Best Chicken In The Grass Recipes

CHICKEN IN THE GRASS

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken tenders in water and pat dry.
• Place in a zip lock sandwich bag.
• Add remaining ingredients for the chicken part of the recipe except the bacon grease , butter, and chips to the bag and seal. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• When ready to cook melt the bacon grease and butter in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and coat with the crumbled potato chips, save the marinade.
• Quick fry the tenders until done.
• Remove from skillet and keep warm between two dinner plates.
• Wash spinach and shake dry.
• Slice onion very thin.
• Chop garlic fine.
• Chop bacon.
• Add butter to fats remaining in skillet.
• Place onion , garlic, and bacon in skillet and saute until golden.
• Add spinach.
• Stir and mix until the spinach starts to wilt.
• Add the balsamic vinegar.
• Add the reserved marinade to the spinach mixture and continue to cook and stir for about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken tenders and mix in with spinach until heated back through, about 5 minutes.
• Remove spinach to dinner plates and top with the chicken tenders.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.

CHICKEN IN THE GARDEN

Steps:

• Place broccoli and mixed vegetables in a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Top with chicken. Combine the soup, milk, mayonnaise and curry; pour over top., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Serve with rice, noodles or biscuits.

VIETNAMESE GRILLED LEMONGRASS CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix canola oil, lemongrass, lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and fish sauce together in a mixing bowl until the sugar is dissolved; add chicken and turn to coat in the marinade.
• Marinate chicken in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken thighs from the marinade and shake to remove excess marinade. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Grill chicken until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON GRASS

Steps:

• If you are using fresh lemon grass, discard the outer leaves and upper half of the stalk. Cut into thin slices and chop fine. If you are using dried lemon grass, soak in warm water for 1 hour, then drain and chop fine. Place the lemon grass, garlic, shallots, chilies, sugar, salt, fish sauce and 2 tablespoons water in a blender and blend to a paste.
• Rinse the chicken well and pat dry. Carefully loosen the skin on the breast and legs, pushing your fingers between the skin and meat to form a pocket. Rub half of the lemon grass paste over the meat under the skin. Rub the remaining paste over the skin and inside the cavity. Tuck the wings underneath; tie the legs with twine. Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan. Roast for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees and continue roasting for 1 1/4 hours, basting the chicken with the vegetable oil and the pan juices. The chicken is done when it registers 180 to 185 degrees on an instant-reading meat thermometer. Let the chicken stand for 10 minutes. Serve with white rice and nuoc cham dipping sauce (see recipe).