Chicken Hacienda Recipes

Steps:

• Roll chicken in seasoned flour.
• Brown in skillet with butter.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Remove chicken and saute onions, garlic and green pepper.
• Add pimento and uncooked rice.
• Stir over heat 2 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, chili powder, comino seed, salt and pepper.
• Put rice mixture into greased casserole dish and arrange chicken breasts over top.
• Bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours.

Steps:

• 1. Dredge each piece of chicken thoroughly with seasoned flour, fry in hot oil until golden.
• 2. Remove chicken to large casserole or baking dish. Add bacon, carrots, bay leaf, chiles, thyme and any left over seasoned flour.
• 3. Place lemon slices on top of chicken and pour V8 over everything. Cover casserole and bake at 350 for 1 hour. Will freeze well. I serve with steamed rice.

Steps:

• 1. Lightly season the chicken with salt, pepper,garlic powder and cumin. Then very lightly brown chicken in butter and oil on all sides, reduce heat, add onion, green pepper, and ¼ cup water. Cover and simmer til chicken and vegetables are done, about 12-15 minutes, adding mushrooms during last 5 minutes. Drain, then add rest of ingredients, (except fettuccini), *adding just 1 cup of the cheese. Simmer this on LOW just til heated through, *do not boil or it might separate because of the sour cream. Serve over, (*or mix in), fresh (cooked) fettucini noodles. Top/garnish with last of cheese, and chopped parsley if desired. Cover and let set 3-5 minutes til cheese has melted, or pop into the oven for a few minutes. Serves 4-6.

Steps:

• 1. Put the cilantro, lime juice, broth, scallions, garlic, jalapeno, honey, and salt in a blender, puree until smooth. Reserve 2 tablespoons; do not wash out the blender.
• Put chicken breasts in a medium bowl and the peppers and onions in another. Divide the remaining cilantro puree evenly between the chicken and the peppers and onions. Toss well to coat the chicken and vegetables and let stand, at room temperature, for 30 minutes.
• 2. Add the avocado, 1/2 cup water, and the reserved 2 tablespoons cilantro sauce to the blender. Puree until smooth and season with salt. Set aside.
• 3. Heat the oil in a small skillet set over medium heat until hot. Add the cumin and coriander and continue to cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Pour the spices over the yogurt and set aside for the flavors to blend. Stir before serving.
• 4. Preheat a grill for medium-high/direct heat cooking. Oil the grill grates. Grill the chicken and vegetables, turning, until the vegetables are tender and the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F, about 5 to 8 minutes for the vegetables and 12 to 15 minutes for the chicken. Let chicken rest 5 minutes. Place the tortillas on the grill until just warmed through, about 30 seconds.
• 5. To assemble the fajitas: slice the onions and peppers into thin strips and then slice the chicken. Place some peppers, onions, chicken and cilantro in a tortilla topped with the spiced yogurt and the avocado sauce.

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter in saucepan.
• Add next 9 ingredients, mix well.
• Add chicken, cover saucepan.
• Bring to boil; reduce heat.
• Simmer 1 hour.
• Add rice and olives, simmer another hour.

Steps:

• In a large pot, add everything but the rice and limes. Cook on high heat, bringing the soup to a boil for about 30 minutes.
• Turn the heat down to low and simmer; add the rice and stir as little as possible until you're ready to eat.
• Optional: add avocado chunks into the soup and stir.
• Enjoy! When ready to eat, serve the soup with juiced lime wedges. The juice adds a good flavor to the soup! =).

Steps:

• Lightly season the chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder. And very lightly with cumin.
• Then very lightly brown chicken in butter and oil on all sides, reduce heat, add onion, green pepper, and ¼ cup water.
• Cover and simmer til chicken and vegetables are done, about 12-15 minutes.
• Add mushrooms during last 5 minutes.
• Drain, then add rest of ingredients, (except fettuccini), adding just 1 cup of the cheese.
• Simmer this on LOW just til heated through, *do not boil or it might separate.
• Serve over, (*or mix in), fresh (cooked) fettucini noodles. Top/garnish with last of cheese, and chopped parsley if desired.
• Cover and let set 5 minutes til cheese has melted, or pop into the oven for a few minutes.
• Serves 4-6.

Steps:

• Whisk vegetable oil, chili powder, lime juice, honey, garlic powder, paprika, and black pepper in a bowl to make a marinade. Place chicken strips into a large resealable plastic bag; pour marinade over chicken. Knead bag to coat chicken with marinade. Squeeze out air, seal bag, and refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken strips from marinade; discard used marinade.
• Grill chicken on preheated grill until browned, the juices run clear, and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest piece reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 10 minutes per side.

Steps:

• 1. Season each side of roast evenly with seasoning salt, garlic powder, pepper, cumin and chili powder using a 1/4 teaspoons each per side. Heat pressure cooker (without lid) with vegetable oil over medium-high heat.(I use an 8 quart Presto one.) When hot, place roast in carefully. Brown each side, this should take about 3-5 minutes per side depending on how hot the pot/oil is. Just brown each side nicely is all. Not a big deal! ;) Add beef broth and turn heat down to medium. Place top on securely, place on regulator. Heat til regulator starts rocking. (This takes about 10-15 minutes at most.) Adjust heat til regulator is at a nice, even steady rock. (If it's rocking really slow, turn the heat up a TINY TAD, and vice-versa.) When regulator starts to rock, set timer for 50 minutes.
• 2. After 50 minutes, turn off heat and let it sit, (let it drop on it's own accord), til it is cool/safe to open. Check all parts/vents to make sure before opening. Remove lid. Remove beef to a plate, cover with a papertowel to keep warm and moist. Pour off 2 cups broth from pot into heatproof measuring cup, discard excess or save for another use. Put beef back into pot and add broth. Shred beef with 2 forks. Add 1 cup water, taco seasoning packets, hot sauce and butter. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 15-20 minutes or til thick. Turn off heat, set aside. Warm tortillas in microwave (nicely separated) for about 10-20 seconds on high just til pliable. THINLY spread each (one side)with refried beans, then put a bit more straight across center to your liking. Place thinly sliced tomatoes across center of beans, overlapping. (3 to 6 THIN slices depending on the size of your tomatoes, I use Romas, large tomatoes may need to be halved first.) Top with a nice amount of shredded lettuce keeping it all in the center straight across.
• 3. Pile each (on top of lettuce), with the shredded beef mixture. Fold top side over, covering, and then bottom side over. (*You can fold outside edges over first, crimping them in then do the upper and lower big sides if desired, to hold everything in better, but it isn't necessary, just do how you like it. Either way, it comes out just fine! :) Turn over and place that side down into 2 13x9 pans. (Seam/folded side down, tomatoes will now be the top side.) In medium bowl, make Colorado sauce by mixing enchilada sauce and beef gravy together well. Pour evenly over burritos. Totally smother both pans with cheese. This will seem like a lot, but it's right on! Pile the cheese up! Not kidding! This is what really makes them "wet burritos"! :)
• 4. Bake in 350 oven for about 20-25 minutes, or til cheese is melted but not browned. Plate using large spatula! Use 2 if needed! Top with whatever you like such as sour cream, salsa cruda, jalapeno rings, black olives, etc.!
• 5. I like to serve this with Spanish rice, and tortilla chips with the leftover refried beans and salsa!
• 6. *If you only want to make a few at a time, don't assemble til you are going to eat them. Preheat beef mixture in microwave before assembling for even heat throughout before baking. Baking time is the same.
• 7. ENJOY! Ole! :)