Chad wrote:
CC – I’m a simple, single man with limited culinary skillz. I like to eat chicken breast. I cube it and fry it in a pan with olive oil, and sprinkle some garlic salt. Its getting old.
Do you have any favorite, simple ways to cook chicken breast? Bake? Fry?
Why yes, Chad; I do indeed have several simple ways of cooking chicken breasts. I have several recipes on this site which may involve some prep, but are really good. This recipe for Beer-battered chicken fingers with honey mustard is really easy to prepare. I will simplify a recipe I posted earlier on for chicken parmesan and e- mail that to you in a few days. In the meantime, try your hand at making this recipe: Chicken Bosciaola( BOSSY-OLA)!
Make sure that you familiarize yourself with this recipe before you attempt to cook this. It is easy, but it has a few steps.
Prep time is about 15 minutes, cook time is 20 minutes. Total time should come in at 35 minutes
You will need:
heavy skillet
liquid measuring cups
dry measuring cups
large ziplock bag
measuring spoons
wooden spoons
cutting board
kitchen knife
large pot for cooking pasta
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts ( try Perdue fit and easy chicken breasts; the are uniform in size and easy to work with)
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. olive oil
1/2 sliced small onion
1/2 sliced mushrooms ( you can also buy these freshly sliced as well, or buy them canned; drain them before use)
1 tbl chopped garlic ( you can buy this chopped)
2 slices bacon
1/2 cup diced tomatoes ( Italian flavored ones are great for this dish)
1/4 cup red wine
1 pkg. brown gravy mix
1 tsp. italian seaoning
1 ½ cups penne pasta
1 ½ tsp dried parsley
2 tbl. butter
salt and pepper to taste
Put 2 qts. of water on stove in large container and bring to boil. While waiting for pasta water to boil, measure out flour, 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper in ziplock bad and set aside. Cube chicken and add to bag of flour. Close ziplock bag, and shake pieces of chicken in bag. Pull out chicken from the ziplock bag and shake the excess flour of the chicken pieces. Set aside.
Dice bacon, and onions and set aside. Mix brown gravy with water as directed on envelope and set aside. When pasta water comes to a boil, cook penne pasta for ten minutes and drain. In the meantime, in a heavy skillet add olive oil and heat over medium heat.
Cook bacon , mushrooms and onions for about 5-7 minutes, stirring constantly. Add chicken and brown on all sides. Add tomatoes, wet gravy mix, Italian seasonings, parsley and red wine. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and let simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Add butter, and toss desired amount of cooked pasta into the pan. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
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