Garden Chicken Food

GARDEN CHICKEN BURGER

Steps:

• 1.Put the chicken in a bowl and add the zucchini, carrot, scallion, hummus, parsley, garlic, coriander and cumin. Mix the meat and flavorings together by hand, or with a wooden spoon, until evenly combined. Form into four burgers, about 1/2-inch thick. (If the mixture is very soft, transfer the burgers to a plate and refrigerate for 10 minutes.)
• 2. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Brush burgers lightly with olive oil and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and some pepper. Add burgers to the pan and cook until browned and cooked through, about 5 to 8 minutes on each side, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the sides of the burgers registers between 165 and 170 degrees F. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes. Serve burgers on a toasted bun or in a pita with toppings as desired.

PERFECT ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken giblets. Rinse the chicken inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pin feathers and pat the outside dry. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the bunch of thyme, both halves of lemon, and all the garlic. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. Place the onions, carrots, and fennel in a roasting pan. Toss with salt, pepper, 20 sprigs of thyme, and olive oil. Spread around the bottom of the roasting pan and place the chicken on top.
• Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Remove the chicken and vegetables to a platter and cover with aluminum foil for about 20 minutes. Slice the chicken onto a platter and serve it with the vegetables.

GARDEN CHICKEN AND STUFFING

Steps:

• Cook celery, onion & carrots in hot butter/ margarine in a 3 qt saucepan over medium heat until tender.
• Add flour; cook 1 minute more, stirring constantly.
• Gradually stir in broth and milk.
• Cook till mixute boils and thickens, stirring constantly, then remove from heat.
• Add stuffing and chicken; toss to coat.
• Spoon into 12x8" baking dish.
• Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cheese, bake 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted.

GARDEN HERB CHICKEN

Steps:

• Use pulsing action to process first 4 ingredients in food processor just until coarsely chopped. Add dressing; pulse just until blended. (Do not overprocess.) Pour over chicken in shallow dish; turn to coat both sides of each breast. Refrigerate 30 min. to marinate.
• Heat grill to medium heat. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade.
• Grill chicken 6 to 8 min. on each side or until done (165ºF).

GARDEN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, saute chicken and garlic in butter for 15 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside.
• With butter in skillet, saute squash, zucchini, and sweet bell pepper and cook just until tender crisp.
• In a small saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter and add flour, seasoned salt, salt, black pepper, and pesto seasoning. Stir to form a paste.
• Over medium high heat, gradually add broth, stirring constantly, until thick.
• Stir in cream and heat thoroughly.
• In a large bowl, combine chicken vegetables, broth-cream mixture, and drained pasta.
• Transfer to a greased 9x13 inch casserole dish.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle parmesan cheese over top of casserole and return to oven for 5 minutes.

GARDEN CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• On a grill pan coated with cooking spray, grill chicken breasts, turning once, until cooked through, 12 minutes; chop and set aside. Recoat pan with spray and grill zucchini, squash, pepper and portobellos, turning once, 6 minutes; chop vegetables into 1/4-inch pieces. Cook pasta as directed; drain, return to pot and stir in 2 tablespoons olive oil. In a bowl, dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoons cold water. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, onion and garlic until onion is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add half-and-half and broth; boil, then simmer 5 minutes. Mix in 3/4 cup Parmesan and yogurt; simmer 3 to 5 minutes more. Remove skillet from heat; slowly add cornstarch mixture until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. On a platter, combine pasta, sauce, chicken, vegetables, artichokes, remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan, parsley, and salt and pepper.