So Simple Normandy Style Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN NORMANDY

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt: Sprinkle salt over the chicken pieces and let sit for 20 minutes at room temperature while you prep the other ingredients and sauté the apples in the next step.
• Deglaze pan with brandy: Add the brandy to the pan. Using a wooden spoon, scrape any remaining browned bits off the bottom of the pan.

CHICKEN NORMANDY

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first three ingredients. Spread half into greased 3-qt. baking dish. , In a bowl, combine the chicken, onion, celery, mayonnaise and salt. Spoon over stuffing; sprinkle with reserved stuffing mixture. Whisk the eggs and milk; pour over top. Spread with soup. , Bake at 325° for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 10 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 160°.

NORMANDY-STYLE CHICKEN AND LEEKS WITH CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• Season chicken all over with salt and pepper. Melt butter with the oil in a large enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium-high heat until just bubbling. Add half the chicken pieces, skin sides down; cook, turning once, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken pieces to a plate; set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken pieces; add to plate. Remove pot from heat; let cool slightly.
• Return pot to medium-low heat, and add leeks. Cook, stirring frequently, until leeks begin to soften and are pale golden, about 3 minutes. Add hard cider and thyme. Move leeks to edges of pot, and add all the chicken pieces to pot, skin sides down. Arrange leeks over chicken. Cover, and cook 15 minutes (if liquid is bubbling rapidly, reduce heat to low). Turn chicken pieces, and cook until breasts are cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Use a slotted spoon to transfer chicken breasts to a plate, and cover to keep warm. Adjust leeks so they are submerged in liquid. Cook, uncovered, until the remaining chicken pieces are tender and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer all of the chicken to a warm serving platter. Remove leeks from pot, and arrange them around the chicken. Cover to keep warm. Return pot to medium heat. Cook, uncovered, until liquid has reduced by about half (to a scant 2/3 cup), 8 to 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Whisk in the creme fraiche and parsley. Ladle pan sauce over chicken and leeks. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN NORMANDY (ESCALOPE DE POULET A LA NORMANDE)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Pan-sear chicken breasts in the hot oil until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken breasts from the skillet.
• Add drained mushrooms to the pan juices in the skillet and cook until they start to pop, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk together cream, egg yolk, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper in a small bowl; pour into the skillet with the mushrooms. Return chicken breasts to the skillet and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally to prevent the egg yolk from setting, until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the chicken breast should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Serve with cooked white rice.

NORMAL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place chicken breasts in a glass baking dish. Pour the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce over them. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the juices run clear. If using frozen chicken breasts, bake for 1 hour.

SO SIMPLE NORMANDY-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in skillet with garlic pieces. Bring heat up slowly so that garlic does not burn. Cover skillet and remove from heat allowing garlic to flavor oil.
• Clean chicken parts removing any visible fat and skin. Pat dry, season with salt and pepper.
• Remove garlic from oil and bring up the heat on skillet.
• Saute chicken in batches to just golden brown all over (further cooking takes place in oven). Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• While chicken browns, chop apples to small dice. Spread apples evenly over bottom of casserole dish.
• Remove chicken from skillet and place in one layer over apples.
• Remove skillet from heat and deglaze with cider or brandy. Correct seasonings to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over chicken.
• Cover casserole and bake for 30-35 minutes.
• I love serving this with red cabbage and small boiled potatoes. Yummy!

NORMANDY-STYLE CHICKEN AND LEEKS WITH CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Melt butter with the oil in a large enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium-high heat until just bubbling. Add half the chicken pieces, skin sides down; cook, turning once, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken pieces to a plate; set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken pieces; add to plate. Remove pot from heat; let cool slightly.
• Return pot to medium-low heat, and add leeks. Cook, stirring frequently, until leeks begin to soften and are pale golden, about 3 minutes. Add hard cider and thyme. Move leeks to edges of pot, and add all the chicken pieces to pot, skin sides down. Arrange leeks over chicken. Cover, and cook 15 minutes (if liquid is bubbling rapidly, reduce heat to low). Turn chicken pieces, and cook until breasts are cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
• Transfer chicken breasts to a plate, and cover to keep warm. Adjust leeks so they are submerged in liquid. Cook, uncovered, until the remaining chicken pieces are tender and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer all of the chicken to a warm serving platter. Remove leeks from pot, and arrange the leeks around chicken. Cover with foil, and set aside. Return pot to medium heat. Cook, uncovered, until liquid has reduced by about half (to a scant 2/3 cup), 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Whisk in the crème fraîche and parsley. Ladle pan sauce over chicken and leeks. Serve immediately.
• Crème Fraîche
• Stir together cream and buttermilk in a medium bowl. Let stand at room temperature, partially covered, until thick, about 12 hours. Stir; cover, and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 2 weeks.

CHICKEN NORMANDY

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup flour, salt and pepper in a large zip-top plastic storage bag or paper bag.
• Add chicken, seal bag and shake to coat.
• Sauté chicken in 1 Tbs oil in large skillet over medium heat about 5 minutes on each side until browned; remove from skillet.
• Place 2 Tbs flour in a small bowl and gradually add juice and Calvados, whisking until blended.
• Add 1 tsp oil to the skillet and sauté apple and shallots about 5 minutes over medium heat until tender.
• Return chicken to the skillet.
• Add apple juice mixture and bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 35 minutes until chicken is done.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Remove skillet from heat and stir in sour cream.
• Remove chicken to a serving platter, pour sauce from chicken over chicken and keep warm.
• Wipe the skillet clean.
• Melt butter in the skillet over medium heat, add sugar and apple rings and sauté about 5 min until lightly browned.
• Arrange apple rings on platter next to chicken mixture and serve.