Pimiento Chicken Recipes

OVEN ROASTED PIMENTO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees,
• Generously salt and pepper chicken breasts.
• Lay chicken on wire rack over a baking sheet.
• In a small blender or food processor, add pimentos (with juice from the jar), garlic, oregano, lemon juice, and olive oil.
• Blend until a paste forms.
• Smother both sides of chicken in pimento paste.
• Bake 25 minutes, until chicken reaches internal temperature of 165 degrees (time might fluctuate depending on your oven and the size of your chicken breasts.)
• Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes.
• Drizzle with fresh lime juice and serve!

PIMIENTO CHEESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cook bacon in a large ovenproof skillet until crisp. Remove bacon, reserving drippings in pan; crumble bacon. Combine bacon, next 6 ingredients, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cut a 1-inch-wide slit into the thick end of each breast half; carefully cut down to the center of chicken to form a deep pocket. Divide cheese mixture evenly among pockets. Secure with wooden picks. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
• Heat pan over medium-high heat. Add oil to drippings. Add chicken to pan; saute 4 minutes. Turn chicken over. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes; let stand for 5 minutes.

CHICKEN BREAST WITH PIMENTOS

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in large 11x14 , greased baking dish, and sprinkle with seasoned salt, and pepper.
• Melt margarine in large skillet and saute celery, onion, and bell pepper.
• Add pimentos, rice, soups, and milk, and water chestnuts, and mix well.
• Pour mixture over chicken breasts.
• Cook chicken covered at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
• Uncover and cook another 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese over top of casserole, and bake for 5 minutes.