Lexs Lite Roast Chicken Breasts Food

LEX'S ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Saute onions and celery in olive oil over medium heat for about 10 minutes; stirring occasionally.
• Add zest, salt, garlic, pepper, thyme, and red pepper; continue to saute until onions and celery are soft and translucent, about 5 more minutes; remove from hear. Stir in parsley and set aside.
• Spray chicken on both sides with cooking spray; season with pepper and salt.
• Layer bread, onion mixture, then chicken in a lightly oiled pan.
• Pour lemon juice over chicken (the amount of lemon juice depends upon what you prefer) and roast, uncovered for 1 1/2 hours, or until golden brown and at least 160-165 degrees. Check for doneness the last 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and serve, spoon some bread and vegetables onto each plate and top with chicken. Enjoy!

BAKED CHICKEN WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Tip a couple of tbsp olive oil into a small roasting tin. Add the lemon slices and then sit the chicken on top. Rub the top of each chicken breast with a little olive oil and then season well. Squeeze over the juice from the remaining lemon half and put the thyme sprigs between the chicken breasts.
• Roast for 20-25 mins until the chicken is cooked through - check by poking a knife into the centre of each breast to make sure the juices run clear. Rest for 5 mins before serving.

LEMON & THYME BUTTER-BASTED ROAST CHICKEN & GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a small bowl, mash the butter with one-third of the thyme leaves, the mashed garlic and the juice of half a lemon. Mix everything together with some seasoning and set aside.
• Use your hand to loosen the chicken skin away from the breast, then push most of the butter mix into the gap. Rub the rest of the butter all over the outside of the chicken, then stuff the cavity with the lemon halves, remaining thyme leaves and stalks, and the garlic.
• Scatter the chopped carrot, onion and bay leaves over the base of a small roasting tin. Sit the chicken on top, breast-side up, and roast on the middle shelf for 1 hr 30 mins, basting with the buttery juices after about 40 mins. When the chicken is dark golden, crispy-skinned and the juices run clear, remove from the oven and leave in the tin for 5 mins. Use a pair of tongs to pull the lemons, garlic and thyme out of the cavity and into the tin. Lift the chicken up, letting any juices dribble into the tin, and transfer the chicken to a serving platter to rest for at least another 15 mins.
• To make the gravy, squeeze the juice out of the cooked lemon halves and discard the skins. Place the tin on a low heat, stir in flour and sizzle until light brown. Gradually pour in the stock and cook for a few mins. If you like a darker gravy, add a splash of soy sauce to the tin. Strain the gravy into a jug and serve with the chicken.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Combine chicken, onion, lemon slices, garlic, and rosemary together in a large bowl. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle salt and black pepper over the chicken mixture; toss to coat. Spread chicken mixture out in the bottom of a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 45 to 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

LEX'S LITE ROAST CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Rinse and pat dry the chicken breasts. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil until hot but not smoking. Saute the chicken breasts until golden. Remove from pan, set aside covered to keep warm.
• Add 2 tablespoons olive oil to saute pan and heat. Saute onions and celery over medium heat for about 10 minutes; stirring occasionally. If onions begin to look dry, sprinkle with a few tablespoons of chicken broth, as needed.
• Add zest, garlic, thyme, red pepper, salt and fresh pepper. Continue to saute until onions and celery and soft and translucent, about 5 more minutes; remove from heat. Stir in parsley and set aside.
• Prepare roasting pan with cooking spray.
• Layer bread, onion mixture, then chicken in the pan. Mix fresh lemon juice and chicken broth and pour over chicken breasts.
• Cover the pan with foil and roast for 20 minutes. Uncover pan and continue roasting until the chicken reaches 160-165°F (5-10 minutes longer). Check for doneness.
• Remove from oven, loosely cover and let rest for 5 minutes.
• To serve, spoon some bread and vegetables onto each plate and top with chicken breasts.