Spring chicken, also known as Cornish game hen, is a versatile and flavorful poultry that can be prepared in a variety of ways. In this article, we'll delve into the art of cooking spring chicken with peas and onions, providing you with step-by-step instructions and helpful tips to create a delectable dish that will impress your taste buds. From selecting the freshest ingredients to mastering the perfect cooking techniques, we'll guide you through the process of crafting a succulent and aromatic spring chicken dish that will leave you craving for more.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
SPRING CHICKEN WITH PEAS AND ONIONS
Chicken thighs with Old El Paso® onions and frozen sweet peas combine to make a delicious saucy dinner.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sprinkle chicken thighs with salt and pepper. In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken in batches; cook 4 to 6 minutes or until browned on both sides. Remove chicken from Dutch oven.
- Add onions to Dutch oven; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Add chicken and broth; reduce heat to low. Cover; cook 25 to 30 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (180°F). Remove chicken; place on platter. Cover with foil to keep warm.
- In small bowl, mix milk and flour until smooth. Beating with wire whisk, add flour mixture to cooking juices in Dutch oven. Increase heat to medium. Add peas and tarragon; cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until peas are tender and sauce has thickened slightly. Pour mixture over chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 380, Carbohydrate 23 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 4 g, Protein 38 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 570 mg, Sugar 10 g
SPRING CHICKEN AND PEA SALAD
My endive, radicchio and chicken salad with a dash of mint jelly dressing makes a wonderful meal for a luncheon or light dinner. -Roxanne Chan, Albany, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil. Add peas; cover and cook 5-8 minutes or until tender., Drain peas; place in a large bowl. Add endive, radicchio, chicken, radishes, onion and mint. In a small saucepan, combine oil, lemon zest, juice, jelly, garlic, salt and pepper; cook and stir over medium-low heat 4-6 minutes or until jelly is melted. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat. If desired, sprinkle with pine nuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250 calories, Fat 12g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 62mg cholesterol, Sodium 225mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SPRING CHICKEN WITH CARROTS AND PEAS
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place the chicken wings in a small saucepot and cover with water. Add the lemon and bay leaves, and sprinkle with salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, pat the remaining chicken pieces dry and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat the EVOO in a deep skillet or wide Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, side-down, and cook until crisp, 15 to 18 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook, partially covered with a lid or foil, until cooked through, 8 to 10 more minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate. Lower the heat a bit, then add the shallots and sugar to the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the wine, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom, and cook until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Strain the poaching liquid and add 1 cup of it to the skillet. Add the peas, carrots and herbs, then stir in the butter and season with a little more salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook until the peas and carrots are tender, 6 to 7 minutes. If you are not serving the stew immediately, stop after you add the carrots and peas (do not simmer them). Arrange the chicken on top and cover. Cool and store in the refrigerator. To serve, removed the chicken to a broiler pan and crisp up under the broiler. Simmer the stew until the peas and carrots are tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Return the chicken to the stew.
- Ladle the stew into shallow bowls and top with the chicken. Serve with warm buttered baguette.
- Cook's Note: You can use store-bought chicken stock instead of the poaching liquid if you want to skip that step.
RESTAURANT STYLE CHINESE ORANGE CHICKEN WITH SPRING PEAS
Make and share this Restaurant Style Chinese Orange Chicken With Spring Peas recipe from Food.com.
Provided by swissms
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Orange Sauce:.
- In small bowl, combine orange juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, rice wine, cornstarch and orange zest. Set aside.
- Chicken:.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg whites and water. Stir in chicken pieces.
- In a pie plate, stir together cornstarch, flour, salt and pepper with a fork or clean whisk.
- Taking a few pieces of chicken at a time, dip chicken into the flour mixture.
- In a large skillet, add vegetable oil to cover pan to a 1/2-inch depth. Heat skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Brown chicken, a few pieces at a time. Remove chicken and allow to drain on paper-towel lined plate or rack. Continue until all chicken is browned. (Note: You may need to adjust heat up or down to maintain oil temperature as you cook.) Set aside.
- Stir-fry:.
- In a separate skillet or wok, heat 1-2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ginger and stir until fragrant (just a few seconds). Stir in green onions, red pepper flakes, and peas.
- Add orange sauce and stir until thickened.
- Stir in chicken and simmer until evenly coated and heated through.
- Serve over steamed rice.
FRENCH-STYLE CHICKEN WITH PEAS & BACON
This creamy one-pot chicken dish is a great-value way of feeding the whole family
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large frying pan, dry-fry the bacon over a medium heat for 3 mins until the fat is released and the bacon is golden. Transfer the bacon to a small bowl, leaving the fat in the pan. Add the chicken and brown for 4 mins each side.
- Push the chicken to one side of the pan and tip in the garlic and spring onions, cooking for about 30 secs, just until the spring onion stalks are bright green. Pour in the chicken stock, return the bacon to the pan, cover and simmer for 15 mins.
