Baked Chicken Breasts With Basil Recipes

BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Score the chicken breasts in a criss-cross pattern to about 1cm deep. Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl and pour over the chicken breasts. Leave to marinate in the mixture for at least 30 minutes, or longer if possible.
• Soak the noodles in boiling water for 1 minute or until separated. Scrape the marinade from the chicken breasts and reserve it.
• Heat the sesame oil in a pan until very hot and fry the chicken breasts in the oil for a couple of minutes until golden. Add the sesame seeds and toast for 30 seconds until browned slightly. Throw the zucchini, pepper and bok choi into the same pan with the rest of the marinade, then stir in the drained noodles. Season well and cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven until cooked through.

DUMP-AND-BAKE BASIL CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray an 11 x 7-inch baking dish (or any similar size that accommodates your chicken in a single layer) with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together wine, olive oil, Dijon mustard, basil, garlic, honey, Italian seasoning, and salt.
• Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Place chicken in the prepared baking dish.
• Pour sauce over the chicken and toss to make sure that each piece of chicken is well coated.
• Bake, uncovered, for 30-40 minutes, or until meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F. Baste with pan sauce periodically while the chicken is cooking.
• Be sure to spoon plenty of the sauce over the chicken before serving! Garnish with additional fresh herbs, if desired.

BAKED CHICKEN BREAST WITH LEMON AND BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Wash chicken breasts and pat dry with paper towels. Trim and discard fat. Tenderize chicken with a meat mallet. Rub 1 tablespoon olive oil on each breast, lightly covering both front and back. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder and set on the prepared baking sheet.
• Squeeze juice from one lemon half over the chicken breasts. Sprinkle with basil. Cut 2 slices of lemon from the remaining half and set 1 slice on each breast. Reserve remaining lemon for another use.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken breast is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from oven, cover with foil, and allow to rest for 7 minutes before serving.

BAKED GARLIC, BASIL AND CAMEMBERT STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180'C/350-375'F.
• Mix together the chopped basil, garlic and butter.
• Cut a deep cut along each chicken breast to make a pocket.
• Fill pockets with mixture and then place camenbert slices of top, pressing in well.
• Dust with a little flour and dip into the beaten egg.
• Add salt and pepper to the panko and stir.
• Roll breasts in the panko mix covering them well.
• At this stage you can either place in fridge for 30 minutes to set the crumbs or start cooking by placing the breasts in a greased or sprayed baking dish.
• Place in oven and bake for 15mins.
• Pour over the wine and continue baking for another 15 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked through.

ONE-PAN BASIL HALLOUMI CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350˚F / 175˚ C
• Turn the block of halloumi on its side and cut it into three to four even slices. Set aside.
• Pour the olive oil, salt, and pepper into a large plastic bag. Put the tomatoes and chicken in and massage until everything is evenly coated in the seasoned oil.
• Dump everything onto a foil lined baking sheet. Top the chicken with the large basil leaves and then the slices of halloumi.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 350˚, then turn on the broil setting and cook for another 10 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and the chicken is cooked. (note: oven times vary, especially broil so keep an eye on it!)
• Take the chicken out and let it rest on a plate and continue to cook the tomatoes for 10 more minutes back on 350˚ F. (They will become super sweet and have a great concentrated tomato flavor!)
• Meanwhile, add the olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and lemon juice to a blender and blitz for 30 seconds. Next add the basil and blitz until it's the consistency of pesto, about 30 seconds.
• Enjoy!

BASIL ROASTED CHICKEN WITH GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove the fat, neck, liver and gizzards from the body cavity, then rinse and pat the chicken dry.
• Gently separate the skin from the flesh, running your fingers from the front to the back of the chicken and along the leg and thigh, being careful not to rip the skin or detach it from the bird.
• Mix the butter, chopped basil, parsley, salt and pepper together in a small bowl.
• Rub half of the butter mixture under the loosened skin and then tuck 1/2 of the whole basil leaves under the skin; be sure to get it under the skin around the leg and thigh.
• Put 4 of the garlic cloves into the body cavity of the chicken and scatter the rest in the roasting pan.
• Add the lemon juice and stock.
• Place the chicken, breast-side up, on top of the garlic and stock.
• Roast in the oven, basting occasionally with the pan juices for 1 hour, or until the juices run clear when the thickest part of the thigh is pierced.
• Transfer the chicken to a heated platter and tent with foil to keep warm.
• Pour the juices with the garlic cloves into a blender and puree the mixture.
• (The garlic skins will remain whole.) Strain the puree through a sieve into a medium-sized saucepan, pressing on the garlic skins with the back of a spoon.
• Bring the liquid to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes, and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Carve the chicken and serve drizzled with the sauce and garnished with fresh basil leaves.

