Chicken breast with juicy bell pepper- this dish can be prepared on a normal day, and when unexpected guests appeared on the threshold. You can do this both in the oven and in the slow cooker.
Benefit
Those people who prefer to eat chicken meat are aware of its benefits to the body. Such meat, especially breast, can be used as food for those who follow their figure. After all, it is not only perfectly absorbed by the body, but also helps to remove harmful substances from it. In addition, chicken meat is good for the skin, as well as human hair, because it is rich in proteins and other useful trace elements.
However, if you eat only breast every day, it will eventually get boring. In this case, the dish can be varied different vegetables or side dishes. It turns out especially tasty and healthy chicken breast with bell pepper.
Recipes
There are several options for cooking chicken meat with pepper. You can do this in the oven, and in a pan, and in a slow cooker. Besides, cook chicken fillet maybe even in cream.
Chicken delicacy cooked with pepper in citrus sauce
To prepare such a dish, you need to find a small jar, which you can then take with you to work or school.
Required components:
- 400 g - small pasta;
- 400 g - chicken breast;
- 1 onion;
- 2 bell peppers;
- a small bunch of spinach;
- 40 g - yogurt;
- juice from half an orange;
- 10 g - balsamic vinegar;
- 40 ml - olive oil;
- a pinch of fine salt;
- a pinch of black pepper.
Step by step recipe includes a number of steps.
- The first thing to do is boil the pasta until tender.
- Then do the same with the chest. Then it needs to be cooled and cut into small pieces.
- After that, you need to fry the pepper, cut into small cubes, in a pan.
- Then you need to cut the onions into cubes.
- Next, you can start refueling. To do this, mix in a separate bowl all the remaining ingredients, except spinach, and divide them into 4 parts.
- Then you need to take four jars and put dressing in them in layers, then fried bell pepper, then a layer of chopped onion, then pasta and the breast is laid out in the last layer.
You can decorate the dish on top with spinach leaves. Jars need to be covered with lids, they can be taken with you to work. This dish will serve as a great snack.
Italian style chicken breast stewed with bell pepper
For its preparation, you can use the following components:
- 600 g - chicken breast;
- 1 onion;
- 20 ml - olive oil;
- 4 fresh or canned tomatoes;
- 100 ml - chicken broth;
- 2 fresh garlic cloves;
- sprig of oregano;
- 2 small bell peppers.
Consider a step by step recipe.
- First you need to bake the peppers. You can do this in the oven. They need to be transferred to a form covered with foil and baked for about 12-20 minutes.
- After that, they must be transferred to the prepared pan and immediately covered with a lid. Peppers should stand for another 12-15 minutes. Then you need to remove the seeds from them, as well as the stalk.
- Next, fry the chopped onion and garlic in a pan. This must be done with olive oil.
- To them it is necessary to add chicken meat cut into small pieces, previously sprinkled with finely chopped oregano, as well as salt.
- After that you need to add chicken bouillon and bring everything to a boil. The next ingredients to add are tomatoes, cut into small cubes, as well as ready-made peppers.
- Everything must be simmered for 25 minutes.
Chicken meat cooked with tomatoes and peppers will appeal to all family members.
Chicken meat baked in a slow cooker with bell pepper
Chicken breast is very tasty and healthy if cooked in a slow cooker.
Required components:
- 1 large chicken breast;
- 3 small tomatoes;
- 2 bell peppers;
- 1 onion;
- low-fat mayonnaise;
- 200 g - hard cheese;
- a pinch of fine salt;
- a pinch of your favorite spices
- First you need to cut the breast in half, then beat it off, season with cooked spices, and also roll in salt.
- After that, it must be transferred to the slow cooker. From above it is necessary to lay out the onion cut into half rings, then the tomato slices and the pepper cut into strips. Then everything needs to be greased with low-fat mayonnaise.
- Then everything is sprinkled with a thick layer of hard cheese.
- The dish must be baked for 35 minutes using the "Baking" mode.
This dish is perfect for both dinner and lunch.
Fried chicken meat with bell pepper
To prepare it, you will need many different components:
- 1 large chicken breast;
- 1 onion;
- 1 large bell pepper;
- 40 g - sunflower oil;
- a few cloves of garlic;
- 80 ml - soy sauce;
- juice from half an orange;
- a bunch of greens;
- a pinch of pepper;
- some salt.
Step by step recipe:
- the breast should be cut into strips, then pour them with soy sauce for 12 minutes to marinate;
- meanwhile, it is necessary to heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, and fry the onion in it, cut into half rings;
- then add chopped pepper to it, fry for another 2-3 minutes;
- after that, it is necessary to drain all the liquid from the meat, shift it to the fried vegetables, cook for another 9 minutes;
- then water orange juice, add chopped garlic and finely chopped greens, and salt everything;
- after that, you need to fry the dish for a few more minutes.