- Increase heat under the pan. Tip the peas and lettuce into the sauce and cook for 4 mins, covered, until the peas are tender and the lettuce has just wilted. Check chicken is cooked through. Stir in the crème fraîche just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 379 calories, Fat 16 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 51 grams protein, Sodium 1.6 milligram of sodium
BAKED CHICKEN WITH ONIONS AND PEAS
I like the flavor of the soy, Worcestershire and garlic gives the chicken. And I love the way the peas caramelize in the oven. Over white rice this is delicious! You can use less peas but I always make extra since they always seem to disappear.
Provided by Joanne
Categories Poultry
Time 1h30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In large bowl soak chicken in water, and vinegar for about 10 minutes. Rinse well, trim excess skin and pat dry. This step is optional it's just how I clean chicken.
- Place chicken in a large zip lock bag or large bowl. To chicken add 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons salt (or to taste) and 1 teaspoons black pepper, garlic, oregano, lime juice, soy and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well, let marinade for at least an hour (overnight is best).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
- Place chicken skin side down in casserole dish large enough to leave some space between the chicken pieces. I bought one large aluminum tray. Pour remaining marinade over chicken. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place peas and onions in a large bowl. Season with 1 tablespoon of salt (or to taste) and 1 teaspoons pepper, and 1/4 cup of olive oil. Toss to coat.
- After 20 minutes, remove chicken from oven and add the peas and onions. Turn chicken so that the skin side is up, and make sure the chicken is sitting on top of the peas so that the skin can brown. Raise oven temperature to 400 degrees and Cook for about 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. I served this with my white rice recipe http://www.food.com/recipe/white-rice-503045.
- Hope you enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1077.3, Fat 64.4, SaturatedFat 15.7, Cholesterol 225, Sodium 4173.9, Carbohydrate 49.4, Fiber 15.4, Sugar 18.7, Protein 72.6
TUNISIAN CHICKEN WITH ONIONS, PEAS, AND PARSLEY
Steps:
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or other heavy sauté pan. Add the chicken pieces, sautéing just to brown the skin on both sides. Remove the chicken pieces, and drain on paper towels.
- Stir the onions, garlic, and honey into the same pan. Sauté over medium heat until the onions are almost caramelized. This may take about 20 minutes.
- Return the chicken pieces to the pan, skin side up, and sprinkle on 1/4 teaspoon more pepper, the cinnamon, and the parsley, stirring to incorporate. Add the lemon juice and the tomatoes. Pour in chicken broth, enough just to cover the chicken, and stir in the tomato paste. Simmer the chicken, covered, for about 40 minutes, then stir in the peas. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the peas are done. Taste, adjust the seasonings, and serve with rice or wheat berries (see page 266).
CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND SPICY SPRING ONIONS
Roasting two chickens on one baking sheet is an effortless but strategic way to cook for a crowd.
Provided by Alison Roman
Categories Bon Appétit Dinner Chicken Spring Green Onion/Scallion Garlic Parsley Onion Entertaining Roast Soy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free
Yield 6-8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Very thinly slice 1 lemon; tease out seeds. Place chickens on a rimmed baking sheet; season outsides and insides all over with salt and black pepper. Scatter red onions, three-quarters of spring onions, and half of lemon slices around.
- Cook green garlic, oil, and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, swirling occasionally, until butter melts and garlic starts to lightly sizzle; season with salt and black pepper. Pour over chickens, letting some of the mixture drip onto onions and lemon.
- Roast chickens, tossing onions and lemon and basting chickens with drippings in baking sheet occasionally, until chickens are golden brown all over and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 160°F and onions and lemon are softened and starting to brown, 80 minutes-2 hours.
- Remove baking sheet from oven and transfer chickens to a cutting board, leaving onions and lemon behind. Place bread slices on baking sheet and turn once to coat in chicken fat. Return baking sheet with bread and vegetables to oven and roast until vegetables are starting to sizzle and crisp and bread is toasted, 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, thinly slice remaining spring onions and toss in a medium bowl with parsley and remaining lemon slices. Season with salt, black pepper, and enough red pepper flakes to achieve your desired level of spiciness.
- Carve chickens and transfer to a large shallow bowl or platter (or serve right on the cutting board). Pour any remaining juices on baking sheet over chicken and scatter roasted onions and lemon slices around, followed by raw spring onion mixture. Slice each toast into a few pieces and serve alongside.
Tips:
- Choose the right chicken: For this recipe, it's best to use a whole chicken that is about 3 pounds. You can also use chicken breasts or thighs, but you may need to adjust the cooking time.
- Season the chicken well: Be sure to season the chicken generously with salt, pepper, and garlic powder before cooking. This will help to enhance the flavor of the chicken.
- Cook the chicken until it is cooked through: The chicken should be cooked until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. You can check this by inserting a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the chicken.
- Use fresh vegetables: Fresh peas and onions will give this dish the best flavor. If you can't find fresh peas, you can use frozen peas instead.
- Don't overcook the vegetables: The peas and onions should be cooked until they are tender, but still have a little bit of crunch.
- Serve the chicken with your favorite sides: This dish can be served with a variety of sides, such as mashed potatoes, rice, or roasted vegetables.
Conclusion:
This spring chicken with peas and onions is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The chicken is tender and juicy, and the peas and onions add a pop of flavor and color. This dish is sure to be a hit with the whole family.
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