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FRANK ASHTON CLASSIC ITALIAN AND ADDITIONAL RECIPES: My name is Frank Ashton and I live in the Cleveland Ohio area. I was a high school art teacher for 33 years. I love painting,especially Impressionism; and traveling with my wife; but my other love is for cooking. Over the years I have probably cooked for some 20,000 people. This includes cooking free for many groups to raise funds for worthy causes. Most of my recipes are original from me and some from my mother or my wife Dottie. This has led me to decide to share my original recipes with others. This site has 110 recipes to date! My goal is to be able to give real recipes that really are excellent. One should not expect anything exotic; but I will guarantee they will impress anyone who loves to eat. FIRST GO TO GOOGLE AND PRINT IN THE WHITE BOX FRANK ASHTON ORIGINAL RECIPES AND CLICK ON THAT. Frank Ashton Original Recipes should come up. To print a recipe save it to favorites and then click on the recipe on favorites and you will then be able to print it. THERE ARE OVER 50 VEGETARIAN (MEAT FREE) RECIPES LOOK FOR THE ASTERISK * IN FRONT OF EACH RECIPE OR WORDS VEGETARIAN STYLE

Thursday, July 18, 2013

BAKED CHICKEN IN PESTO CREAM, ASHTON STYLE #179

This recipe combines a pesto mixture with cream over chicken thighs or a whole chicken and baked at 325 degrees for about an hour.  One needs to mix the pesto sauce first and then put the cream with the pesto and pour it over the chicken.  In making this recipe I was surprized how tasty it is. 
INGREDIENTS:
     PESTO SAUCE:
          2 cups fresh basil
          1/2 cup parmesean cheese
          1/2 cup virgin olive oil
          1/3 cup pine nuts
          5 cloves of garlic, peeled and smashed
          1 tsp Millers (or equivilent) Soup Base
          1/2 tsp black pepper
DIRECTIONS:
     1. put the basil, pine nuts, cloves of garlic,
        black pepper, and mix the Millers Soup
        base with hot water and also put it in the
        food processor and pulse it about 3 times
   2. turn the food processor on and slowly pour
       the virgin olive oil in until the ingredients
       are incorporated
CHICKEN AND SAUCE:
     1. 1 whole frying chicken or 10 thighs
     1/2 cup virgin olive oil
     1/2 cup white port with 1/2 cup pinot
     grigio
     1 tbls Millers or equivilent soup base
     2 cupssssa heavy cream
     1/2 cup flour
     1/2 tsp white pepper
     1/2 tsp paprika
     5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
DIRECTIONS: PRE HEAT OVEN 325 DEGREES
     1. mix all dry ingredients
     2. for a whole chicken, rince and dry and flour
        the chicken on all sides. for 10 thighs, wash
        the chicken, dry them and then roll the pieces
        in the flour mixture
   3. pour the virgin olive oil and the wine into a
      large fry pan over moderate heat
  4. fry  the whole chicken on all sides until well
     browned. for the thighs, fry them on all sides
    until well browned
5. mix the pesto and cream together and then put
    the whole chicken in a 9 inch by 13 inch pan
   then pour the pesto/cream over the whole chicken or 
  place the thighs into a 13 inch by 9 inch metal or
  glass pan and pour the cream mixture over the
 thighs. use aluminum to cover the chicken
6. bake in a 325 degree oven for about an hour or
   an additional 1/2 hour for the whole chicken
  until the thighs or whole chicken are nicely brown
7. this recipe will serve 6 or more persons generously

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