Friday, August 19, 2011

Chicken and Vegetables

This colorful dish I learned when I was beginning to learn how to cook. The Chicken and vegetables is great for any day of the week, but attractive enough to serve it when you have guests. This chicken recipe is great to serve over white rice and it taste delightful.

Serving Size: 4
Preparation time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Money Savings: $10.00

Ingredients:
3- 3 ½ lbs. chicken pieces or 4-5 chicken quarter cut in halfs
Adobo
Complete Seasoning
Garlic powder
4 tbsp. olive oil
2 cloves of garlic thinly chopped or minced
2 large onions sliced
3 large green peppers sliced
3 medium tomatoes diced
3 small zucchini diced
1 tbsp dried basil leaves
½ cup of parmesan cheese


Direction:
Take chicken sprinkle adobo, complete seasoning, and the garlic powder on top of it.
 Heat half of the oil on a skillet on medium heat brown chicken pieces well on all sides. Remove and keep warm. Add remaining oil to pan, add garlic, onion, and green pepper. Sauté 3-5 minutes until vegetables are soft but not brown. Return the chicken to the pan. Place tomatoes, zucchini, and basil leaves on top. Cover and simmer over medium heat until chicken is tender or for 45 minutes. Remove chicken and vegetables to warm serving platter. Bring juices to boiling. Boil down until reduced to about ½ cup. Pour juices on top of the chicken and vegetable and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

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