Pico Pica Chicken❤️❤️❤️
2-4* ?? Spicy
I love this stuff!
This Delicious Mexican dish is one of our Favorites with Chicken. For a change up, you can also use Pork Steak in stead of Chicken. A Friend came to stay with us for a while about 35 yrs ago, and he made it one night for us all. He said that his Mom use to make it. He didn’t have a “Recipe”. He just “Made” it, so this Recipe is just what I remember it to be like and I have been making it off and on for our Family ever since then. I dont usually add Tomatoes or Paprika to it, but looks pretty doesnt it! Very tasty. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Double the recipe for a whole Chicken.
INGREDIENTS:
3 Large Cloves Garlic Minced
1/2 Onion chopped fine
1/2 Chicken with Neck and parts if you like
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 Tbsp Chili Powder (mild)
1 Tbsp Paprika
1/3 c Pico Pica Sauce (add more when cooked if you want)
3/4 c Vermicelli Noodles
3/4 c Water
1 1/4 c Cherry Tomatoes
2 tsp Reduced Sodium Better than Bullion Chicken
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp Oregano
2 Tbsp EVOO
2 Tbsp Butter
1/2 tsp Salt
DIRECTIONS:
Add EVOO to the heated Pan on Med Hi
Add the chicken Skin side down and brown for about 5-6 min per side.
With the Skin side up, now salt the top of the Chicken.
Remove Chicken from Pan. Add the Oregano and Italian seasoning to the top of the Chicken. Set aside.
Add Cumin to the drippings in Pan and toast for about 30 seconds.
Add Onion and sauté
Add Garlic and sauté
When Onion and Garlic are translucent add the Vermicelli and continue to saute for a couple of minutes.
Add the Pico Pica sauce to the Water and add the Better than Bullion as well. Stir. Set aside.
When the Vermicelli is slightly brown, add the Chili Powder and Paprika. Then add the Tomatoes. Saute for about 1 min.
Pour the Sauce in Pan with the Vermicelli mixture.
Add Chicken down into the Pasta and rinse just a bit of the herbs off the chicken into the sauce.
Cover and Turn the burner to 3 or simmer and let gently simmer 30-45 min.
Check Temp with a digital Thermometer.
Serve with Salad, Beans and Corn if you like.
