Roast Chicken Legs With Basil And Garlic Core Ww Friendly Food

GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• As soon as you get the chicken home, salt it inside and out, wrap it and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
• When you are ready to cook the chicken, first preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Pat the outside of the chicken dry with paper towels. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken and stuff the cavity with the all the garlic and lemon. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. Place it in a roasting pan just large enough to hold it and the vegetables. Scatter the onion slices, carrots and potatoes around the chicken. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 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 to a platter and cover with aluminum foil. Place the vegetables back in the oven and continue cooking for an additional 15 minutes.
• When the vegetables are cooked, carve the chicken and place the slices on the platter surrounded by the vegetables. Drizzle some pan juices over the chicken and vegetables.

ROASTED GARLIC BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Set oven to preheat at 375°F and place rack in the lower middle part of the oven. Place the chicken on a cutting board and pat it dry with paper towels. Discard the neck and giblets if present and cut off any extra skin or fat hanging around the body cavity. Gently work half of the garlic, several slivered onion slices and half of the fresh basil leaves under the skin of the chicken breast. Drizzle the oil on top of the skin and rub it to cover the whole chicken evenly. Season the skin generously with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and dried basil. Finish by sprinkling on the remaining fresh chopped basil leaves. Place the chicken breast-side up in a cast-iron skillet, roasting pan or baking dish. Pour 1 to 2 cups of water in the bottom of the baking dish and arrange the rest of the garlic and onion around the chicken in the water. Create a loose canopy of foil to cover the chicken and bake with foil covering for 1.5 hours at 375°F. Be sure to roast the chicken until the juices run clear and a thermometer inserted into the inner thigh (but not touching the bone) registers 165°F. After the initial roasting, uncover the chicken and place back in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes, now set to 425°F. Keep a close eye on your chicken and remove it when it is golden brown. If your oven runs hot, you may want to consider using a lower temperature, such as 400°F for this step. Remove the chicken and transfer to a serving platter or cutting board for carving.

ROAST CHICKEN LEGS WITH LOTS OF GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Place chicken in an 13x9" baking dish and season generously all over with salt. Add garlic, lemon, chile, bay leaves, and a few grinds of pepper. Pour in oil and toss everything to coat. Turn garlic heads cut side down so they are in contact with the baking dish (this will help them brown).
• Roast chicken, rotating pan once, until meat is almost falling off the bone, 75-90 minutes. Let chicken cool in pan 10 minutes, then serve with bread.

ROAST BASIL CHICKEN, BASIL BABY POTATOES, FRISEE PLUM SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and set a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add 2 cups basil; cook 30 seconds, then drain and rinse under cold water. Transfer to a food processor and puree with the butter, garlic, lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon salt until smooth. Set aside.
• Spatchcock the chicken: Cut along each side of the backbone with kitchen shears; discard the backbone. Open the chicken like a book; flip over. Press down on the backbone to flatten. Gently loosen the skin from the breasts and thighs using your fingers. Transfer half of the basil butter to a bowl and rub all over the chicken and under the skin; season with salt and pepper. Transfer skin-side up to the rack. Roast until the skin is browned and crisp and a thermometer inserted into a thigh registers 165 degrees F, about 45 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a medium saucepan with water; season with salt and add the potatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl; toss with half of the remaining basil butter and season with salt and pepper.
• Whisk the vinegar and mustard in a large bowl. Gradually whisk in the olive oil. Add the frisee, plums and the remaining 1 cup basil. Season with salt and pepper; gently toss to coat. Spread the remaining basil butter over the chicken; carve. Serve with the potatoes and salad.

UNBELIEVABLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large glass bowl, mix the cider vinegar, mustard, garlic, lime juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil. Place chicken in the mixture. Cover, and marinate 8 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Place chicken on the prepared grill, and cook 6 to 8 minutes per side, until juices run clear. Discard marinade.

BEST ROASTED CHICKEN YOU'LL EVER HAVE!!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Wash and completely dry the chicken, inside and out, (this is the key, you do not want the bird to steam).
• Sprinkle liberally with freshly cracked pepper and Kosher or Sea salt (if all you have is table salt use only a little).
• Place in a roasting pan sprayed w/ a tiny amount of oil.
• Roast uncovered in a 450 oven for one hour.
• Let the chicken rest 15 minutes on a cutting board.
• Slice chicken and serve with the pan juices.

