Best Chicken Picadillo Recipes

CHICKEN PICADILLO ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Sauté until onion is tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in chili powder. Add crushed tomatoes and 4 tablespoons juice from olives. Simmer sauce until flavors blend, about 6 minutes. Season with pepper and more olive juice, if desired.
• Combine chicken, raisins, and olives in large bowl. Mix in 3 cups sauce. Season filling to taste with pepper.
• Spread 1/2 cup sauce over bottom of 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Heat 1 tortilla directly over gas flame or in hot skillet until just softened, about 10 seconds per side. Place on work surface. Spread 1 tablespoon sour cream in strip in center. Top with 1/3 cup filling. Roll up tortilla. Place enchilada, seam side down, in prepared dish. Repeat, making 11 more enchiladas. Spoon remaining sauce over. Cover dish with foil.
• Bake enchiladas until heated through, about 20 minutes. Uncover; top with dollops of remaining sour cream. Sprinkle with green onions and cilantro.

PICADILLO-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Brown ground chicken, onion, garlic and spices in a skillet. Break up the meat so that it cooks evenly.
• Add tomatoes then mix in apples and olives.
• Put stove on low and let it simmer for about 15 minutes, allowing the flavors to fully marry. Insert a food thermometer into the meat mixture to read at least 165 degrees F.
• Serve over brown rice.
• Serve alongside reverse guacamole. Slice the avocados, coat them in ranch dressing or plain yogurt and roll them in smashed tortilla chips.

*CHICKEN PICADILLO CHILI*

Steps:

• 1. Combine cumin, chili powder, salt and cinnamon. Coat chicken evenly with seasonings. Set aside.
• 2. Heat oil in large cooking pot over medium heat.
• 3. Add onion and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4. Add cooked chicken and garlic, cook about 3 minutes.
• 5. Stir in tomatoes, corn, beans and salsa, bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 6. When serving, add mexican or cheddar cheese on top along with sour cream and tortilla chips.

CHICKEN PICADILLO

Steps:

• Place chicken in a food processor. Pulse until ground.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion; cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken, cumin, salt, cinnamon, and garlic and cook until chicken is done (about 3 minutes), stirring frequently.
• Stir in salsa and raisins.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Stir in almonds and cilantro.

CHICKEN PICADILLO

Steps:

• Place the tomato sauce or tomatoes with a little water in a blender with the onion and blend until smooth.The puree should not be too watery.Set aside.
• Place the chicken breasts in a pot and cover with water and a pinch of salt.Bring to a boil.Meanwhile wash and chop all veggies,giving the chicken plenty of time to do its thing.
• Add the carrots and potatoes to the pot with the chicken(if the chicken still has a long way to go,wait until it is almost done).After about 5 minutes,check for doneness.Remove if they seem soft enough to your liking-remember they need to be firm enough to hold their shape after a brief sautee with the chicken later.If they are still too hard cook a couple more minutes before adding the remaining veggies.
• Add the remaining veggies and cook until done but still somewhat crisp.
• Drain the chicken and veggies(reserving the broth if you wish,it probably won't be very rich if you only used breasts,but you can still use it for cooking veggies,rice etc.).Let the chicken cool until you can handle it comfortably.Shred the chicken,discarding the skin,bones,and any gristle, cartilage and excess fat.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium.Add the reserved tomato puree,and cook for about 5 minutes,stirring often ,until it has concentrated a bit and no longer has a raw flavor.
• Add the chicken,vegetables,chiles,raisins,and almonds.Add vinegar,sugar,and spices to taste.Simmer a few minutes ,until everything is hot and the flavors well melded.
• Serve hot with white rice.

CUBANO CHICKEN WITH SPICY CURRANT PICADILLO

Steps:

• COMBINE jerk seasoning, cumin and paprika in small bowl.
• Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons oil to form a paste.
• Rub paste over both sides of chicken.
• Heat remaining oil in large nonstick skilled over medium heat until hot.
• Add chicken; cook for 5 minutes.
• Turn, continue to cook for 4 minutes.
• Transfer to a plate; cover and keep warm.
• ADD onion and bell pepper to skillet.
• Cook, stirring frequently, over medium high heat for 3 minutes.
• Add jelly, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar and Tabasco sauce.
• Cook until jelly melts, about 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes, olives, currants and capers; cook for 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium; return chicken to skillet and turn to coat.
• Cover, and continue to cook until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• TRANSFER chicken to serving plates; top with Currant Picadillo mixture.
• Sprinkle with chopped basil.
• Garnish with basil and lemon wedges.

