Breast Of Chicken With Winter Vegetables Food

BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Arrange chicken breasts on a baking sheet; spread carrots, bell peppers, celery, green onion, and parsley around chicken. Drizzle olive oil over chicken and vegetables; season with salt, Italian seasoning, chili powder, lemon pepper, and black pepper.
• Bake chicken breasts in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

BREAST OF CHICKEN WITH WINTER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place the breast halves on a flat surface and trim away and discard any peripheral fat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Trim and scrape the carrots.
• Trim off the tops of the scallions. Cut the scallions crosswise about three inches from the top. Discard the green parts.
• Trim off the ends of each brussels sprout. If the sprouts are small, leave them whole; otherwise cut them lengthwise in half.
• Peel the potato and cut into 3/4-inch cubes. Cover with cold water until ready to use.
• Trim and scrape the parsnip. Cut into small rectangles about an inch long and 1/2 inch wide.
• Put the broth in a kettle or casserole wide enough to hold the chicken pieces in one layer. Add the carrots, brussels sprouts, potato and parsnip. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Let simmer about five or six minutes. Add the breast halves in one layer, and the green onions. Cover and cook about seven minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot with horseradish sauce.

SKILLET CHICKEN BREAST DINNER WITH SAVORY GRAVY AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly whisk soup, milk, basil, poultry seasoning, paprika, garlic, onion, salt and pepper. Stir in carrots and potatoes and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil until glistening.
• Pound chicken breasts to 1/2-inch thickness and season both sides with a pinch each of salt and pepper.
• Lightly brown both sides of chicken breasts in skillet.
• Remove skillet from heat and pour soup mixture evenly over chicken breasts.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Simmer for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soup mixture begins to thicken, and vegetables are tender.

ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH ROOT VEGETABLES AND THYME

Steps:

• Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat the oven to 425°.
• Lightly oil a roasting pan.
• Toss the potatoes, carrots, turnip, and parsnip in a large bowl with the oil, 1 teaspoon of the thyme, 3/4 t. salt, adn 1/2 t. pepper.
• Spread in the roasting pan.
• Season the chicken with the remaining 3/4 t. salt and 1/2 t. pepper, then sprinkle with the remaining 1 t. thyme.
• Nestle the chicken, skin side up, among the vegetables.
• Roast, occasionally scraping up and turning the vegetables with a metal spatula, until the vegetables are tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the chicken breasts reads 170°, about 35 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken and vegetables to a platter.
• If the chicken is tender before the vegetables are done, tent the chicken with foil, then continue roasting the vegetables.
• In either case, tent the platter while making the pan sauce.
• Place the roasting pan over 2 burners on high heat.
• Add the broth and bring to a boil, scraping up the browned bits in the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Boil until reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, and whisk in the butter to lightly thicken the sauce.
• Pour over the chicken and vegetables and serve hot.

CHICKEN ROASTED WITH WINTER ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Put the celeriac, swede, sweet potato, parsnips and garlic in a large roasting tin. Sprinkle with the olive oil and cumin, and season with salt and pepper. Toss the vegetables together so they are lightly coated in oil. Put in the oven towards the top and roast for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, lay a couple of sage leaves on each chicken breast, then wrap each with a slice of prosciutto to enclose.
• Take the roasting pan from the oven and turn the vegetables over. Now lay the chicken on top. Roast for 30- 35 minutes more, until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is done. Serve with steamed broccoli or lightly cooked Savoy cabbage.

CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Rinse chicken and pat dry.
• Heat a medium size non stick skillet over low heat; spray lightly with vegetable spray.
• Add chicken and cook quickly until browned on both sides.
• Remove chicken to a medium size shallow casserole.
• Add vegetables to casserole.
• In a small bowl combine broth, soup milk, thyme, sage and bay leaf; pour over chicken and vegetables.
• Bake, covered 1 hour or until vegetables and chicken are tender.