LEMON AND BASIL BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Line baking pan with foil.
• Melt butter over low heat and add garlic; saute 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and stir in mustard.
• Mix breadcrumbs, lemon peel, basil (or oregano), salt and pepper on a plate.
• Turn chicken in butter mixture to coat, then turn in crumbs, coating completely.
• Arrange skin side up in prepared pan.
• Bake until chicken is cooked through, basting occasionally with leftover butter mixture, about 45 minutes.

LEMON BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on a cutting board. Flatten slightly using the smooth side of a meat mallet. Dust both sides lightly with flour.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until bubbling. Saute chicken breasts until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Add chicken stock, lemon juice, basil, and lemon zest. Cover and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a warm platter. Cover loosely to keep warm. Boil remaining liquid over high heat, uncovered, until reduced to 1/2 cup. Spoon sauce over chicken.

EASY GARLIC AND BASIL STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Pre heat the oven to 180'C/350'F.
• Mix together until well combined the butter, basil and garlic.
• Cut a deep cut along each chicken breast to make a pocket.
• Fill pockets with the butter mixture, pressing in well.
• Carefully dip each breast into the beaten egg and then into the dried breadcrumbs, pressing on well.
• You can now either leave on a flat plate in fridge for 20 mins or longer to set crumbs or cook straight away depending on what time you have.
• Heat oil in a non stick pan over medium high heat and fry the chicken breasts for 2-3 mins each side or until golden brown.
• Remove from pan and place in a baking paper lined shallow baking dish and bake in oven for about 10 mins until cooked through.

CHICKEN WITH GARLIC, BASIL, AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon parsley and 1 teaspoon basil evenly over the bottom of the baking dish. Arrange chicken breast halves in the dish, and sprinkle evenly with garlic slices. In a small bowl, mix the remaining 2 teaspoons parsley, remaining 2 teaspoons basil, salt, and red pepper; sprinkle over the chicken. Top with tomato slices.
• Bake covered in the preheated oven 25 minutes. Remove cover, and continue baking 15 minutes, or until chicken juices run clear.

JUICY BAKED CHICKEN BREAST WITH GARLIC AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Season chicken breasts with a little salt.
• Mix bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, basil, and pepper in a bowl.
• Heat olive oil and garlic in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Dip chicken breasts in the garlic oil, then into the bread crumb-Parmesan mixture. Place chicken in a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

BACON AND BASIL-WRAPPED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a small saucepan of boiling water blanch basil 2 seconds and drain in a sieve.
• Rinse basil under cold water to stop cooking and pat dry on paper towels.
• Put 1 whole chicken breast, skinned side down, on a work surface and remove "tender" (fillet strip located on either side of where breast bone was) from each breast half, keeping rest of chicken breast intact.
• (There should be 2 tenders from each whole breast.).
• Put 2 tenders side by side and wrap 7 basil leaves around them to enclose them.
• Season remainder of whole breast with salt and pepper and put basil-wrapped tenders lengthwise down middle of 1 breast half.
• Fold other breast half over to enclose tenders.
• Beginning on underside at 1 end of breast, wrap bacon slices snugly but without stretching, 1 at a time, around breast in a continuous overlapping spiral from 1 end to the other. (You will need about 4 to 5 bacon slices for each breast.).
• Remove tenders from remaining 2 chicken breasts and stuff and wrap breasts in same manner.
• Sprinkle crushed peppercorns evenly over bacon wrappings.
• Heat a 9- to 10-inch cast-iron skillet over moderately high heat until hot.
• Sliding a metal spatula under wrapped chicken breasts to keep bacon intact, transfer 2 breasts, undersides down, to skillet.
• Cook chicken, turning it only after bacon on underside is golden, until bacon is golden and crisp on all sides, about 4 minutes total.
• Transfer chicken as browned to a plate and cook remaining breasts in same manner.
• Pour off fat from skillet and return all 3 chicken breasts to skillet.
• Roast chicken in middle of oven 15 minutes, or until firm to the touch and just cooked through.
• Transfer chicken with tongs to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes before slicing.