CHICKEN PICADILLO ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Saute until onion in tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in chili powder. Add crushed tomatoes and 4 tablespoons of juice from olives. Simmer sauce until flavors blend, about 6 minutes. Season with pepper and more olive juice, if desired.
• Combine chicken, raisins, and olives in large bowl. Mix in 3 cups sauce. Season filling to taste with pepper.
• Spread 1/2 cup sauce over bottom of 13x9x2 inch glass dish. Heat 1 tortilla directly over gas flame or in hot skillet until just softened, about 10 seconds per side. Place on work surface. Spread 1 tablespoon sour cream in strip in center. Top with 1/3 cup filling. Roll up tortilla. Place enchilada, seam side down, in prepared dish. Repeat with remaining enchiladas. Spoon remaining sauce over all. Cover with foil.
• Bake enchiladas until heated through, about 20 minutes. Uncover, top with dollops of remaining sour cream. Sprinkle with green onions and cilantro.

CHICKEN PICADILLO ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Sauté until onion is tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in chili powder. Add crushed tomatoes and 4 tablespoons juice from olives. Simmer sauce until flavors blend, about 6 minutes. Season with pepper and more olive juice, if desired.
• Combine chicken, raisins, and olives in large bowl. Mix in 3 cups sauce. Season filling to taste with pepper.
• Spread 1/2 cup sauce over bottom of 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Heat 1 tortilla directly over gas flame or in hot skillet until just softened, about 10 seconds per side. Place on work surface. Spread 1 tablespoon sour cream in strip in center. Top with 1/3 cup filling. Roll up tortilla. Place enchilada, seam side down, in prepared dish. Repeat, making 11 more enchiladas. Spoon remaining sauce over. Cover dish with foil.
• Bake enchiladas until heated through, about 20 minutes. Uncover; top with dollops of remaining sour cream. Sprinkle with green onions and cilantro.
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CHICKEN PICADILLO SHAOBING SANDWICHES

Steps:

• To make shaobing flatbreads: Separate biscuits into 8 circles and flatten each into 5" circles of dough. Sprinkle one side with sesame seeds if desired.
• Spray a medium skillet with cooking spray and cook each side over med - high heat for about 1 minute on each side until golden brown Flatten the breads as they cook with your spatula.. Set the cooked breads to the side.
• In a medium skillet, place sesame oil. Saute onions over high heat until softened and brown. Add turkey or chicken, pico de gallo, tomato paste, cilantro, salt and raisins.
• Turn heat down to medium high. Cook mixture, stirring constantly until liquid is gone. Add olives and stir together.
• Place equal amounts of the picadillo filling in each shaobing bread . Top with a few green onions and fold over as you would a taco.

CARIBBEAN CHICKEN PICADILLO IN TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Dice all vegetables and divide as follows; In one bowl place onions, garlic, bell peppers, jalapenos, & butternut squash. In second bowl place raisins, coconut, and tomatoes. Note; all vegetables and chicken should be similar in size to help the dish cook evenly.
• In a small bowl stir together vinegar, cornstarch, cinnamon, & nutmeg.
• Make Spicy Curry Dip. Mix all ingredients together and chill until ready to serve.
• In large skillet place 1 T olive oil and heat pan. Add chicken pieces and stir until done.
• Add bowl of vegetables containing onions, garlic, jalapenos, & butternut squash. Stir in & cook until vegetables are tender.
• Add the vinegar/ cornstarch/ spice mixture & stir until all ingredients are well coated.
• Add bowl of ingredients containing raisins, coconut, & tomatoes.
• Add water & salt. Cook until thickened. Remove from heat.
• In bowl beat together eggs, 2 T water, cayenne & a generous grating of nutmeg. Pour into a shallow bowl that will accommodate the flour tortillas for soaking. Add 2 of the flour tortillas and turn to coat with egg mixture. Let them rest in bowl. As you use one replace it with a new tortilla in the egg mixture.
• Heat large skillet and add 1T oil. (Note; I used an electric skillet so I could do 2 at a time.) Place egg coated tortilla in pan and cook on one side until lightly browned. Turn over and add ½ cup of the meat & vegetable mixture to center of tortilla in a lengthwise pattern. Fold two sides in and press down with spatula. Cook until bottom is golden brown, then turn to do the other side. Remove to rectangular pan & place in warm oven while you complete the rest of the tortillas. Replace the 1 T oil as needed. I found I needed very little using a nonstick pan.
• Serve with a dollop of the curry dip on top. Garnish with a sprinkling of cilantro leaves on top of the dip for presentation.