Papa Richard's Baked Chicken With Tasso Pepper Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (used to coat skillet)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 3 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 cup tasso (sliced and cut into 1/4-inch cubes)
• 2 cups breadcrumbs (unseasoned)
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 teaspoons parsley (dried or fresh)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 cup onion (minced)
• 1/2 cup jalapeno pepper (minced)
• 2 ancho chilies
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce (from can of ancho peppers)
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 1 cup half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 spray roasting pan with non-stick spray.
• 3 coat medium to large skillet with olive oil. heat skillet on medium.
• 4 coat chicken with bread crumbs on both sides. place two (2) coated chicken breasts into heated skillet. brown chicken breasts on both sides.
• 5 repeat for remaining chicken breasts.
• 6 place chicken breasts in roasting pan and bake for 20 minutes.
• 7 while baking chicken breasts prepare tasso sauce.
• 8 soak 2 bouillon cubes in boiling water.
• 9 saute onions, garlic, peppers, and adobo sauce in olive oil until tender.
• 10 add tasso to skillet and brown for 3-5 minutes.
• 11 add water (with dissolved bouillon cubes) to skillet.
• 12 add seasonings, tbs of used bread crumbs, and in whipping cream, stir to incorporate all ingredients.
• 13 simmer sauce for 5-7 minutes on low heat (stirring occasionally).
• 14 remove chicken breasts from oven and pour sauce over chicken.
• 15 replace chicken into oven and cook for additional 20 minutes.
• 16 while chicken is cooking prepare rice per instructions for cooking.
• 17 serve chicken on bed of rice with minute amount of sauce on chicken.