Roasted Balsamic Chicken Food

BALSAMIC ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• This recipe originally appeared on Everyday Italian. Episode: Dinner and a Movie.
• Whisk the vinegar, mustard, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper in small bowl to blend. Combine the vinaigrette and chicken pieces in a large resealable plastic bag, seal the bag and toss to coat. Refrigerate, turning the chicken pieces occasionally, for at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Remove chicken from the bag and arrange the chicken pieces on a large greased baking dish. Roast until the chicken is just cooked through, about 1 hour. If your chicken browns too quickly, cover it with foil for the remaining cooking time. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter. Place the baking dish on a burner over medium-low heat. Whisk the chicken broth into the pan drippings, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the baking sheet with a wooden spoon and mixing them into the broth and pan drippings. Drizzle the pan drippings over the chicken. Sprinkle the lemon zest and parsley over the chicken, and serve.

BALSAMIC ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Cooking Day: mix oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
• Transfer marinade to a large freezer bag.
• Add chicken to bag, turning to coat thoroughly; remove as much air as possible, and seal bag.
• Take a cake pan, or another pan with sides and lay bag flat; place pan in the freezer and flash freeze.
• Once flash frozen, remove bag from pan and place bag inside freezer.
• Serving Day: defrost meal--place in the refrigerator with a pan, plate, or bowl underneath to catch the extra moisture (or leaks) from defrosting; thaw chicken completely.
• Place chicken, skin side up and well coated with marinade, into rimmed baking pan or dish.
• Roast, uncovered in a 350° oven until brown and cooked through, about 35-40 minutes.
• *Chicken may also be grilled over med-hot coals until cooked through, turning once.
• Per serving--225 calories, 20.1 g fat, 0 g fiber.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, chicken broth, sugar, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a bowl, place the chicken breasts in the marinade, and marinate for 10 minutes on each side.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and reserve the marinade. Place the chicken in the heated pan and cook until they start to brown and are no longer pink inside, about 7 minutes per side. Pour the marinade into the skillet, and cook until it thickens slightly, turning the chicken breasts over once or twice, about 5 minutes.

BALSAMIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper. Place onions in a roasting pan; place chicken over onions, breast side up. , Pat chicken dry. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from chicken; rub rosemary mixture under the skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks. Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together., Mix wine and vinegar; pour over chicken. Roast 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly.), Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. Transfer onion and pan drippings to a small bowl; skim fat. Remove and discard skin from chicken before serving. Serve with onion sauce.

ROASTED BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH BABY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Mix balsamic vinegar, olive oil, mustard, and garlic together in an oven-safe baking dish; season with salt and pepper. Place the chicken breasts in the vinegar mixture.
• Marinate chicken in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Roast chicken in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes. Add tomatoes to the baking dish and continue cooking until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Sprinkle lemon zest and drizzle lemon juice over the chicken.

ROASTED BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Place chicken pieces in large baking pan. Be sure not to over-crowd the chicken.
• 2. Whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper. Then whisk in the oil. Pour over the chicken pieces and coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 1 day turning every couple of hours.
• 3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and roast uncovered for approximatly 45 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to a serving platter and keep warm.
• 4. Skim the fat off the top of the sauce that remains in the pan. Put the sauce in a sauce pan and cook on low to reduce to half - about 8 minutes. (I just put the roasting pan on top of the stove on low heat and reduced in the pan - anything not to dirty another pot.)
• 5. Pour the sauce over the chicken and top with parsley and lemon zest.
• 6. NOTE: I sprinkled parsley flakes on the chicken before roasting. And I didn't use the lemon zest because my family isn't a fan.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the tomatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and honey. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to coat evenly. Bake for 15-20 minutes until soft.While the tomatoes are roasting, heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan over low heat. Add the onions and mushrooms and cook for 10-12 minutes to soften and caramelize, stirring regularly. Clear a space for the chicken.Season the chicken with salt and pepper and then place it in the pan. Add the balsamic, reduce the heat to low, and cover. Simmer for 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Every 5 minutes or so, spoon the sauce in the pan over the chicken.To assemble, divide the tomatoes between two plates. Place one chicken thigh on each and then spoon the onions, mushrooms, and pan drippings over the chicken. Garnish with parsley.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk the vinegar, mustard, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper in small bowl to blend. Combine the vinaigrette and chicken pieces in a large resealable plastic bag; seal the bag and toss to coat. Refrigerate, turning the chicken pieces occasionally, for at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Remove chicken from the bag and arrange the chicken pieces on a large greased baking dish. Roast until the chicken is just cooked through, about 1 hour. If your chicken browns too quickly, cover it with foil for the remaining cooking time. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter. Place the baking dish on a burner over medium-low heat. Whisk the chicken broth into the pan drippings, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the baking sheet with a wooden spoon and mixing them into the broth and pan drippings. Drizzle the pan drippings over the chicken. Sprinkle the lemon zest and parsley over the chicken, and serve.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Spray 2 large baking sheets with oil.
• Combine all the ingredients together in a large bowl using your hands to mix well then arrange everything onto the prepared baking sheets spread out in a single layer.
• The vegetables should not touch the chicken or it will steam instead of roast.
• Bake about 20 to 25 minutes, rotating the pan top to bottom, or until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are roasted and tender.

