Easy Gourmet Chicken for a Crowd

Submitted by Caretta

"I was going through all of my recipes, trying to decide which one to use to serve a crowd of people the next day. I finally could not decide between 3 recipes, so I combined the best features from each and came up with this. It was so easy to make and everyone said it was delicious. I am rewriting it here while it is fresh in my mind. Plus I will have it for future reference. Hope you enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 25

ingredients

• 2 medium onions, diced
• 2 large orange peppers, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 25 chicken pieces (I used breast tenders)
• 1 (26 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, family size
• 1 (26 ounce) can cream of chicken soup, family size
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of celery soup
• 1 1⁄2 - 2 cups white wine (not sweet)
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground thyme
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced

directions

1. Grease either two 13x 9 pans or one large half sheet cake pan.
2. Arrange chicken tenders in pan(s).
3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
4. Heat oil in large skillet.
5. Saute onions and peppers till soft.
6. Add garlic to skillet about halfway through to let flavors blend.
7. Arrange over chicken.
8. Combine soups, wine, lemon juice and spices.
9. Pour over chicken.
10. Cover and bake for 3 hours.
11. Serve over rice or noodles. I Served it with sticky rice and a salad.
12. The 'gravy' came out perfect consistency for me, but it could be thickened with a cornstarch paste or thinned by adding chicken broth.

Reviews

[new jersey cooker]

I made this chicken for a large crowd of 30, without testing the recipe first. I followed the recipe, except i didn't have any coriander and i substituted cumin. it was super easy and fast to prepare, and the end result was, everyone loved it. i recommend this dish, it is also a great idea for making to portion off and freeze.

 

[Carol T.]

I used this recipe for 60 people. I actually forgot 3 of the spices and it still tasted great. I only tripped the soups needed however I did 4x's of everything else. Everyone said it tasted great! The recipe was nice and easy just the way I like them!!! For 60 people I used 20 lbs of Chicken tenderloins. I served it with smashed red skin potatoes.