Best Spanish Chicken Cutlets And Olive Rice With Artichokes And Piquillo Peppers Recipes

SPANISH CHICKEN WITH RICE AND OLIVES

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I most always add in some chorizo or smoked dry sausage to this just to boost up the flavor a bit. If you have a large electric fypan, then use it for this recipe. Please include the saffron, it really makes this recipe!

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories Chicken

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

9 chicken pieces (can use less)
seasoning salt (or use white salt)
pepper
4 -6 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
1 large red bell pepper, seded and chopped
2 teaspoons paprika (can use more)
2 teaspoons dried red pepper flakes (optional or to taste)
2 cups uncooked converted white rice (Uncle Ben's is best)
1 1/4 cups dry white wine
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
3/4 teaspoon saffron thread
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 cups frozen peas
1/2 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, sliced (or to taste)

Steps:

Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
Brown the chicken well on both sides; transfer to a plate.
Add in onion, red bell pepper and dryed chili flakes; saute for 5 minutes.
Add in garlic, paprika and rice and saute for 3 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon.
Add in wine and bring to a boil; simmer uncovered for 3 minutes.
Add in tomatoes with juice, chicken broth, saffron and bay leaf; simmer for about 6-7 minutes.
Return the chicken along with any juices from the bowl or plate back to the skillet and nestle into the rice .
Cook covered over low heat until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed (about 20-25 minutes, it might take more or less time).
Add in the peas and olives, season with salt and pepper to taste.
Cover the skillet and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 498.2, Fat 15.8, SaturatedFat 2.4, Sodium 955.6, Carbohydrate 63.9, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 11.4, Protein 12.8

PIQUILLO PEPPER CHICKEN WITH SPANISH RICE

Piquillo Pepper Chicken with Spanish Rice image

Yield serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1/2 cup sliced almonds
3 cups chicken stock
1 small handful of golden raisins
3 tablespoons EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil)
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 pinches of saffron threads or approximately 1 small envelope saffron powder
1 1/2 cups white rice
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, 6 ounces each
Salt and pepper
1 small jar piquillo peppers in water, 4 to 5 peppers, or 2 jarred roasted red peppers, drained and sliced
1/2 cup dry sherry
2 tablespoons butter, chilled and cut into pieces
1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, a couple handfuls, finely chopped

Steps:

In a small pan over medium heat, lightly toast the almonds and reserve.
In a small saucepan, bring the broth, raisins, 1 tablespoon of the EVOO, the turmeric, and the saffron to a boil. Stir in the rice, cover the pot, and simmer over low heat for 18 minutes, or until the rice is cooked through and the liquid is absorbed.
While the rice cooks, in a large skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of EVOO, over medium-high heat. Season the chicken liberally with salt and pepper, add to the skillet, and cook for 6 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate and keep warm. Add the piquillo peppers to the pan and heat through, about 2 minutes. Add the sherry and boil for 1 to 2 minutes until slightly reduced. Add the butter and half the parsley and turn off the heat, stirring to melt the butter. Spoon the sauce over the chicken.
Add the remaining parsley and the almonds to the rice and fluff with a fork. Serve the rice alongside the chicken.

SPANISH CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Time 2h5m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup broken vermicelli or thin spaghetti, 1 inch pieces
1/2 cup long-grain white rice
1 quart chicken stock
2 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breast, rinsed
1 small white or yellow onion, peeled and halved
2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped
2 fresh bay leaves
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
5 ounces Spanish chorizo, chopped or crumbled, casing removed (recommended: Gaspar's or Trois Petit Cochons)
1 large Spanish yellow onion, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
Few ribs celery from the heart, chopped
1 red chile pepper, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, chopped or very thinly sliced
1/4 to 1/3 cup diced piquillo pepper or drained pimiento peppers
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pinch saffron threads (about 20)
1 1/2 teaspoons smoked sweet or sweet paprika
1 (15-ounce) can fire-roasted diced or crushed tomatoes or 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies

Steps:

Place the butter in a small pot over medium heat. Melt the butter and toast the pasta 2 to 3 minutes or until golden in color, add the rice and stir to coat. Add 1 cup stock to the pot and bring the mixture to a bubble, reduce the heat to low, cover the pot and cook 15 minutes. Stir in parsley; turn off the heat and cover. Let stand to cool. Fluff the rice with a fork then place in container and store in the refrigerator.
Meanwhile, place the rinsed trimmed chicken pieces in a shallow pan with the onion and bay leaves and cover with just enough water to come up to the top of the chicken, bring the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer and gently poach to cook through, about 12 to 15 minutes. Place the chicken in a bowl and shred the meat with 2 forks. Reserve the stock.
While the chicken poaches start the soup by heating a Dutch oven over medium-high heat with a turn of the pan extra-virgin olive oil, add the chorizo and brown a couple of minutes. Add the onions, carrot, celery, chile, garlic, and piquillos to the pot and season with a little salt and some black pepper. Cook for 7 to 8 minutes to soften, then stir in the saffron threads and paprika to combine. Strain the chicken cooking liquids, about 2 cups, into the pot then add 3 cups stock-in-a-box, chicken, chorizo, and tomatoes. Bring the soup to a bubble, simmer a few minutes to combine flavors then cool completely, cover and place in the refrigerator for make-ahead meal.
To reheat and serve, place the soup over medium to medium-high heat covered, stirring occasionally until heated through. Add the rice to the soup and return the soup to a bubble. Serve in shallow bowls.