Best Million Dollar Chicken Recipes

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MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN - MOROCCAN STYLE



Million Dollar Chicken - Moroccan Style image

This recipe originally won first prize ($1 Million) in a national cook-off of some sort (I think Pillsbury) several years ago. I can see why - it is a wonderful combination of flavours. The recipe is quite easy to make and is very economical. I have also substituted the chicken thighs for boneless, skinless breasts and it works just fine. The thighs are definitely better though as they are more moist. Do try this - you'll love it.

Provided by Just Call Me Martha

Categories     Moroccan

Time 35m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup chopped almonds
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 chicken thighs, skinned and boned
1 cup bottled salsa
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons dried currants
1 tablespoon honey
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups hot cooked couscous or 3 cups cooked rice

Steps:

  • Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat until hot.
  • Add almonds and cook until golden brown.
  • Remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
  • Add garlic and chicken to same skillet that almonds were cooked in.
  • Saute, turning once, for 5 minutes or until browned.
  • Mix together salsa, water, currants, honey, cumin and cinnamon.
  • Add mixture to chicken and stir well.
  • Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook.
  • Stir and baste occasionally for 20 minutes.
  • Add more water if necessary.
  • Serve over couscous or rice.
  • Top with chopped almonds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 660.2, Fat 36.9, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 157.9, Sodium 568.5, Carbohydrate 41.8, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 9.8, Protein 40.1

THE STANDARD GRILL MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN



The Standard Grill Million Dollar Chicken image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time P1DT1h50m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 1/2 pound whole chicken, preferably organic
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 to 4 garlic cloves, lightly smashed
1 lemon
1 bay leaf
5 sprigs fresh thyme
Olive oil
1 slice sourdough, cut 3/4-inch thick (day old bread is perfect!)
Maldon salt
1 cup creme fraiche
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 tablespoon shallots, grated on a fine zester
1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper

Steps:

  • The day before you plan to cook the chicken, season it well inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the garlic, 1 of the lemons, the bay leaf and thyme. Refrigerate.
  • (The bird can be trussed with butcher twine if you are so inclined, but it is not necessary.)
  • On the day/night you plan to cook the bird, take the chicken out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before you plan to roast it. Preheat the oven to 425 to 450 degrees.
  • In a pan large enough to accommodate the chicken, oil the pan lightly with olive oil, place the piece of sourdough in the center of the pan and then put the chicken on top of the bread.
  • Drizzle the bird with olive oil or brush with butter (we use olive oil at the Grill).
  • Place the pan in the oven and roast for 40 to 50 minutes, basting it every 12 to 15 minutes with the fat and drippings that render from the bird.
  • White the chicken roasts, assemble the glaze by combining all of the ingredients and whisking them together.
  • When the chicken is almost done (the juices are running pink and/or the legs are beginning to wiggle a bit when you give them a shake), take a pastry brush and slather on a bit of the creme fraiche glaze. The glaze will begin to caramelize. Brush on another layer and let this last glazing caramelize.
  • At this point the chicken should be cooked through and nicely golden brown. The sourdough underneath the chicken will be nicely browned and crisped on the side in contact with the pan, and moist and juicy on the side in contact with the chicken. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before cutting it into serving pieces. Cut the sourdough into 2 to 4 pieces and serve with the chicken.
  • Garnish with lemon wedges and sprinkle it with Maldon salt.
  • (Alternatively, you can roast the chicken almost entirely through. Let it rest, split it in half and then glaze it with the creme fraiche under the broiler, brushing with the creme fraiche until you achieve golden brown, crackling skin.

STANDARD GRILL MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN



Standard Grill Million Dollar Chicken image

This came from the Standard Grill in NYC by way of Ina Garten. The best part of the meal is the bread that bakes under the chicken according to some. Make sure it is stale and thick, preferably sourdough. I had a 41/2 lb chicken and adjusted the cooking time. I did not have Aleppo pepper and subbed paprika and cayenne 4-1 ratio.

