Italian Chicken And Peppers Recipes

CHICKEN WITH PEPPERS, ONIONS, & BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and dried oregano.
• Heat the olive oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat until lightly smoking.
• Brown the chicken well on each side, about 7 to 8 minutes.
• Move the chicken to a plate.
• Add the onions and peppers to the pan, and cook until they are tender and softened, stirring often, about 6 to 7 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook another minute or two until fragrant.
• Add the wine, and cook, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan until the wine has almost completely been absorbed.
• Stir in the balsamic vinegar and chopped parsley.
• Return the chicken to the pan, along with any juices on the plate and cover the chicken with the pepper mixture.
• Continue to cook until the chicken is completely cooked, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

BAKED CHICKEN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Place the onions and peppers in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
• Mix the oregano, basil, salt and pepper together in a small bowl. Place the chicken in a single layer on top of the peppers and season with a couple pinches of the seasoning.
• Mix the crushed tomatoes, remaining seasonings, garlic, and vinegar together and pour over the top of the chicken to cover.
• Bake uncovered at 400˚F for 35 minutes. Then remove the dish and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top and finish cooking for 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through (165˚F) and the sauce is bubbling on the sides.

ITALIAN CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Arrange 2 racks in middle and upper thirds of oven and preheat to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line two 10x15-inch baking pans with foil.
• Toss bell peppers, onion, and tomatoes together in a large bowl with 1 tablespoon oil, balsamic vinegar, Italian seasoning, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Transfer to one of the prepared pans.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, drizzle bread slices with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with remaining salt and black pepper. Arrange on the other prepared pan.
• Remove the vegetables from the oven; push to one side of the pan. Add sausage to the exposed portion of the pan.
• Roast until vegetables are tender and sausage is heated through, 10 to 15 minutes more, adding the pan with bread in the last 5 minutes of roasting time. Sprinkle vegetables and sausage with oregano and serve with bread.

ITALIAN CHICKEN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Sauté peppers, onions, mushrooms and garlic in a large skillet until the peppers are slightly tender.
• Remove vegetables from skillet and set aside.
• Add vegetable oil to warm skillet. Place cubed chicken into the skillet and cook on medium heat until browned; approximately 15 minutes.
• Return sauteed vegetables to skillet with chicken.
• Add sauce to the skillet and heat through. Add salt, pepper and additional spices if needed**.
• Serve over cooked pasta.