How to Cook Appetizing Skillet Chicken with Chopped Garlic, Peppers and Scallions

Skillet Chicken with Chopped Garlic, Peppers and Scallions.

You can have Skillet Chicken with Chopped Garlic, Peppers and Scallions using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Skillet Chicken with Chopped Garlic, Peppers and Scallions

1. You need 1 package of boneless skinless chicken thighs.
2. You need 1 package of boneless/skinless chicken breast.
3. You need of Flour for dusting chicken.
4. You need 3 of garlic cloves chopped.
5. You need 1 of large bell pepper (of your choice) cleaned, seeds/stem removed, cut in half lengthwise and sliced.
6. It's 3-4 of scallions cleaned & sliced into 1/8 inch pieces.
7. You need 3-4 Tbs of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil).
8. Prepare 1-2 Tbs of garlic powder.
9. You need 1/2 Tbs of black pepper.
10. You need 1 tsp of sea salt.
11. It's of White wine for deglazing (if necessary).

Skillet Chicken with Chopped Garlic, Peppers and Scallions instructions

1. Lay parchment paper over a flat surface (about 18 inches long). Place chicken on parchment paper, using ½ garlic powder, black pepper & sea salt. Evenly distribute over chicken followed by a light dusting of the flour. Turn chicken over and repeat..
2. Evenly coat the sauté pan with the extra virgin olive oil over a low to medium flame to slowly heat the oil. Once heated (be careful not to burn the oil), add ½ of the scallions & peppers followed by the chicken pieces to the pan. Allow the chicken to cook for 8 – 10 minutes slightly covered, gently moving the chicken as needed. Add a little extra oil if the pan becomes dry add in slowly to avoid oil spatter..
3. Then turn the chicken over and continue cooking slightly covered for another 8-10 minutes, adding in the remaining scallions and peppers. When the bottom of the pan becomes browned use a little white wine to deglaze the bottom of the pan – scraping the brown bits with a wooden spoon..
4. The chicken should have a nice browned look, the internal temperature should be 180 degrees, use a meat thermometer. NOTE: should you choose to use chicken on the bone a longer cooking time will be needed..
5. Serve over pasta, with salad, veggies, farro or corn on the cob..