Portola Valley Chicken Recipes

PORTOLA VALLEY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine soup, water, mayonnaise and curry powder. Mix well.
• Put rice in buttered 9 x 13" pan, then spinach, 1/2 the sauce, chicken and remaining sauce. Cover with cheese.
• Bake uncovered, 1 hour in 350°F oven.

ITALIAN RESTAURANT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In an ovenproof Dutch oven, brown chicken in oil in batches. Remove and keep warm., In same pan, saute onion, celery, carrot and garlic in pan drippings until tender. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in tomatoes, bay leaf, rosemary and chicken; bring to a boil., Cover and bake 50-60 minutes or until juices run clear. Discard bay leaf; sprinkle with basil.

CHICKEN & BACON ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Mix chicken, cream cheese, 1/2 cup salsa and bacon; spread over tortillas. Roll up tightly; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Just before serving, unwrap and cut tortillas into 1-in. slices. Serve with remaining salsa.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH FONTINA AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Combine cheeses, prosciutto, and basil in small bowl. Season stuffing with freshly ground black pepper.
• Run fingers under skin of chicken breasts to loosen. Spread stuffing under skin. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin side down, and cook until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until chicken is cooked through, turning once, about 10 minutes. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet; place in oven to keep warm. Add broth and marsala to skillet; bring to boil and cook until sauce is reduced to scant 1/2 cup, scraping up browned bits, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in 1 tablespoon butter. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Place chicken on plates. Add any juices from baking sheet to sauce. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.

LEAN PORTOLA VALLEY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 11- by 7-inch baking dish with non-stick vegetable coating.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the margarine. Add the flour and stir for 1 minute; do not brown. Add stock and milk and stir, using a wire whisk, until mixture comes to a boil. Add salt, garlic powder, pepper and curry powder and continue to cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat, stir in water and mayonnaise and set aside.
• Sprinkle the rice over the bottom of the baking dish. Layer the spinach evenly over the top. Cover the spinach with half of the sauce mixture, then the chicken, then the remaining sauce. Sprinkle the cheese over the top and bake, uncovered, for 1 hour.