Best 7 Piquant Chicken Recipes

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN PIQUANT

Steps:

• Mix flour and Creole seasoning together in a shallow bowl. Dredge chicken through the flour mixture, shaking of excess.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-heat. Cook chicken in the hot oil until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Add diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, pickles, vinegar, capers, and garlic to chicken; simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes more.

LOUISIANA CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANT

Steps:

• Heat 3 cups of cooking oil hot enough to cook chicken.
• Cut chicken into 2 inch pieces, season with the creole seasoning and fry in oil until done.
• Remove the chicken from the oil.
• In another frying pan, saute onions,celery, bell pepper and garlic until opaque looking and slightly limp.
• To the vegetable mixture, add your chicken which has slightly cooled.
• Add tomatoes and water to the mixture, then lower the flame allowing mixture to simmer for for one hour, stirring about every 10 minutes.
• Serve with rice.
• If you like yours to be a bit thicker, use 2 cans of diced tomatoes and 1 can (8 ounce) tomato paste and 1 cup water.

CHICKEN BREASTS PIQUANT

Steps:

• Combine the wine, soy sauce, oil and water in a bowl large enough to hold the chicken. Grate the ginger, mince the garlic, and add to marinade with the mustard, sugar and oregano.
• Wash and dry the chicken, and place pieces in the marinade, turning to coat well. Allow to marinate while preparing the rest of the meal.
• Heat a nonstick pan until it is medium hot; spray with pan spray lightly, and brown chicken breast on both sides.
• Add the marinade, cover and continue cooking over medium-high heat until the chicken is cooked, about 10 minutes. Serve with sauce.

PIQUANT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil and add the garlic. Cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken and cook for 5 minutes over high heat.
• Add the tomatoes,basil,capers and balsamic vinegar.
• Bring ot the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 8 minutes,uncovered.
• Stir in the brown sugar and season with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANT

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, whisk together salt, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne, chili powder and paprika. Add chicken and toss to coat. Add flour and toss to coat.

CHICKEN SAUCE PIQUANT

Steps:

• Drain tomatoes, reserve the juice. Seed the tomatoes completely and chop into various sizes. Set aside.
• Roast bell pepper over open flame until fully charred. There will be some smoke. This CAN be done in a with a broiler, turn the pepper 90 degrees every 5 minutes. After charred, run under running water and rub off as much charred skin as possible. Remove the seeds and interior membrane, and dice the pepper. Set aside.
• In a very large skillet or saut√© pan, melt 1/2 stick of unsalted butter over medium high heat. Add 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil. When the butter is melted, add onion and a pinch of kosher salt. Reduce heat to medium. Sweat onion for about 5 minutes, then add garlic, continue to cook over medium heat for another 2 minutes. Add green bell pepper and another pinch of kosher salt. After a few minutes, add tomatoes and basil, parsley, oregano and red pepper flake.
• After 10 minutes, add 1/4 of the tomato juice and continue simmer until reduced. Add another 1/4 tomato juice and simmer until reduced. Add 1/4 cup white wine and deglaze (scrape) the bottom of the skillet.
• While the sauce is simmering, in another non-stick pan, heat 2 TBSP of vegetable oil. Season the chicken breasts liberally with Jambalaya Seasoning. Blacken chicken for about 5 minutes per side (or until fully cooked). Remove chicken from pan and allow to rest 10 minutes.
• After the sauce has reduced, add half of the remaining tomato juice, another pinch of salt, and 1 TSP of sugar. After reduction, add the remaining tomato juice and Tony Chachere's Seasoning to taste. Reduce heat to low.
• In a large pot, bring enough water for the fettucine to a boil. Add salt to the water (this is the only chance you have to season your pasta, take advantage!).
• Slice chicken into strips and add to sauce. Remove from heat.
• Drain fettucine in a collander, do not rinse. After fully drained and noodles to sauce and toss to coat.
• Sprinkle parmesan cheese to top. Serve with garlic bread, or crusty french bread. Enjoy.

PIQUANT ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put the first 6 ingredients (for the glaze) into a food processor or blender, and process until a thick paste forms.
• Arrange chicken pieces in roasting pan, top each piece with 1-3 tbsp of glaze, depending on size of piece.
• Roast at 400F 75 minutes, or until juices run clear from dark meat pieces.
• May cover with foil partially through cooking time if glaze is beginning to burn.