Best 19 Picante Chicken Recipes

PICANTE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Open jar of picante sauce and put into a large saucepan. Add chicken breasts to picante sauce and bring to a steady boil. Boil gently for 20 to 25 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the juices run clear.

CHICKEN PICANTE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the picante sauce, brown sugar and mustard; pour over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30-35 minutes or a thermometer reads 170°. Serve with rice if desired.

EASY CHICKEN PICANTE

Steps:

• Mix the salsa, mustard and lime juice in a large bowl or ziploc bag.
• Add the chicken, turning to coat with the marinade. Let it marinate in refrigerator at least 30 minutes.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat until foamy.
• Drain chicken saving the marinade. Add chicken to skillet in a single layer. Cook 10-15 minutes till the chicken is a light brown on both sides. Add the reserved marinade to skillet and cook 5-10 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Remove chicken to a serving platter; keep warm. Boil marinade in skillet over high heat 1 minutes; pour over chicken. Top with sour cream and chopped green onions.

PICANTE MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large glass bowl combine the picante sauce, mustard and lemon juice. Add chicken and toss to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Remove chicken from marinade and saute in hot oil until well browned on both sides. Add remaining marinade and let simmer until chicken is glazed and tender and juices run clear. Remove chicken to platter/serving dish. Boil remaining marinade for 5 minutes to remove possibility of bacteria, then pour over chicken.

CROCK POT PICANTE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut excess fat off chicken breasts and place in crock pot.
• Pour salsa or picante sauce over chicken.
• Cook on low 5-6 hours.

SIMPLE SLOW COOKER PICANTE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker, with the bell pepper rings over top of the chichen.
• Combine picante, brown sugar, and mustard, and spoon over top of the chicken.
• Cover and cook for 4 1/2 hours.

PICANTE CHICKEN RICE BURRITOS

Steps:

• To Make Chicken Mixture: In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter and saute green onion and garlic until soft; stir in chicken, chili powder, 1/4 cup broth and 3/4 cup picante sauce. Heat through, then set aside.
• To Make Rice: In a large saucepan, bring rice and remaining 2 1/4 cups broth to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pan and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in remaining 1 1/4 cups picante sauce, cover and simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To Assemble Burritos: Stir chicken mixture into rice, then add olives and 2 cups of the cheese. Mix well. Spoon 1 cup of filling onto each tortilla, off center. Fold sides and ends over filling, then roll up. Arrange filled tortillas in two 9x13 inch baking dishes and sprinkle remaining cup of cheese on top.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 15 minutes, or until heated through.

PICANTE-DIJON GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken breasts to about 1/2-in. thickness; set aside. In a small bowl, combine picante sauce, mustard and sugar., Place chicken over medium-hot heat; brush generously with sauce. Grill about 6-8 minutes per side or until chicken is tender and no longer pink, brushing occasionally with remaining sauce.

PICANTE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken; cook and stir until mostly opaque, about 5 minutes. Add picante sauce, wine, cumin, sage, and bay leaf. Stir in black beans and pinto beans. Add tomatoes and chiles; simmer until flavors meld, about 10 minutes.

EASY PICANTE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place thawed chicken in greased 9" x 13" baking dish and lightly salt/pepper, if desired.
• Bake chicken for 30 minutes and remove.
• Place sour cream on chicken and spread over breast (be sure to not place spoon back into container after touching chicken).
• Spread salsa over chicken.
• Bake another 10-15 minutes.
• After baking is complete, sprinkle mozzarella over each breast and place back in oven for 1 minute.
• (I found that the cheese browns nicely if you run it under the broiler for a short time.).

SKILLET CHICKEN PICANTE

Steps:

• Cube chicken breasts. Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add cubed chicken breasts, onion and garlic powder and saute until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink, about 15 to 20 minutes. Pour tomatoes and picante sauce over chicken mixture. Let simmer over medium heat until sauce has thickened, usually about 30 minutes. Place some of the mixture in a warm tortilla, add cheese and wrap. Repeat until all of the chicken mixture is gone!

PICANTE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Stir 3/4 cup picante sauce, sour cream and chili powder in a medium bowl.
• Stir the picante sauce mixture, chicken and cheese in a large bowl.
• Spoon about1/3 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up the tortillas and place seam-side up in a lightly greased 11 x 8-inch shallow baking dish. Pour the remaining picante sauce over the filled tortillas. Cover the baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until the enchiladas are hot and bubbling. Top with the onion.

PICANTE CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Combine 3/4 cup picante sauce with catsup, honey and cumin.
• Pour over wings, cover and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour or more, turning at least once.
• Place wings on a foil lined broiler pan, reserving marinade.
• Bake 30 minutes.
• Baste with marinade, bake 15 minutes, brush with marinade and bake another 15 minutes.
• Turn heat up to broil, place pan 6 inches from broiler, cook 2 minutes per side.
• Combine 1/4 cup picante sauce with sour cream and serve with wings.

PICANTE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet or wok, saute chicken in oil for 10-12 minutes or until juices run clear. Add onion, celery and pepper; saute until crisp-tender. Add picante sauce, lemon-pepper and salt if desired; simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with rice if desired.

PICANTE RANCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in crockpot. Pour picante sauce and ranch dressing over chicken. Cook on high for 3 hours. Serve over hot rice, sprinkle with cheese.

BREADED PICANTE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine chicken and buttermilk in a bowl. Refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes.
• Mix flour, seasoned salt, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.
• Drain buttermilk from chicken and softly pat dry with paper towel. Mix chicken in flour mixture until well coated on all sides.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Fry chicken in 2 batches in the hot oil until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes per batch; drain on a plate lined with paper towel.
• Rinse saucepan and return to medium heat. Stir chicken and picante sauce together in the pan; cook until hot, about 5 minutes.

LIME CHICKEN PICANTE

Steps:

• In a shallow nonporous dish or bowl combine the salsa, mustard and lime juice. Mix well. Add chicken, cover dish and refrigerate. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove chicken from marinade and add to skillet. Saute, turning frequently, until browned on all sides. Meanwhile, boil remaining marinade in a saucepan for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add boiled marinade to chicken, and saute another 3 to 5 minutes or until chicken juices run clear and marinade is starting to glaze. Remove chicken to serving platter; raise heat to high and boil marinade for 1 minute. Spoon marinade over chicken and top each breast with 1 tablespoon yogurt and 1 lime wedge. Serve.

PEACHY CHICKEN PICANTE

Steps:

• Drain peaches, reserving liquid, and set aside.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken and saute for 9 to 10 minutes, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Remove chicken from skillet.
• Add bell pepper to skillet, reduce heat and saute for 2 minutes, stirring, until pepper is crisp and tender. Add the reserved peach liquid, salsa and orange juice to the skillet and bring all to a boil, scraping up browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Add the peaches and stir until hot. Add the chicken. Spoon sauce and peaches over chicken until it is coated/glazed, then serve.

PICANTE CHICKEN

Steps:

• The rice: cook the rice according to package instructions or in a rice cooker. The chicken: sauté the defrosted chicken breast in a little bit of olive oil. Season to taste with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, oinion powder, curry powder, chili powder, and paprika. While the chicken and rice are cooking put a handful of baby spinich on each plate. When the chicken is cooked take it out of the pan and set it aside. Put the cooked rice in the chicken pan and sauté briefly to allow the rice to season. Take the seasoned rice and put it on top of the baby spinich. Now put the chicken back in the pan and sauté briefly with the salsa. Lastly, place the chicken on top of the rice and sprinkle the cheese over the top of each plate.