I saw it on Barefoot Contessa once, which is a show on the Food Network. It's easy to enhance the flavour by throwing herbs like sage or rosemary into the chicken too.

 

[Maggimus]

Okay i went to the store and im running out of time-- you all are making me hungry!! I just finished making my salad dressing and doing chocolate covered strawberries....

Must run to the kitchen and cook bacon and grate the cheese..

I think im going to lemon pepper the chicken tonight-- im going to save this thread and use your recipes!! Ill post photos tomorrow!!

Love you girls!! Happy valentines day to my valentines!!

 

[ForKeeps]

Ugh! Sorry I missed your post maggie! I was on the transit getting myself home.

Happy valentine's!

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Cooking is my passion and hobby. I've gone to cooking school and almost everything in this house is homemade including salad dressings, marinades, sauces, stocks and even ketchup (basic ketchup is just water, tomatoes, onion and sweetener). I've adapted all the skills and knowledge I've learned towards healthy cooking and a healthy lifestyle. I also have the odd tip here and there:

If you buy chicken to freeze or that's already frozen, here's a time saving tip. As you put your chicken away into freezer bags, throw your marinade and seasoning into it. When you take it out of the freezer and into the fridge to defrost, it'll self-marinade as it defrosts.

Chicken needs time to absorb seasoning, so this is a good way to do it if you don't have much prep time. You'll know what I mean if you've ever thrown marinade on chicken, cooked it and found anything underneath the skin tastes plain.

 

[Maggimus]

Wow-- I appreciate the tip. DH and I do a lot of cookign here-- I dont like to eat out because I feel like its the same thing over and over again-- here at home we get variety and we like that.

I absolutely LOVE cooking-- i just wish I was more knowledgable about it. I hear people saying they are making recipes all the time and no kidding-- here in 'these here parts' of tennessee... we dont cook stuff like that. I can barely pronounce what people say much less try and cook it. And the ingrediants? lol.. I suppose you might say im "an inexperienced" or "uncultured" cook.