Rosemary Basil Chicken Food

ITALIAN SAUTEED ROSEMARY BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place sliced chicken breasts in a zip lock bag, add the lemon juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, oregano, basil, and parsley.
• Marinate overnight or at least 3 hours. Pour out the lemon juice best as you can before saute the chicken.
• In a large fry pan, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 2 tablespoons canola oil. Add the garlic, chicken, and rosemary.
• Saute chicken on both sides until nicely browned around 5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear.
• Add the fresh basil and toss. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste. Drizzle with rest of olive oil and seasonings you like.
• Perfect to top a garden salad, chicken salads or as your entree with a side of vegetables.

ROSEMARY BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• cube chicken into bite sized pieces.
• preheat and season IRON skillet with some extra virgin olive oil.
• add each ingredient and mix with a wooden spoon.
• cook over medium heat until no longer pink inside.
• serve over your favorite spaghetti and sauce.
• or salad, as a stand alone main dish.
• also makes a lovely base for a chicken salad recipe.
• most important Enjoy!

ROASTED ROSEMARY CHICKEN WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the top of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Line the bottom of a roasting pan with parchment paper.
• Put the potatoes in a large bowl, sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of the oil, the rosemary and 1/4 teaspoon salt and toss to combine. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer in the pan and roast until the potatoes just begin to soften slightly, stirring as needed, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle the chicken breasts with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken skin-side down until just golden, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Set the chicken skin-side up on the partially roasted potatoes. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the meat reaches 160 degrees F and the juices run clear, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken and potatoes to a platter and serve.

GRILLED BASIL-MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the oil, vinegar, basil, onion, salt, peppercorns, and garlic in a bowl. Transfer the marinade to a gallon-sized sealable plastic bag with the chicken and shake to combine. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 12 hours.
• When ready to cook, build a charcoal fire or preheat gas grill.
• Remove chicken from the marinade. Grill the chicken, turning once, until browned and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a platter and garnish with the basil sprigs.

SKILLET ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Cover the potatoes with cold water in a saucepan and salt the water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until tender, about 8 minutes; drain and set aside.
• Pile the rosemary leaves, garlic, 2 teaspoons salt and the red pepper flakes on a cutting board, then mince and mash into a paste using a large knife. Transfer the paste to a bowl. Stir in the juice of 1 lemon and the olive oil. Add the chicken and turn to coat.
• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, skin-side down, cover and cook until the skin browns, about 5 minutes. Turn the chicken; add the mushrooms and potatoes to the skillet and drizzle with the juice of the remaining lemon.
• Add the rosemary sprigs and the squeezed lemon halves to the skillet; transfer to the oven and roast, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through and the skin is crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Per serving: Calories 413; Fat 23 g (Saturated 5 g); Cholesterol 87 mg; Sodium 1,055 mg; Carbohydrate 19 g; Fiber 2 g; Protein 32 g

ROSEMARY & LEMON ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Very finely chop 2 sprigs of the rosemary and mix with 2 tbsp of the butter and the garlic, lemon zest and chilli. Gently lift the skin away from the breast of the chicken and press the butter underneath on both sides. Rub the remaining butter on the outside of the chicken. Stuff the lemon inside the cavity.
• Place the chicken on a wire rack along with the carrots in a medium roasting tin. Season, then scatter with the remaining rosemary leaves. Roast the chicken for 1 hr 10 mins or until the juices run clear, then remove from the oven and let it rest for 10 mins before carving. Serve it on a board with the carrots and a bowl of the roasting juices.

BAKED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND HERBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Place half of butter in 13x9-inch (3.5L) glass baking dish. Heat in oven for 5 minute.
• In shallow dish combine bread crumbs and half each of the basil and rosemary. Place 2 tablespoons of milk in separate bowl. Dip chicken first in milk then in crumb mixture, pressing to coat. Transfer to plate. Discard any leftover milk and crumbs.
• Remove baking dish from oven and swirl to coat with melted butter. Place breaded chicken in dish and return to oven. Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until chicken is starting to brown.
• Meanwhile, in saucepan, melt remaining butter over medium heat. Cook remaining basil, rosemary, onion and garlic, stirring for 3 minutes or until softened. Whisk remaining milk into cornstarch; whisk in lemon rind. Whisk into pan; increase heat to medium high. Cook stirring for 3 minutes or until thickened and glossy. Stir in salt and lemon juice. Pour sauce over top of chicken in dish. Bake for 5 minutes longer or until chicken is cooked through.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH ROSEMARY AND THYME

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°.
• Press a rosemary and thyme sprig on each chicken breast.
• Sprinkle the chicken with the crushed red pepper and season with salt and black pepper.
• In a large nonstick, ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil until shimmering.
• Add the chicken breasts, herb side down, and cook over moderately high heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Season the chicken with salt and black pepper, turn and cook until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the chicken for 20 minutes, or until the juices run clear when the breast is pierced near the wing joint.
• Transfer the chicken breasts from the skillet to a platter, cover and keep warm.
• Pour off any fat in the skillet and set the skillet over a burner.
• Add the chicken stock and cook over high heat, scraping up any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.
• Whisk the flour and water mixture into the skillet and boil until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• Pour the pan sauce into a bowl and serve with the chicken.

BACON-WRAPPED ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425°F.
• Cut chicken breasts into 4-6 ounce pieces.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Wrap a slice of bacon around each piece of chicken and place in baking dish.
• Sprinkle with rosemary.
• Roast for 15 minutes at 425°F.
• Reduce heat to 375°F and continue roasting until done. It won't take long--be careful not to over cook chicken (chicken is done when juices run clear when pierced).

ROSEMARY OREGANO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, rosemary, garlic powder and pepper.
• Add chicken and turn to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Pour chicken and marinade into a large baking pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for one hour or until chicken is nicely browned and juices run clear.
• For this recipe, boneless chicken breasts can also be substituted. Cut the baking time to 30-35 minutes.

ROSEMARY CHICKEN WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a non-stick pan, then brown the chicken all over. Add half the chopped rosemary, stir to coat, then set aside on a plate.
• In the same pan, heat the rest of the oil, then gently cook the onion for about 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic, anchovies and remaining rosemary, then fry for a few mins more until fragrant. Pour in the tomatoes and capers with the wine, if using, or 75ml water if not. Bring to the boil, then return the chicken pieces to the pan. Cover, then cook for 20 mins until the chicken is cooked through. Season and serve with a crisp green salad and crusty bread.

CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Place chicken halves skin side up in roasting pan. Pour wine and vinegar over chicken. Sprinkle garlic and rosemary over chicken. Drizzle chicken with olive oil.
• Cover and bake until chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to baking sheet; tent with foil to keep warm.
• Pour pan juices into small saucepan. Spoon fat from top of pan juices. Boil juices until reduces to 1 cup, about 25 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Meanwhile, broil chicken until chicken is golden brown, about 6 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plates. Pour reduced pan juices over chicken.
• Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.