Zesty Oven Chicken Food

ZESTY ITALIAN CHICKEN WITH DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a 13 X 9 baking dish.
• Place the chicken in a large zip lock bag with the Italian dressing, and marinate it in the fridge for 30-45 minutes. If you do not have time to marinate, the chicken go ahead and add the chicken and dressing to a greased 13 X 9 baking dish.
• Add the seasonings to the chicken, and place the baking dish in the middle rack of the oven.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes on the middle rack or until a digital meat thermometer reaches 160°F degrees. Then move the baking dish to the top rack to broil for 5 minutes so that the skin crisps. After you have removed the chicken from the oven, use a meat thermometer to make sure the chicken reaches 165°F.
• Let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

ZESTY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the mustard, honey, seasoning blend and Worcestershire sauce. Carefully loosen the skin of the chicken; spoon some of the mustard mixture under the skin., Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Prepare grill for indirect heat, using a drip pan. Place chicken skin side up over drip pan and grill, covered, over indirect medium heat for 20-30 minutes on each side or until juices run clear and a thermometer reads 180°, basting occasionally with remaining mustard mixture. , Cover chicken and let stand for 5 minutes before cutting into serving-size pieces.

ZESTY OVEN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Place all ingredients in a baking dish and bake for an hour.

ZESTY ROASTED CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF. Combine tomatoes, corn, onions and 1/4 cup of the dressing. Pour evenly into two 15x10x1-inch baking pans; spread evenly to cover bottoms of pans. Pour remaining 1/4 cup dressing over chicken in large bowl; toss to coat. Top tomato mixture in each pan with 5 of the chicken breasts.
• Bake 45 min. or until chicken is cooked through (165ºF).
• Transfer chicken to serving platter; cover to keep warm. Mix both tomato mixtures in medium bowl. Add cheese and cilantro; stir until well blended. Serve with the chicken.

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN WITH SPICY HONEY AND SLAW

Steps:

• For the chicken: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) and line a baking sheet with a baking rack. Lay out the chicken and pat each piece dry with a piece of paper towel. Season with 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, cayenne pepper, remaining 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and pepper and stir well. Add the chicken pieces into the bowl and toss to coat each piece. Set aside.
• In a smaller bowl, whisk the egg with the mayonnaise, buttermilk and hot sauce. Scatter the crushed cornflakes into a shallow dish.
• Remove the chicken from the flour mixture one piece at a time and tap off any excess flour. Dunk and thoroughly coat the chicken in the buttermilk mixture, allow excess to drip off, then roll and press into the cornflake crumbs. Place the chicken onto the rack-lined baking sheet and continue until all of the chicken is coated, making sure to leave space between each piece.
• Bake the chicken until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (75 degrees C) and the coating is golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes for chicken breasts or thighs and 30 to 40 minutes for drumsticks. Season the chicken immediately with kosher salt and allow it to rest for about 5 minutes.
• For the spicy honey: Combine the honey, hot sauce and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Transfer to an airtight container to store at room temperature for up to 1 month.
• For the slaw: Whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, honey, celery salt and oil in a large bowl. Stir in the onion.
• Thinly slice the cabbage and shred the carrot on the large side of a box grater. Then add to the bowl. Season with salt and pepper and mix very well to combine.
• Serve the chicken with the spicy honey and slaw.

LEMON CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Warm the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add the garlic, and cook for just 1 minute but don't allow the garlic to turn brown. Off the heat, add the white wine, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, thyme, and 1 teaspoon salt and pour into a 9 by 12-inch baking dish.
• Pat the chicken breasts dry and place them skin side up over the sauce. Brush the chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle them liberally with salt and pepper. Cut the lemon in 8 wedges and tuck it among the pieces of chicken.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken breasts, until the chicken is done and the skin is lightly browned. If the chicken isn't browned enough, put it under the broiler for 2 minutes. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot with the pan juices.

ZESTY GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Set oven at 350 degrees.
• Trim any fat from chicken and place in a baking dish of your choice.
• In a bowl mix tomatoes and sauce, soup mix, water and wine.
• When soup mix is dissloved pour over chicken in baking dish.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle parmesan over chicken, bake an additional 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle all with mozzarella and bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

ZESTY ITALIAN CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Pepper both sides of chicken in a baking pan.
• Cut onion and bell peeper. Sprinkle on top and sides of chicken pieces.
• Generously, pour the Zesty Italian dressing on top of each chicken.
• Bake covered for 30 minutes bottom-side up. Then bake uncovered for 30 minutes topside. (skin should be on top).

SPICY OVEN-BAKED CHICKEN & CHIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a bowl, whisk together the Cajun seasoning, vegetable oil, lime zest and juice. Toss the chips, wings and Cajun mixture together in batches, so that everything is well coated.
• Cover a large baking sheet with foil, then arrange the chips around the outside and the wings in the middle. Season and bake for 20 mins, then turn the chips and return to the oven for a further 20-25 mins until the chips and wings are golden. Serve with green salad, or coleslaw and ketchup.

ONE-PAN CHICKEN AND POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Place chicken and potatoes in 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Top with dressing; sprinkle with cheese and seasoning. Cover.
• Bake 1 hour or until chicken is done (165ºF), uncovering after 30 min.

ZESTY ONE PAN CHICKEN AND POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Place chicken pieces, cut up potatoes, and baby carrots in large baking dish.
• Drizzle with Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 1 hour at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

ZESTY BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Remove the skin and excess fat from the chicken and rinse.
• Mix the mayonnaise and hot sauce together and cover only the meaty parts of the chicken.
• Mix the dry ingredients and spread them on a dish.
• Roll the chicken breasts in the cracker mixture evenly covering the meat- avoid fingerprinting the coating.
• Place the breasts bone-side down in a broiling pan.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes rotating the pan after 25 minutes.
• Do not turn the chicken!

57 ZESTY HONEY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Grill chicken until cooked through (12 to 15 minutes for breasts, 25 to 35 minutes for thighs)brushing with sauce the last 5 minutes.
• For sauce, combine 57 Sauce and remaining ingredients.
• Divide sauce in half. Brush chicken often with one half of sauce during last 5 minutes of cooking time.
• Serve chicken with remaining sauce for dipping. Makes about 1 1/2 cups of sauce.