Alcaparrado Chicken With Mac Cheese Recipes

CHICKEN MILANESAS WITH ALCAPARRADO

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients; stir in 2 Tbsp. dressing. Mix remaining dressing with mayo in shallow dish. Place bread crumbs in separate shallow dish.
• Dip chicken in mayo mixture, then in crumb mixture, turning to evenly coat both sides of each breast.
• Add chicken, in batches, to large skillet sprayed with cooking spray; cook 3 min. on each side or until golden brown and done.
• Serve topped with tomatoes and olive mixture.

CHICKEN MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water to keep the pasta from sticking together. Set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the chicken and cook for 5 to 7 minutes until no longer pink and cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
• In the same skillet add the onions and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until softened and translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds until aromatic. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle the flour over the onion mixture and stir. Cook for another minute. Whisk in the milk and dried mustard. Add the mozzarella, cheddar cheese and stir it in. Continue to cook until the cheese has melted.
• Add the chicken and pasta to the skillet and stir everything together. Taste for seasoning and adjust as necessary with salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve garnished with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

MAC AND CHEDDAR CHEESE WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Place a pot of water on to boil for macaroni.
• Heat a medium pan over medium to medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and chicken and season with salt and pepper. Saute a couple of minutes then add onion and cook another 5 to 7 minutes until onions are tender and chicken is cooked through. Turn off heat and reserve.
• To boiling pasta water, add pasta and salt to season the cooking water. Cook 5 minutes, then add broccoli and cook 3 minutes more or until pasta is cooked to al dente and florets are just tender.
• While pasta cooks, heat a medium sauce pot over medium heat. Add butter and melt, then add flour, cayenne and paprika and whisk together over heat until roux bubbles then cook a minute more. Whisk in milk and stock and raise heat a little to bring sauce to a quick boil. Simmer sauce to thicken about 5 minutes.
• Drain macaroni or pasta and broccoli florets. Add back to pot and add chicken to the pasta and broccoli.
• Add cheese to milk sauce and stir to melt it in, about a minute or so. Stir in mustard and season sauce with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and broccoli and cooked pasta and stir to combine. Adjust seasonings, transfer to a large serving platter and serve.

ALCAPARRADO CHICKEN WITH MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook chicken in large skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until browned on both sides, turning after 3 min. Remove chicken from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• Add sofrito sauce and ham to skillet; cook 3 min., stirring frequently. Stir in tomato sauce, olives and capers. Top with chicken; cover. Cook 25 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF). Meanwhile, prepare Dinners in large saucepan as directed on package. Add Singles and seasoning; stir until Singles are melted.
• Serve chicken over Dinner mixture. Top with Parmesan.

ALCAPARRADO - PUERTO RICAN OLIVE & PEPPER MIX

Steps:

• Chop green olives and pimentos, coarsely.
• Place olives in a small jar with a tight fitting lid.
• Add in the remainder of the ingredients and shake vigorously to mix well.

ONE-POT CHICKEN ENCHILADA MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Combine enchilada sauce, half-and-half, and green chiles in the same pot over medium heat and cook until warm, 5 to 10 minutes. Slowly add Cheddar cheese and pepperjack cheese and whisk continuously until melted, about 5 minutes. Return cooked macaroni to the pot. Add chicken and cilantro and stir until combined and heated through, about 5 minutes more.