Provided by surus

Categories     Whole Chicken

Time P1DT2h50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 1/2 lbs whole chickens, preferably organic
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 lemon
3 -4 garlic cloves, lightly smashed
5 sprigs fresh thyme
olive oil
2 -4 slices stale bread, cut 3/4 inches thick (or more)
maldon salt (I left this out)
1/2 cup creme fraiche
1/2 lemon, zested and juiced
1 1/2 teaspoons grated shallots
1/2 teaspoon aleppo pepper

Steps:

  • The day before you plan to cook the chicken, season inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff with quartered lemon, bay leaf, garlic and thyme. Refrigerate.
  • On the day you plan to cook the chicken take it out 30 minutes before you plan to roast it. Set oven to 425-450.
  • in a pan just large enough to hold the chicken ( I used a cast iron skillet) oil the pan lightly and place the bread in the pan. Only use as much bread as will be under the chicken or else it will burn. Place the chicken on the bread.
  • drizzle the bird with olive oil and place in the oven for 40-50 minutes, basting every 15 minute if there are any juices.
  • While the chicken roasts make the glaze by combining the creme fraiche with the lemon zest, juice, shallot and pepper.
  • When the chicken is almost done brush on a bit of the glaze and cook another 5 minutes. The glaze will caramelize. Repeat a second time.
  • When the chicken is done remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes. The bread should be crisp on the bottom (mine was black) and moist and juicy on the top. Cut the bread into 2-3 pieces and serve with the chicken.
  • Garnish with lemon wedges and maldon salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 700.3, Fat 52.1, SaturatedFat 18.6, Cholesterol 227.9, Sodium 250.5, Carbohydrate 10.2, Fiber 1, Sugar 1.1, Protein 45.9

MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN RECIPE - (3.9/5)



Million Dollar Chicken Recipe - (3.9/5) image

Provided by melissaf

Number Of Ingredients 7

8 chicken breasts, thighs, or legs on hand
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup mango chutney
1 tablespoon mustard
1/4 cup apricot jam
3/4 cup water
1 (55-gram) packet Lipton onion soup powder

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Place chicken pieces in a casserole dish. Mix all of the other ingredients together and pour over chicken. Bake in the oven for about 1 hour or until chicken is cooked through.

MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN - STANDARD GRILL



MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN - STANDARD GRILL image

Categories     Chicken     Roast     Summer

Yield 2 ppl

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients
3 1/2 pound whole chicken, preferably organic
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 to 4 garlic cloves, lightly smashed
1 lemon
1 bay leaf
5 sprigs fresh thyme
Olive oil
1 slice sourdough, cut 3/4-inch thick (day old bread is perfect!)
Maldon salt
For the Creme Fraiche Glaze:
1 cup creme fraiche
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 tablespoon shallots, grated on a fine zester
1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper
Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/the-standard-grill-million-dollar-chicken-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback

Steps:

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MILLION-DOLLAR SALSA CHICKEN



Million-Dollar Salsa Chicken image

This recipe is a Pillsbury Bake-Off winner from 1997. I make it with chicken or pork. You can substitute many ingredients, but don't change out the spices - they're what make this dish unique. It's a great party dish.

Provided by Jan Norris

Categories     Chicken

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 c hot cooked couscous or rice
1 Tbsp oil
1/4 c coarsely chopped almonds
2 garlic cloves, minced
8 chicken thighs, skin removed
1 c salsa
1/4 c water
2 Tbsp dried currants or raisins
1 Tbsp honey
3/4 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Steps:

  • 1. Cook coulscous as directed on package. Keep warm
  • 2. Meanwhile, heat oil in lare skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add almonds, and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from skillet and set aside.
  • 3. Add garlic and chicken to skillet; cook 4 to 5 minutes until chicken is browned, turning once.
  • 4. In a small bowl, combine salsa and all remaining ingredients; mix well. Add to chicken. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook 20 minutes or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.
  • 5. Stir in almonds; serve chicken and juices over couscous.
  • 6. Notes: For flavorful couscous, cook it in chicken or vegetable stock instead of water. Substitutes: Use pork chunks instead of chicken, use prunes, apricots, dates or figs as the dried fruits. Use pine nuts instead of almonds if desired.

MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN



MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN image

Categories     Soup/Stew     Chicken     Quick & Easy     Dinner     Simmer

Yield 4 people

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 C. hot couscous or rice (cooked as directed on package)
1 T. olive or vegetable oil
1/4 C. coarsely chopped almonds
2 garlic cloves, minced
8 chicken thighs, skin removed
2 C. chunky salsa
1/4 C. water
2 T. dried currants
1 t. honey
1/2 t. cumin
1/2 t. cinnamon

Steps:

  • 1. While couscous or rice is cooking, heat oil in large skillet over medium high heat until hot. 2. Add almonds; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove almonds from skillet with slotted spoon and set aside. 3. Add garlic to skillet and cook and stir for 30 seconds. 4. Add chicken, cook 4 to 5 minutes or until browned, turning once. 5. In medium bowl combine salsa and all remaining ingredients, mix well. 6. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes or until chicken is fork tender and juices run clear. 7. Stir in almonds and serve chicken mixture over couscous or rice.

MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN



Million Dollar Chicken image

This chicken is roasted on thick slices of sourdough bread and slathered with a creme fraiche glaze. It looks like a million dollars. When you combine the chicken with that sticky, drippings-soaked bread, you're talking about at least a million-dollar taste.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Whole Chicken Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 (4.5 pound) whole chicken
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 lemon, halved
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 bunch fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed - divided
3 thick slices day-old sourdough French bread
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup creme fraiche
1 tablespoon peeled and grated shallot
1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper
lemon juice, or to taste
1 teaspoon lemon zest
3 chive blossoms for garnish, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Season inside of chicken cavity and the back generously with salt and black pepper. Squeeze lemon halves into cavity and drop squeezed peels inside. Stuff cavity with garlic cloves and fresh thyme; add a bay leaf to cavity.
  • Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil into a heavy roasting pan. Place sourdough slices into pan and press slices lightly into olive oil to help coat bottom of bread. Drizzle 1 more tablespoon olive oil on top of bread slices. Place chicken on top of bread slices and tie legs together with kitchen twine. Brush outside of chicken with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season entire outside with salt.
  • Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
  • Mix creme fraiche, grated shallot, and Aleppo pepper together in a small bowl. Stir 2 tablespoons lemon juice and lemon zest into sauce. Refrigerate until needed.
  • Lift chicken off bread slices using a tongs and flip the bread slices over (they will be very brown). Place chicken back onto the bread slices. Generously brush the outside of the chicken with creme fraiche sauce, putting enough on to drip down onto bread slices.
  • Return chicken to oven and bake for 10 more minutes to brown the glaze. Repeat, brushing more creme fraiche sauce generously onto the chicken. More is more. Bake 10 more minutes. Remove chicken from oven and let stand for 10 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, should read 165 degrees F (75 degrees C).
  • Pour remaining creme fraiche glaze into a small skillet, place over medium heat, and bring to a boil. Stir constantly, cooking until the shallot is cooked and sauce reduces slightly, 1 or 2 minutes. Turn off heat.
  • Transfer chicken to a cutting board and cut bread pieces in half crosswise. Cut chicken up into 8 serving pieces (drumsticks, thighs, wings, and breasts) and serve with pieces of drippings-soaked toasted bread. Drizzle thickened creme fraiche sauce over chicken and garnish with chopped chive blossoms.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 687.3 calories, Carbohydrate 15.5 g, Cholesterol 199.8 mg, Fat 47.9 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 49.9 g, SaturatedFat 17.7 g, Sodium 269.3 mg, Sugar 2.1 g

MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN



Million Dollar Chicken image

Yummy for your taste buds

Provided by barbara lentz

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 bone in skin on chicken thighs
1 c mayonnaise
1/2 c mango chutney
1/4 c peach jam
1 Tbsp prepared yellow mustard
1/2 c water
1 pkg lipton onion soup mix

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven 375 degrees. Place chicken in a baking dish. Mix remaining ingredients together and pour over the chicken. Bake for 60 minutes. Serve the chicken with sauce over top.