You can serve this chicken delicacy with both potatoes and boiled rice.
Delicious and dietary chicken meat can be cooked different ways. It pairs well with bell pepper. All of these recipes are definitely worth a try. experienced housewives as well as young girls.
See the video below for Teriyaki chicken recipe with bell pepper.
step by step recipe with photo
If you like the bright aroma and flavor that meat gives Bell pepper, then the chicken breast baked with sweet pepper will certainly please you. In this case, the main thing is not to overdry the low-fat fillet. You can play it safe and marinate it in fermented milk product, although if the marinade consists of lemon juice, vegetable oil, salt and spices, it will turn out great too. You can do without pickling. When you unfold the foil in the middle of baking, you can pour the fillet several times with fat, which will be at the bottom.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken fillets
- 8-10 slices sweet pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp hops-suneli
- 1/2 tsp ground fenugreek
- 3 art. l. vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp. l. lemon juice
- 2 lettuce leaves for serving
- fresh vegetables for serving
Cooking
1. Prepare chicken fillet (thaw frozen first). You can take a whole breast and separate pieces of meat with a sharp knife. Make 4-5 shallow cuts on each piece.
2. Sprinkle each piece of fillet on both sides with spices and salt, spread vegetable oil, sprinkle lemon juice and let it "rest" in a cool place for at least half an hour.
3. Take a few slices of sweet pepper, you can use different colors. Slices should not be wide. Place them in the notches.
4. Now transfer each piece of fillet to a piece of foil and wrap the meat tightly. Place on a baking sheet in a preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes.
Rinse the breast cold water, pat dry with paper towels and make pepper cuts.
To prepare the marinade, mix all the ingredients: natural yogurt, mustard, soy sauce, chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
Coat the breast on all sides with ½ of the marinade, paying special attention to the cuts, into which it is desirable to pour one tablespoon of the marinade. Put the chicken in a bowl, tighten with cling film and send to the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to marinate.
We cut cherry tomatoes and peppers, respectively, in circles and half rings about 0.5 cm thick. And we begin to stuff our chicken breast, placing tomatoes and peppers alternately in each cut.
Then coat the chicken with vegetables with the rest of the marinade.
Bake the chicken breast in the oven at 200 degrees for 50 minutes. Sprinkle with grated cheese and put another 10 minutes in the oven. The chicken should be covered with such a golden crust.
It is better to cut the chicken breast in portions lengthwise so that both cherry and pepper are present in each piece.
Bon Appetit!
In the photo, all the products that you need to cook chicken breast with baked peppers. It is advisable to take fresh basil - it is much more aromatic than dry. But if you still decide to replace, then take 1 teaspoon of dry basil.
My peppers are pretty big.
Pick the seasoning for chicken that you use all the time and love. But you can also just salt and pepper.
Cut the pepper into 4 parts, cut out the white membranes, the stalk and put on a baking sheet with the skin up. I always cover the baking sheet with baking paper - just so that later I don’t really bother with washing it.
Marinate chicken in seasoning and salt.
Bake peppers in the oven until blackish tan.
I put a baking sheet with pepper in an oven preheated to 200 degrees and after 20 minutes of baking I turn on the grill for another 10 minutes.
Let the pepper cool slightly and remove the skin.
It is very convenient to throw the pepper in a plastic bag, tie it up and put it in a cool place for about half an hour or a little less. After that, the pepper is easy and simple to peel.
Make a roasted pepper sauce. In a blender, combine baked peppers, garlic, basil, grated cheese, a little water and olive oil. Beat until smooth.
Place the breast in a baking dish and evenly pour over the resulting roasted pepper sauce.
Wash the chicken breast, pat dry and remove the skin. Make deep cuts on the breast to the very bone - 4 cuts on each side (as in the photo). To prepare the marinade, combine sour cream, ketchup, salt and spices for chicken, mix.
Lubricate the breast on all sides with a culinary brush and grease the pockets inside too well (leave some of the marinade, we will need it in the future). Wash the bell pepper, remove the seeds and cut into long strips.
Put a slice of pepper in each pocket. Cheese cut into pieces.
Put the pieces of cheese in the pockets.
Spread the remaining marinade over meat, cheese and bell peppers.
Place bone-in breast in a baking dish or on a baking sheet. Pour some water into the bottom of the mold (just a little bit).
Bake chicken breast with bell peppers and cheese in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 45 minutes. The breast will be covered with a ruddy crust.
