California Chicken Seafood Recipes

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Warm oil in skillet and add chicken and onion. Cook 15 minutes or until chicken is browned and just about done. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place chicken on cookie sheet and top each breast with 1 to 2 slices of tomato and 2 to 3 slices of cheese. Place in oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until cheese melts. Remove from oven, add 2 to 3 slices of avocado on top of each breast, and serve immediately.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine 1 tablespoon flour, salt, paprika and pepper; sprinkle over chicken. In a large skillet, heat 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat; brown chicken on all sides. Remove chicken to a large baking dish., Melt remaining butter in the same skillet; saute mushrooms until tender. Sprinkle remaining flour over mushrooms; cook and stir until blended. Gradually stir in broth and sherry. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Arrange artichoke hearts over chicken and top with mushroom sauce. Cover and bake at 375° for 40 minutes or until chicken is tender and juices run clear.

GENERAL GILBERT'S CALIFORNIA FRIED CHICKEN WITH PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• For the fried chicken: Preheat the oven to its lowest temperature setting.
• Mix the flour, seafood seasoning, salt and pepper in a large zip-top bag. Drop in the chicken pieces (you will probably have to do this in batches) and shake to coat.
• Pour the oil into a deep 12-inch cast-iron skillet to a depth of 1 inch. Heat it over high heat until a drop of water bubbles. Shake any excess seasoning mix off the chicken and put it skin-side down in the skillet, in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding. Cook on one side, uncovered, for 15 minutes, then turn the chicken pieces over and fry until golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Drain the chicken on paper towels. Keep warm in the oven while you finish frying the rest of the chicken.
• For the pan gravy: Pour off the oil, leaving approximately 3 tablespoons in the skillet, and turn the heat to medium. Add the flour while whisking, mixing in the crunchy bits and cooking for 5 minutes. Pour in the milk and bring it to a low boil, whisking constantly and cooking for another 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve with the fried chicken.
• Note: This recipe differs from what was originally broadcast.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Arrange chicken in square baking dish, sprinkle with lemon juice, onion flakes, basil and pepper.
• Cook on high in microwave, covered with waxed paper, for 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 minutes or till tender.
• Top chicken with 1/2 of cheese, avocado, tomato, and remaining cheese.
• Cook on high 2 1/2 to 3 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Warm oil in skillet and add chicken and onion.
• Cook 15 minutes or until chicken is browned and just about done.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place chicken on cookie sheet and top each breast with 1 to 2 slices of tomato and 2 to 3 slices of cheese.
• Place in oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until cheese melts.
• Remove from oven, add 2 to 3 slices of avocado on top of each breast, and serve immediately.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN BURRITOS

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just beginning to smoke. Add black beans, water, reserved salsa juices, chile, and adobo sauce and cook until liquid has evaporated and beans are soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Using potato masher, mash beans lightly. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place rice in medium microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap, poke holes in plastic, and microwave on high power until hot, about 90 seconds. Stir in salsa, chicken, and 1 1/2 cups cheddar.
• Spread one-quarter of black bean mixture down center of each tortilla, leaving 2-inch border at ends. Mound rice mixture on beans and fold tortillas to form burritos. Transfer to baking sheet, sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups cheddar, and bake until cheese is bubbly, about 10 minutes. Serve.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN SEAFOOD

Steps:

• Rinse, shell and devein shrimp.
• Save shells.
• Set aside shrimp.
• Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Add the chicken breasts and cook until golden and center's are no longer pink.
• Remove chicken and keep warm.
• Cut scallops into 1/2 inch chunks if large.
• Add scallops and shrimp to pan and cook until shrimp turn pink, around 3-4 minutes.
• Remove from skillet.
• Add shrimp stock, cream, and booze to the pan and boil on high heat stirring often until reduced to about 3/4 cup.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Chop cooked chicken and add to pan along with the shrimp and scallops.
• Coat meat with sauce.
• Remove from heat and serve with rice or pasta.
• Shrimp stock: In a 2-3 quart pan combine shrimp shells, 1 cup dry white wine and 1 cup chicken stock.
• Boil uncovered until reduced to 1 cup.
• Pour through a fine strainer lined with cheesecloth.
• Discard shells, reduce stock to 1/2 cup.