SPICY, LEMONY CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CROUTONS AND GREENS
A post-marinade is exactly what it sounds like: a flavorful mixture you sink meat or fish into after it cooks. Often used with grilled meats, the technique works great with seared proteins as well, especially boneless, skinless chicken breasts, which don't have a lot of flavor on their own. These breasts are cooked using a combination sear-steam method that builds flavor and keeps lean breasts juicy. Finish with a tangy-spicy combination of lemon, garlic and red-pepper flakes and you'll reap all the benefits of a traditional marinade without having to plan ahead. If you have thinner breasts or cutlets, this is a particularly wonderful use for them, since they don't have a lot of time to pick up color and flavor before they cook through.
Provided by Dawn Perry
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Arrange the bread on a rimmed baking sheet; drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bake, turning once, until lightly golden and toasted, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together 3 tablespoons oil with the lemon zest and juice, garlic, oregano, red-pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon salt; set aside.
- In a 10-inch skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Season chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and add to skillet. Cook, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Add 1/4 cup water to skillet, cover, and continue to cook until chicken is cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Uncover, remove from heat and add lemon juice mixture; turn chicken to coat.
- Tear each piece of bread in half and toss with lettuce; divide among plates. Top with chicken, and drizzle with the lemony pan juices.
LEMON CHICKEN WITH CROUTONS
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories main-dish
Time 1h55m
Yield 3 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Take the giblets out of the chicken and wash it inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers. Toss the onion with a little olive oil in a small roasting pan. Place the chicken on top and sprinkle the inside of the cavity with salt and pepper. Place the lemons inside the chicken. Pat the outside of the chicken dry with paper towels, brush it with the melted butter, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken.
- Roast for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and the thigh. Cover with foil and allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes. (The onions may burn, but the flavor is good.)
- Meanwhile, heat a large saute pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil until very hot. Lower the heat to medium-low and saute the bread cubes, tossing frequently, until nicely browned, 8 to
- 10 minutes. Add more olive oil, as needed, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place the croutons on a serving platter. Slice the chicken and place it, plus all the pan juices, over the croutons. Sprinkle with salt and serve warm.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. .
GARLIC AND THYME ROASTED CHICKEN WITH CRISPY DRIPPINGS CROUTONS
This roast chicken recipe puts all of the juices that normally collect at the bottom of the roasting pan (only to be discarded) to gloriously good use. The bird, which is stuffed with garlic, lemon and herbs, is placed on top of a pile of stale bread (all different kinds of breads work, including baguettes, country loaves and even pita) that's been drizzled with olive oil. As the chicken cooks, the juices are absorbed by the bread, resulting in arguably the most delicious jumbo-sized croutons in the history of the world.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Arrange oven rack so that it is in center of oven. Lay bread slices in a thick, heavy-duty metal roasting pan in one layer. (Try not to use a thin or dark colored pan, which may cause bread to burn: see note.) Drizzle liberally with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Rub 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper inside cavity of chicken. Stuff cavity with garlic, bay leaf, lemon and thyme. Rub outside of chicken with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle all over with remaining salt and pepper. Place it breast side up on bread.
- Roast chicken until it is deeply browned and juices run clear when thigh is pricked with a knife, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before carving. Serve chicken with bread from pan.
LEMON CHICKEN SALAD WITH CRUNCHY CROUTONS
A versatile and substantial main-meal salad - serve it just warm. A lovely summer lunch, or take along to a picnic
Provided by Silvana Franco
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Snack, Supper
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200c/fan 180c/gas 6. Sit the chicken breasts snugly in a small roasting tin, then drizzle over half of the lemon juice. Sprinkle over the lemon zest, rosemary and some salt and pepper. Roast for 20 mins until golden brown and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, cut the focaccia into bite-size cubes and spread out on a baking sheet. Sprinkle over the cheese and bake for 15 mins, turning occasionally until crunchy and golden.
- Lift out the chicken and thickly slice. Stir the remaining lemon juice and the olive oil into the tin, scraping up any nice brown bits from the bottom. Place the chicken in a very large serving bowl with the lettuce leaves, avocado, croûtons, peppers and chives. Add the lemony juices, toss well together, then serve just warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 695 calories, Fat 39 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 41 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 45 grams protein, Sodium 2.99 milligram of sodium
LEMON CHICKEN WITH CROUTONS
This is the essence of French country cooking. A simple roast chicken is sliced onto a bed of warm croutons so they soak up all those delicious juices. How good is that? In my opinion, roast chicken in any way shape or form can't be beat...
Provided by MarieRynr
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h15m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Remove the giblets from the chicken and wash it inside and out.
- Remove any excess fat and pinfeathers.
- Toss the onion with a little olive oil in a small roasting pan.
- Place the chicken on top and sprinkle with the salt and pepper inside.
- Place the lemons inside the chicken.
- Pat the outside of the chicken dry with paper towel, brush with the melted butter, and sprinkle with more salt and pepper.
- tie the legs together with kitchen string, and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken.
- Roast for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and the thigh.
- cover with foil and allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes (the onions may burn, but the flavor is good).
- meanwhile, heat a large saute pan with 2 TBs of olive oil until very hot.
- Lower the heat to medium low and saute the bread cubes, tossing frequently, until nicely browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add more olive oil as needed, and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
- Place the croutons on a serving platter.
- Slice the chicken and place it, with all the pan juices, over the croutons.
- Sprinkle with salt and serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1129.1, Fat 72.1, SaturatedFat 23.1, Cholesterol 305.5, Sodium 627.2, Carbohydrate 43.7, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 6.1, Protein 73.4
ROAST CHICKEN WITH CROUTONS AND ONIONS
Fall-of-the-bone dark meat and juicy white meat roast chicken accompanied by onion-roasted croutons which soak up residual juices from the roast, aka nuggets of flavor! Be sure to scoop out all of the onion and bread chunks; they are filled with delicious flavor that adds great texture and flavor to the meal. Serve with salad or greens to your liking.
Provided by devin
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 1h55m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Rinse chicken, pat thoroughly dry with paper towels, and allow to reach room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 390 degrees F (199 degrees C).
- Rub olive oil over outside of chicken and sprinkle skin and inside of cavity generously with salt. Rub black pepper and chopped rosemary onto chicken skin. Place 2 or 3 chunks of onion and French bread into cavity, along with whole rosemary sprig. Place chicken into a cast iron skillet and arrange remaining onion and bread chunks around the bird; squeeze lemon juice over the chicken, onion, and bread cubes.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes and turn chicken over so breast side is down. Bake 30 more minutes; turn chicken back over so breast side is up. Bake until chicken is browned and the juices run clear, an additional 30 minutes (90 total minutes roasting time). An instant-read meat thermometer, inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Let chicken rest 5 to 10 minutes before slicing chicken meat and serving with onion and bread cubes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 348.6 calories, Carbohydrate 9.1 g, Cholesterol 127.6 mg, Fat 13.8 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 44.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 204.6 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
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