Chicken Breasts Albufera Recipes

THE BEST BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the parsley in the center of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and top with the lemon slices. Pour the wine around the parsley. Brush the tops of the chicken with the olive oil and season with the paprika, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Arrange the chicken breasts on top of the lemon slices. Cut an 8-by-10-inch piece of parchment and place it on top of the chicken.
• Bake until the chicken registers 165 degrees F on a digital thermometer, 40 to 45 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving. The chicken can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

SIMPLE BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat convection oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Rub chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle both sides with salt and Creole seasoning. Place chicken in a broiler pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Flip chicken and cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Remove chicken from pan. Pour water into the pan, while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add more water if needed to dislodge the browned bits; serve alongside chicken.

CHICKEN BREASTS SUPREME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and paprika. Melt butter in a large skillet and brown the chicken breasts well on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Lay the chicken breasts into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish.
• In a saucepan over medium-low heat, mix together the mushroom soup, milk, onion, processed cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and mushrooms. Allow the mixture to heat until the cheese melts, but do not boil. Stir to thoroughly combine; mix in the sour cream until smooth. Pour the sauce over the chicken breasts in the dish and cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is tender and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes. Uncover, baste with sauce, and bake 30 more minutes, basting occasionally.

CREAMY MUSHROOM CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in oil until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove to a serving platter and keep warm. , In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Sprinkle with flour and stir until coated. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Remove from the heat; stir in 1/2 cup cheese. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle with parsley and remaining cheese. Serve with pasta.

CHICKEN BREASTS ALBUFERA

Steps:

• Albufera Rice: Preheat oven to 350 On a moderate flame, melt 2 T. butter in an ovenproof casserole (one with a lid). Add the onion and garlic, and saute briefly without browning. Add the uncooked rice, bay leaf, and saute 2 minutes. Add the broth, salt to taste and bring to a boil. Cover the casserole and bake in the oven for 17 minutes, or until rice is done. Meanwhile, melt the remaining 2 T. butter in a skillet. Add the livers and cook, stirring over moderate heat, until they lose their red color. Add the mushrooms and cook until most of the liquid evaporates. Do not overcook the liver or it will become too dry. Set aside. Prepare a garnish, cutting six diamond shaped pieces from the pimento and several concentric circles from the pitted olives. When the rice is cooked, stir in the mushroom/liver mixture Set aside and keep warm. Chicken Breasts: Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Saute them in a large skillet in 3 T. of butter. Let the breasts brown very lightly, if at all, Turn them and let them stew in the butter and natural juices. Cover and cook 10 to 15 minutes over moderate heat. Do not overcook. Remove the chicken to a warm plate and cover to keep warm while making the sauce. Add shallots to the skillet and cook briefly. Then add the cognac, then the cream and cook stirring until slighly thickened. Season with salt and pepper and swirl in the remaining 2 T. of butter. Spoon the hot rice on to a serving platter and smooth it with a spatula to make a bed for the chicken. Arrange the chiken on top of the rice and spoon some of the hot sauce over the breasts. Garnish with the cutouts of olive and pimento. Serve the remaining sauce separately.