Indulge in a culinary journey with our delightful Chicken with Garlic, Vegetable, Tomato Sauce, and Polenta. This tantalizing dish is a symphony of flavors, textures, and colors that will leave you craving for more. Tender chicken pieces are seared to perfection and nestled in a vibrant sauce bursting with the goodness of aromatic garlic, an array of colorful vegetables, and succulent tomatoes. The rich and savory sauce is the perfect accompaniment to the tender chicken, creating a harmonious balance of flavors. Additionally, the creamy polenta provides a smooth and comforting base that perfectly soaks up the delectable sauce. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a home cook looking to impress, this recipe is sure to become a favorite in your kitchen. So, gather your ingredients and embark on a culinary adventure with our Chicken with Garlic, Vegetable, Tomato Sauce, and Polenta.
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POLENTA CHICKEN
A simple recipe for chicken and polenta with garlic, a typical Romanian polenta dish, full of comfort and flavor.
Provided by Adina
Categories Poultry
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Remove the skin from the chicken legs and divide them at the joint. Sprinkle them generously with salt and pepper.
- Brown chicken: Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottom pan, a pan large enough to hold the chicken pieces in one layer. Place the chicken parts in the pan and brown all over. Sprinkle the paprika on top and stir well to coat the chicken parts with it. Add the chicken stock, it should cover the meat almost entirely, but the chicken should not be swimming in liquid.
- Simmer: Chop the parsley and add half of it to the pan. Add some pepper, bring to a boil, lower the heat and cover the pan leaving a crack open. Cook for about 30 minutes (turning the chicken once in between) or until the meat is cooked through.
- Polenta: Start making the polenta about now if you want to serve this immediately.
- Sauce: By the end of the cooking time, the sauce should have been reduced by half. If you want a thicker sauce, remove the lid from the pot during the last 5 minutes of the cooking time. I don't find it necessary; I like to have a runnier sauce to soak the polenta.
- Grate the garlic cloves and add them to the pan together with the rest of the chopped parsley. Cook for 1 minute, remove from heat, and season.
- To make the polenta, heat the water in a large pan but do not let it come to a boil. Add the salt, stir to dissolve. Add the polenta in a slow stream while stirring all the time.
- Bring to a boil, lower the heat, cover with a crack, and cook, often stirring, according to the packet's instructions. Mine takes about 20 minutes, but that can differ greatly depending on the polenta you bought.
- Add butter: Once the polenta is ready, stir in the butter.
- Serve as soon as the polenta is ready.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 /4 of the dish, Calories 665 kcal, Carbohydrate 10 g, Protein 79 g, Fat 34 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Cholesterol 407 mg, Sodium 1419 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, UnsaturatedFat 22 g
CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLE RAGOUT AND POLENTA
Steps:
- Combine frozen vegetable medley in the bottom of a 5-quart slow cooker. Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Place chicken on top of vegetables.
- In a large bowl, stir together pasta sauce, tomato paste, garlic and sherry. Pour 2/3 of the sauce over chicken and vegetables. Top the chicken with polenta slices and cover with remaining sauce. Cover and cook on the LOW setting for 4 to 5 hours.
- Serve hot with Parmesan.
ROAST CHICKEN BREAST WITH POLENTA AND CHERRY TOMATOES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place about 5 slices of the polenta in an even layer on the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Place the chicken breasts on top of the polenta slices and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top each with the Italian seasoning and Parmesan. Arrange the garlic cloves and tomatoes around the chicken. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle with the remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil.
- Bake until the internal temperature registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 30 minutes. Garnish with Parmesan and olive oil to taste. Serve warm.
POLENTA WITH VEGETABLES AND TOMATO SAUCE
Provided by Marian Burros
Categories dinner, lunch, main course, side dish
Time 45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Wash, trim, dry and slice mushrooms (use food processor); peel and mince garlic.
- Heat 3 teaspoons of oil in a large nonstick pan. Add the mushrooms and garlic. Saute until the mushrooms begin to brown, stirring occasionally.
- Chop onion in food processor. Heat the remaining oil in a small nonstick pan and saute the onion until it begins to soften and brown.
- Shuck corn and steam for about 3 minutes.
- Scrub, trim and slice zucchini in food processor.
- Wash and chop oregano and add with the zucchini to the mushrooms and continue cooking over medium heat, five or six minutes, until zucchini is crisp but tender.
- Bring water to boil for polenta, following package directions.
- Wash, trim and slice the tomatoes in the food processor and add to onion; simmer until the rest of the dish is ready.
- Coarsely grate the cheese.
- Slowly add polenta to the boiling water and stir until mixture begins to thicken. It is ready when water is almost completely absorbed. Remove from heat and stir in half of the cheese. Then spoon immediately into large shallow baking dish, about 10 by 15 inches, and spread evenly.
- Remove enough corn from cob to make 2 cups and stir into zucchini mixture. Spoon over polenta and top with tomato sauce; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Either serve immediately or run under broiler (do not preheat) for a couple of minutes. Just before serving, sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 460, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 69 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 426 milligrams, Sugar 15 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHICKEN WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND POLENTA TRIANGLES
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories dinner, project, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Skin the chicken pieces, reserving the wing tips and the skin for stock.
- Heat two tablespoons of the oil in a heavy casserole and brown the chicken pieces a few at a time. Remove them with a slotted spoon and place them in a bowl.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet. Saute the onion, garlic and chilies until they become soft (about 10 minutes).