THE STANDARD GRILL MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN



The Standard Grill Million Dollar Chicken image

How to make The Standard Grill Million Dollar Chicken

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 1/2 pound whole chicken, preferably organic
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 to 4 garlic cloves, lightly smashed
1 lemon
1 bay leaf
5 sprigs fresh thyme
Olive oil
1 slice sourdough, cut 3/4-inch thick (day old bread is perfect!)
Maldon salt
1 cup creme fraiche
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 tablespoon shallots, grated on a fine zester
1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper

Steps:

  • The day before you plan to cook the chicken, season it well inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the garlic, 1 of the lemons, the bay leaf and thyme. Refrigerate.(The bird can be trussed with butcher twine if you are so inclined, but it is not necessary.)On the day/night you plan to cook the bird, take the chicken out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before you plan to roast it. Preheat the oven to 425 to 450 degrees.In a pan large enough to accommodate the chicken, oil the pan lightly with olive oil, place the piece of sourdough in the center of the pan and then put the chicken on top of the bread.Drizzle the bird with olive oil or brush with butter (we use olive oil at the Grill).Place the pan in the oven and roast for 40 to 50 minutes, basting it every 12 to 15 minutes with the fat and drippings that render from the bird.While the chicken roasts, assemble the glaze by combining all of the ingredients and whisking them together.When the chicken is almost done (the juices are running pink and/or the legs are beginning to wiggle a bit when you give them a shake), take a pastry brush and slather on a bit of the creme fraiche glaze. The glaze will begin to caramelize. Brush on another layer and let this last glazing caramelize.At this point the chicken should be cooked through and nicely golden brown. The sourdough underneath the chicken will be nicely browned and crisped on the side in contact with the pan, and moist and juicy on the side in contact with the chicken. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before cutting it into serving pieces. Cut the sourdough into 2 to 4 pieces and serve with the chicken.Garnish with lemon wedges and sprinkle it with Maldon salt.(Alternatively, you can roast the chicken almost entirely through. Let it rest, split it in half and then glaze it with the creme fraiche under the broiler, brushing with the creme fraiche until you achieve golden brown, crackling skin.
  • This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and may have been scaled down from a bulk recipe. The Food Network Kitchens have not it for home use and therefore cannot make any representation as to the results.
  • Chef Dan Silverman, All Rights Reserved

MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN - MOROCCAN STYLE



Million Dollar Chicken - Moroccan Style image

This recipe originally won first prize ($1 Million) in a national cook-off of some sort (I think Pillsbury) several years ago. I can see why - it is a wonderful combination of flavours. The recipe is quite easy to make and is very economical. I have also substituted the chicken thighs for boneless, skinless breasts and it works just fine. The thighs are definitely better though as they are more moist. Do try this - you'll love it.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup chopped almonds
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 chicken thighs, skinned and boned
1 cup bottled salsa
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons dried currants
1 tablespoon honey
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups hot cooked couscous or 3 cups cooked rice

Steps:

  • Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat until hot.
  • Add almonds and cook until golden brown.
  • Remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
  • Add garlic and chicken to same skillet that almonds were cooked in.
  • Saute, turning once, for 5 minutes or until browned.
  • Mix together salsa, water, currants, honey, cumin and cinnamon.
  • Add mixture to chicken and stir well.
  • Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook.
  • Stir and baste occasionally for 20 minutes.
  • Add more water if necessary.
  • Serve over couscous or rice.
  • Top with chopped almonds.

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