Chicken With Tomatoes Olives And Cilantro Recipes

CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES, AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-low. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper, and cook until lightly browned and just cooked through, turning once, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a plate; cover loosely with aluminum foil.
• Raise heat to medium; cook onion, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomatoes and olives; cook until tomatoes soften and release their juice, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in lime juice and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken topped with tomato mixture.

CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES

Steps:

• In a large skillet brown chicken in hot oil over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, turning once. Remove chicken from skillet; set aside. Add onion to skillet. Cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until tender and lightly browned, stirring occasionally and adding garlic the last 1 minute of cooking.
• Stir tomatoes, olives, capers, lemon peel, and oregano into onion mixture. Place chicken on tomato mixture. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 13-15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (170 degrees F).
• To serve place chicken on platter. Season tomato mixture to taste with salt and black pepper. Spoon tomato mixture over chicken Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add chicken and sauté until brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to platter.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add onion and garlic to skillet and sauté until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Add tomatoes, vinegar, cumin and hot pepper sauce. Bring mixture to boil. Return chicken to skillet. Cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes. Mix in parsley and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN WITH TOMATO & OLIVES

Steps:

• Finely chop the stalks from a 20g pack basil and shred most of the leaves. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a medium frying pan, then soften 2 thinly sliced garlic cloves and the basil stalks for 3 mins.
• Tip in 2 x 400g cans cherry tomatoes, 1 tsp sugar and the shredded basil. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 mins until reduced and saucy. Season. Add a handful olives, the sliced meat from a whole cooked chicken and any juices. Gently stir. Simmer for 2 mins, scatter with basil leaves, then serve with crusty bread.

CHICKEN WITH FRESH TOMATO CILANTRO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• To prepare the sauce:.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and a bit of olive oil in a pan. Add chopped onions, pepper, garlic and sauté until tender. Add 2-3 teaspoons of tomato paste, stir around until all coated. Add chopped tomato, stir around, add a bit of water, like ½ cup or so to give some liquid. Add lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add a tablespoon of cumin. Add a few dashes of Red Hot.
• A tumeric and a dash of dry adobo spice if you are using. Add fresh, chopped cilantro, approx.1/2 cup or so, you can't go wrong on amount.
• Cover and simmer until almost a liquid, approximately 30 minutes. If it gets too thick, you can always add some water.
• When sauce is finished, it should be a semi-thick consistency. Add two tablespoons of cream cheese and stir until melted, stir in one tablespoon of heavy cream, cover and keep warm. (if too thick, add a little water to loosen).
• To prepare chicken/potatoes:.
• In a large frying pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and a bit of olive oil.
• Add sliced, salt and peppered potato slices and fry on each side until golden brown.
• Transfer to platter and cover with foil to keep warm and to get a bit soft from the steam being covered.
• In same pan add sliced onions, brown in oil until done, spoon atop potato slices, cover to keep warm.
• In same pan, add more butter/oil. Add chicken breasts and sauté on each side on low heat, keeping covered, then uncovering when almost done to brown nice.
• Transfer these to platter and arrange on top of potato/onion slices.
• Drizzle the sauce atop these and around the platter.
• Serve extra sauce in a dish on top of a plate decorated with colored tortilla chips.
• Garnish chicken platter edges with sliced tomatoes and springs of fresh cilantro if you like.