Napoleon Chicken Recipes

NAPOLEON'S CHICKEN MARENGO

Steps:

• Salt and pepper chicken and pat in seasonings.
• Heat olive oil to med-high.
• Dredge chicken in flour and add to heated oil.
• Brown on both sides, about 3 minutes each side.
• Place browned chicken on papertowels
• In same skillet, saute onions 10 minutes.
• After five mins add minced garlic.
• Add tomatoes, wine, and stir until bubbly.
• Lower heat to a low simmer.
• Return chicken pieces to skillet.
• Simmer for 1 hour if using dark meat, 45 mins if using breasts.
• Check chicken at 15 min intervals. If too dry, add 1/3 C Chicken Broth (or to your liking).
• At first 15 min interval, taste sauce and S& P to your taste.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Add mushrooms and shrimp to simmering chicken at 50 mins or 35 mins, respectively, assure shrimp is simmering in sauce until just pink.
• Butter slices of bread or drizzle olive oil and toast in preheated oven (3-5 mins).
• Add one piece of chicken on top of a slice of toast, spoon sauce over chicken.
• Add 2-3 shrimp on top or around chicken.
• Sprinkle a little parsley on each serving (optional).
• Fry eggs in olive oil or bacon grease, Sunny side up (eggs optional).
• Place egg by side of chicken serving, S&P to taste.

CHICKEN MARENGO

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat the butter and oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken pieces skin-side down. Cook until golden brown on one side, about five minutes. Turn the pieces and cook on the other side about two minutes. Pour off the fat from the skillet.
• Scatter the mushrooms over the chicken. Stir to distribute. Add the onion, garlic, bay leaf and thyme and cook about 5 minutes.
• Add the wine and scrape the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom of the pan. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, chicken broth and parsley. Bring to the boil. Cover and cook 10 minutes. Serve with rice and a tossed green salad.

CHICKEN MARENGO: NAPOLEON'S FAVORITE DISH

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts with Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Heat a heavy-bottomed sauté pan over medium-high. Add olive oil and heat for another minute. Add chicken to pan and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side until the breasts are lightly browned. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
• Add some butter to the pan and heat until it foams. Then add the onions and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add wine and bring mixture to a boil. Return the chicken to the pan and add the tomatoes. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes or until chicken is tender and cooked through.
• Remove chicken and plate it. Add the chopped olives and thyme to the pan and cook for another minute, then top the chicken with the sauce and serve immediately.

CHICKEN NEAPOLITAN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken in batches, uncovered, on both sides until a thermometer reads 170%deg;. Remove chicken; keep warm. Add mushrooms and onion to skillet; cook until golden, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add wine; increase heat to medium-high. Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Pour in soup; add basil and oregano. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Return chicken to skillet. Simmer, uncovered, until heated through. Serve with noodles or rice. If desired, sprinkle with halved ripe olives and parsley., Freeze option: Using a slotted spoon, remove four chicken breast halves and half of vegetables to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Pour half of wine mixture over chicken in dish. Cool and freeze for up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Bake, covered, at 350° until heated through, 35-40 minutes. Serve with noodles or rice, adding olives and parsley if desired.