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Jalapeño Chicken with Potato Boulangere
  • Jalapeño Chicken with Potato Boulangere
  • Cuisine Cuisine: Fusion (French/Mexican)
  • Category Category: Main Course
  • Serves Serves: 8 persons
  • Difficulty Difficulty: Medium
  • Cost Cost: Medium
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Ingredients

  • 1100 g skinned chicken breasts
  • 1 sachet MAGGI® Béchamel Mix
  • 1500 ml skimmed milk
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 4 chili peppers, jalapeño, split, ribs and seeds discarded
  • 3 green bell peppers, split, ribs and seeds discarded
  • 2 tablespoons corn oil
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • For the marination:

  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 80 g lemon juice, or juice of 2 lemons
  • Pinch of salt, to taste
  • Pinch of white ground pepper, to taste
  • For the potato boulangere:

  • 1 kg potatoes
  • 2 large onions, finely sliced
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 cube MAGGI® Chicken Less Salt Bouillon

Preparation

Marinate the chicken with the garlic, lemon juice, salt and white pepper for almost half an hour.

Prepare the béchamel sauce by combining MAGGI® Béchamel Mix with the milk; bring to boil while stirring.

Sauté the onion, garlic, and peppers in corn oil for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the white vinegar and simmer for 5 minutes, then add the béchamel and simmer for another 5 minutes. Puree in a food processor and set aside, keeping warm until ready to serve.

Peel and slice the potato. Dress a layer of potato in a gratin dish then a layer of sliced onions. Then repeat the same for 2 more layers; add water with the MAGGI® Chicken Less Salt Bouillon cube; bake in the oven for 40 minutes at 160 °C.

Bake the chicken in oven at 180 °C for 35 minutes.

Dress a square of potato in serving plates with one piece of chicken breast and drizzle with the sauce.

Serving tips : Serve this plate with any green leaves salad, olive oil and lemon juice dressing.