ROSEMARY & BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH ROAST ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Starting at the neck, carefully loosen the breast skin away from the flesh, trying not to tear it, then place a branch of rosemary down the side of each one. Put the rest of the rosemary in the cavity. Season the chicken inside and out, place in a roasting tin, then sit an onion in each corner of the tin. Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken and onions, then roast everything for 1 hr 20 mins.
• Meanwhile, stir the vinegar and honey together until the honey has dissolved. When the chicken has had about 40 mins, whip it out of the oven, drizzle the chicken and onions with the vinegar mix, then continue to roast until the time is up. Remove the chicken to rest, turn the onions over and continue to roast them in the oven while the chicken rests, about 20 mins. Serve each person a portion of chicken, a roasted onion and some of the sticky pan juices.

BALSAMIC ROAST ITALIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil and lemon juice.
• Add rest of seasoning ingredients and mix well.
• Slip your fingers under the skin of the breast and legs to form a pocket and spoon herb mixture inside.
• Place chicken, breast side up in a shallow roasting pan and bake at 375° for 1 1/4 hours or until done.
• Remove chicken from oven, cover with foil and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.

ROASTED BALSAMIC-GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the vinegar, oil, salt, pepper, herbes de Provence, and lemon juice in a bowl, whisking until emulsified.
• Pour over the chicken, taking care to completely coat it. Insert the reserved squeezed lemons, plus the rosemary and garlic into the cavity. Layer the onions in a roasting pan and place the chicken on top. Slice the fennel in half lengthwise and surround the chicken with it, cut side down.
• Put the chicken in the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 250 degrees F and roast for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, basting occasionally.

ROAST CHICKEN & ROOT VEGETABLES WITH BALSAMIC HONEY REDUCTION

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Cut squash in half and remove seeds. Peel and cut into 1 inch (2.5 cm) cubes. Cut the onion in half vertically. Peel and cut each half into four chunks each lengthwise. Cut the parsnips into 1 inch (2.5 cm) chunks. Add vegetables to a large bowl with the chicken breasts. Toss with olive oil, rosemary, thyme, basil, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Spread out on large baking sheet or roasting pan. Roast for 45 minutes until cooked through or chicken reaches internal temperature of 165°F (74°C). Flip pieces over during cooking.
• Make the honey red wine reduction while the chicken and vegetables are roasting by combining the balsamic vinegar, red wine and honey in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until reduced by half (about 20-25 minutes).
• To serve place roast chicken and vegetables on a platter. Drizzle sauce over. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.

BALSAMIC-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Mix marinade and lemon juice until blended; pour over chicken in shallow dish. Turn to evenly coat both sides of each chicken piece with marinade mixture.
• Refrigerate 30 min. to marinate.
• Heat oven to 400°F. Cover rimmed baking sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray. Remove chicken from marinade; place chicken on prepared baking sheet. Discard marinade.
• Bake 45 min. to 1 hour or until chicken is done (165°F).
• Sprinkle with parsley and lemon zest.

BALSAMIC STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Cut about ¾ quarter of the way through each chicken breast. Be careful not to cut all the way through.
• Season chicken breast with salt and pepper and fill each with cheese and tomato.
• Seal with 2 or 3 toothpicks to secure the filling inside while cooking.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken and fry each side for about 2 minutes until golden brown.
• Mix garlic, balsamic vinegar and brown sugar together in a small bowl. Pour the mixture in the skillet around the chicken. Bring to simmer and cook chicken each side for about 1 minute while stirring occasionally until the glaze has slightly thickened. It will not take longer than 3 minutes.
• If you are using a heat proof pan, transfer it in the oven directly to cook the chicken for a further 10 minutes. If not, transfer chicken to a baking dish before transferring in the oven.