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"OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by VisionQuest on 09-30-12 at 08:00 PM
This is a pretty easy recipe that goes over well in our house. It is not at all healthy.

Chicken w/grapes in cream sauce.

1 pound chicken breast cutlets (I usually just buy breasts, cut them into manageable pieces and pound them a bit if they are thick)
Red Seedless Grapes (about 1 - 1.5 cups cut in half)
1/2 cup white wine (more if you want to imbibe whilst cooking)
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup dijon or stone ground mustard (either works, I have used both, I had dijon on hand so I used that)
salt
pepper
flour
olive oil
butter

Salt and pepper the chicken
Dredge in flour
Heat 2T butter and 2T olive oil in pan, get it hot
Cook chicken in butter and olive oil, about 4 mins a side. (about med high heat)
Remove chicken from pan
Add white wine to pan, keep all the good brown stuff left from the chicken, stir up all the good brown stuff with the wine. Cook on high heat for about 30 seconds to a minute.
Reduce heat to medium and add chicken stock, cream, and mustard. Stir together well. Cook about 1 minute.
Reduce heat to low, put chicken back in the creamy goodness mixture and add the grapes. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
Put chicken on plates, smother with creamy goodness and grapes.

Asparagus
1 pound asparagus
2 T olive oil
Salt and Pepper (I use a fennel pollen kosher salt, but anything will do)
Mix olive oil and asparagus in bowl, add salt and pepper
Bake asparagus on cookie sheet in a 400 degree oven for about 12 minutes (the asparagus stays nice an crispy and the tips get almost burnt - good flavor)

Acini de pepe
2 cups chicken stock
as much acini de pepe as you want
Cook acini de pepe for about 10 - 12 mins in chicken stock
Drain, place in bowl and add some parmesan reggiano cheese and pepper
(I stole this from some other OTCC recipe that I believed used orzo, I had no orzo, so I used the pepe, I stole the recipe because it was good the first time around.)


I plan on posting pics tomorrow.



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"RE: OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 09-30-12 at 09:20 PM
Let me make it clear... this does not involve using me as roadkill in any way, does it?
"RE: OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by VisionQuest on 10-01-12 at 07:30 AM
I didn't make a dessert so there is no sweet roadkill Pepe in it.


"Pictures"
Posted by VisionQuest on 10-01-12 at 07:44 AM
Ingredients - I forgot to show the acini de pepe box and the parm cheese that I used in it.

The asparagus ready to cook

Cooking the chicken

After removing the chicken, adding the wine, chicken stock, mustard, and cream.

Adding the grapes and the chicken back in to the sauce.

Finished product

Super easy to make. Probably 15 minutes prep time and 15 minutes cook time. Nice Sunday meal.

Hope you enjoy!


"RE: Pictures"
Posted by woeisme1 on 10-02-12 at 02:16 AM
It looks delish! What is pepe ancini? From your post about using it in place of orzo and the photo, is it also rice -like? And I would find it in the rice isle?





"RE: Pictures"
Posted by VisionQuest on 10-02-12 at 07:28 AM
It's a small round pasta. You would find it in the pasta aisle.

Here is a pic of it in the box:


"RE: Pictures"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 10-02-12 at 08:02 AM
De Cecco is a brand you might be able to find in the pasta section - I've seen it on both sides of the border:

"RE: Pictures"
Posted by Tummy on 10-02-12 at 10:30 AM
Hmmm -if I had to translate that I would guess it means "assassination of Pepe"!
"RE: Pictures"
Posted by Tummy on 10-02-12 at 10:30 AM
Looks yummy. Do the grapes get soft?
"RE: Pictures"
Posted by VisionQuest on 10-02-12 at 12:45 PM
They do and my daughter is not a fan of them like that so I just toss hers on top right before I serve it to her.


"RE: Pictures"
Posted by kidflash212 on 10-02-12 at 10:38 AM
Looks good. Enough to make me venture into the kitchen and try it myself.
"RE: OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by frodis on 10-02-12 at 04:57 PM
Gotta love a chicken breast recipe!

I have to admit, I'm skeptical about the hot grapes. I'm thinking I might sub cherry tomatoes if I can't bring myself to make hot grapes.


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"RE: OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by Tummy on 10-02-12 at 05:33 PM
Dammit Fro - make the grapes for gripesakes!

"RE: OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by frodis on 10-02-12 at 05:37 PM
Olives?


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"RE: OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by Karchita on 10-03-12 at 00:07 AM
LAST EDITED ON 10-03-12 AT 00:32 AM (EST)

Excellent! I was trying to figure out how to de-fruitify this dish and couldn't think of a thing. I have bushels of ripe cherry tomatoes still coming from the garden, and Greek olives would be great as well, perhaps together. And how about some marinated artichoke hearts, too?


Sorry Tummy, I'm totally with Fro, dog grape it.

"RE: OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by samboohoo on 10-04-12 at 08:56 AM
I was thinking the same thing, so I might add the grapes after as well.


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"!Another use for acini de pepe"
Posted by mom2bjm on 10-02-12 at 07:43 PM
The only use I've ever known for Acini de Pepe is for Frog Eye Fruit Salad!! My own family doesn't care for it much, but it's something my Mom used to make for family get-togethers!

Frog Eye Salad.. (not my mom's recipe, but very similar!)
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 3/4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 quarts water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (16 ounce) package acini di pepe pasta
3 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
2 (20 ounce) cans pineapple tidbits, drained
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup shredded coconut

In a sauce pan, combine sugar, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pineapple juice and eggs. Stir and cook over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat; add lemon juice and cool to room temperature.
Bring water to a boil, add oil, remaining salt and cook pasta until al dente. Rinse under cold water and drain.
In a large bowl, combine the pasta, egg mixture, mandarin oranges, pineapple and whipped topping. Mix well and refrigerate overnight or until chilled. Before serving add marshmallows and coconut. Toss and serve.


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"RE: !Another use for acini de pepe"
Posted by qwertypie on 10-02-12 at 08:41 PM
Sounds like Ambrosia salad. I'll have to try it.
"RE: !Another use for acini de pepe"
Posted by kidflash212 on 10-03-12 at 09:50 AM
Could I substitute frog fallopian tubes for frog eyes?
"RE: !Another use for acini de pepe"
Posted by mom2bjm on 10-04-12 at 01:21 PM
Um.... no... that was one of the most disgusting challenges...



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"RE: !Another use for acini de pepe"
Posted by samboohoo on 10-04-12 at 08:56 AM
Once I saw the box, I was thinking the exact same thing about the frog eye salad. There is a little deli place in our office complex that serves it. It's the first time I'd ever heard of it. I tried it once and liked it, although I was a slight bit weirded out by it.


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"RE: OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by qwertypie on 10-11-12 at 06:57 PM
Big hit here! I did dredge the chicken in whole wheat flour to make it healthy.
"RE: OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by VisionQuest on 10-11-12 at 09:27 PM
Oh, I am so glad. I will have to try the wheat flour so I can call it healthy.
"RE: OTCC - Chicken with grapes, asparagus, and acini de pepe"
Posted by qwertypie on 10-12-12 at 02:23 AM
Mr. Qwerty really loved the grapes (we used green instead of red, but still so good!)