ROASTED VEGETABLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste; place in a large roasting pan. Arrange vegetables around chicken, add water to the bottom of the pan, and cover pan tightly with aluminum foil.
• Roast at in preheated oven, basting occasionally, for 2 hours, removing the foil for the last half hour or so of cooking. Roast until chicken is golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the thigh reaches 165 degrees F (74 C). Let chicken rest 10 minutes before carving.

ROAST PORK LEG IN COCA COLA

Steps:

• Marinated canned pineapple rings.
• Mix the cooking oil, vinegar, brandy and chopped mint together.
• Drain the juice off of the pineapple rings.
• Put the pineapple rings into a container with a lid pour the above mixture over the pineapple rings cover with lid and refrigerate.
• Roast leg of pork in Coca Cola.
• Preheat the oven to 120cC (250F).
• Rub the salt, pepper and dry mustard powder into the leg of pork.
• Place leg of pork in a roasting dish that has a lid, pour the Coca Cola over the pork leg cover roasting dish with lid, place in the oven and bake for 3 to 4 hours, remove the lid ½ hour before serving increase the oven temperature to 200C (425F) and brown the pork leg.While browning the leg of pork put the marinated pineapple rings onto a baking sheet, put into the oven and brown for 20 minutes.

ROAST DUCK LEGS WITH RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190 C.
• Place duck legs in single layer in a roasting pan on a bed of rosemary sprigs and garlic cloves.
• Sprinkle them with salt and five spice powder.
• Roast for one hour.
• Meanwhile place wine and jelly in a pot and simmer on a low heat.
• Stir to dissolve jelly, simmer 5 minutes.
• Spoon off almost all the fat from duck.
• Pour wine mixture around duck.
• Roast further 15 minutes until sauce reduces.

ROAST CHICKEN LEGS WITH BASIL AND GARLIC-CORE WW FRIENDLY

Steps:

• Remove all visible fat from the chicken and trim excess skin, leaving just enough to cover the pieces. Carefully lift the skin on each piece and slice 2 basil leaves under it. Replace the skin.
• Separate the garlic bulb into individual cloves. Trim the hard end off each clove and remove the peel. Trim any bruises and discard any cloves that are soft or dark. There should be about 12 to 15 whole cloves.
• Place the garlic in a 9"x13" baking dish. Top with the chicken.
• Squeeze the juice from half of the lemon over the chicken. Remove the seeds from the remaining lemon half and cut into 4 pieces. Add these to the baking dish.
• Cut the potatoes lengthwise into spears. Add to the dish. Drizzle with chicken and potatoes with the oil. Sprinkle with the pepper and paprika.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the chicken is tender. Remove the skin before eating.

ROAST CHICKEN LEGS WITH LEMON & THYME

Steps:

• Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 500°F.
• Toss chicken with oil, thyme sprigs, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl, then transfer to a large (17- by 12-inch) shallow heavy baking pan (1 inch deep).
• Bake chicken 10 minutes, then add lemon slices to pan (or slip under skin for added flavour). Continue to bake until chicken is golden and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes more. Serve chicken with lemon slices.

HERBED ROAST CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat together the mascarpone, sour cream, butter, herbs, lemon rind, salt and pepper.
• With your finfers gently loosen the chicken skin to create a pocket, try also to loosen the skin of the drumstick. Using a small spoon or your fingers push a 1/4 of the herb mixture into the pocket, even it out and fold the skin back in place.
• Repeat with the other legs.
• Drizzle a few drops of olive oil over the chicken, massage it in allover the flesh with your hands, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place in a roasting tin, roast on 350F for 35-45 minutes.
• Baste once or twice during cooking.

SPICY ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line baking sheets with foil.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the lemon juice, salt, black pepper, cayenne and garlic, and stir. Set aside.
• Rinse and pat the chicken legs dry. With metal tongs, dip them one by one into the butter mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets.
• Once all of the chicken legs are coated and on the baking sheet, take a pastry brush and give them one last coating of the butter mixture.
• Place them into the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, basting a couple of times during roasting. If they need a bit more color, turn on the broiler for a couple minutes and watch them closely.
• Remove them when they are nice and golden brown and fully cooked.