- Stir in the cayenne and cumin. Cook a minute, then add the tomatoes, chicken stock, salt and pepper along with the chicken pieces and their juices. Cover and simmer gently about 45 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the chicken is cooked and the sauce thickens. If sauce evaporates too fast, add a little water. Correct the seasoning and when ready to serve, sprinkle with coriander.
- While the chicken is cooking, make the polenta triangles. Preheat broiler. Cook the polenta in water according to directions on package (it will take about five minutes), adding salt to taste, and pour it out onto a flat surface (a large, flat baking tin will do). Smooth it out with a spoon and cool it. Cut the polenta into triangles and place them on a broiling sheet.
- Brush the polenta triangles with the olive oil and broil until the outside is browned and crisp but the inside soft and creamy (about 15 to 20 minutes). Do not turn over. Serve with the chicken, in a separate dish.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1132, UnsaturatedFat 38 grams, Carbohydrate 102 grams, Fat 55 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 54 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 1422 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHICKEN CACCIATORE WITH POLENTA
Provided by The Daring Gourmet, www.daringgourmet.com
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the chicken pieces, four at a time to avoid over-crowding - and fry until both sides are browned, about 5 minutes on each side. Repeat with the remaining chicken and transfer to a plate.
- Add the onion and bell pepper and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the mushrooms and garlic and saute another 5 minutes until the mushrooms are tender. Add the dried herbs and red pepper flakes.
- Add the red wine and bring it to a boil over heat heat until the liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and ground porcini mushrooms. Stir to combine and return to a boil. Return the chicken to the Dutch oven and cover. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through, showing no signs of pink when cut into near the bone.
- Transfer the chicken to a warmed platter and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. Return the sauce to a boil over high heat and cook until it has thickened a little, 3-5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Dish out the polenta onto four plates, arrange two pieces of chicken on top of each serving of polenta, and spoon the sauce and vegetables over the chicken and polenta. Serve immediately.
CHICKEN WITH GARLIC VEGETABLE TOMATO SAUCE POLENTA
I generally cook all three dishes simultaneously so they all come out ready at once. If you wish to serve them hot. They can be cooked separately, one by one, leaving the polenta to cook last so this is served hot. Reheat the others or keep in a warm oven ready for serving.
Provided by Ramona's Cuisine -
Categories Chicken
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- 1. Cook the chicken: 1. Cook (covered) the chicken legs thoroughly into a frying pan or a skillet. Add salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle some water from time to time and when the chicken is almost cooked add half a glass of white wine and one or two crushed and finely chopped garlic cloves. Reduce all juices until it begins to sizzle. Brown slightly on both sides. Set aside. This should take about 20-25 min (depending on the legs size).
- 2. Making the tomato and vegetable sauce: 1. While chicken is cooking, cut the onions into halves and then make it rings, strips, however you like. I cut them into half rings by cutting the onion into two and then slice it. Cook in a pan with a little salt and pepper for about 5-7 min over medium heat. Drizzle some water from time to time so this remains nice and soft rather than caramelise.
- 3. 2. Add the carrot, parsnip, 1 bay leaf, white wine and cook (covered) for a further 5 minutes.
- 4. 3. Add the tomato paste and a drizzle of water if needed. Cook for another 5 minutes.
- 5. 4. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- 6. Make the polenta : 1. Add 1 l water to a larger saucepan. Add a teaspoon of salt and the dry or fresh rosemary. Bring to boil. Allow the water and herbs to boil for 1 minute then remove the rosemary needles. I usually use a sprig as it gets easier to remove.
- 7. 2. Add the cornmeal with one hand while whisking with the other. Whisk continuously for a minute to avoid any lumps formation.
- 8. 3. Cook for 20-25 minutes stirring every now and then. It will form a crust, do not worry that's how it should do.
- 9. 4. When ready simply dish out on plates with the help of a serving spoon.
- 10. 5. Dish out the chicken along with the tomato sauce and serve with a dollop of creme fraiche.
EASY POLENTA WITH TOMATO SAUCE
My entire family loves this recipe. A quick baked polenta topped with red sauce. Very easy to make and great the next day too (and the day after that!) Top with additional Parmesan cheese if you like.
Provided by Jacquita
Categories Side Dish Grain Side Dish Recipes Polenta Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square baking dish.
- In a large pot, combine the milk and chicken stock. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. When it is at a rolling boil, gradually whisk in the cornmeal, making sure there are no lumps. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring constantly until thick, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese.
- Pour the polenta into the prepared baking dish, and spread spaghetti sauce over the top.
- Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until sauce is bubbling.
Tips:
- Use a variety of vegetables. This will add flavor and texture to the dish. Some good choices include bell peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, and carrots.
- Don't be afraid to experiment with different herbs and spices. This is a great way to customize the dish to your own taste. Some good options include oregano, basil, thyme, and rosemary.
- Cook the chicken until it is cooked through. This is important to prevent foodborne illness. You can check the chicken is cooked through by inserting a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the chicken. The internal temperature should read 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Serve the chicken with polenta. Polenta is a type of cornmeal porridge that is a popular accompaniment to chicken dishes. To make polenta, simply bring water to a boil, then add cornmeal and stir until the mixture thickens. You can also add cheese, butter, or herbs to the polenta for extra flavor.
Conclusion:
This chicken with garlic vegetable tomato sauce polenta is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The chicken is cooked in a flavorful sauce made with garlic, vegetables, and tomatoes, and it is served over creamy polenta. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table.
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