Baked Chicken Legs With Apples And Onions Recipes

APPLE 'N' ONION CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute apples and onions in butter for 10 minutes or until tender. Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with chicken; sprinkle with salt and pepper. , Combine the cheeses, bread crumbs and thyme; sprinkle over chicken. Drizzle with apple juice. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reaches 170°.

BAKED CHICKEN WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C/Gas Mark 5, no fan (if you have a convection oven reduce the temperature by about 20°).
• Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. It's important to season it on the outside and under the skin.
• Quarter and core the apples.
• Cut the onions into thick slices.
• Place the chicken legs, apples and onions in a big baking dish or a sheet pan.
• Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken.
• Add a couple of twigs rosemary.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, then turn on the fan OR increase the temperature by 20° OR place the baking dish under the broiler and bake for about 5-15 minutes (depending on the setting) until the chicken is lightly browned.
• My favorite way to serve this is with mashed potatoes.
• Enjoy!

BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Season both sides of the chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a deep oven-proof skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs to the hot oil and cook until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate and keep warm.
• Add sliced onions to the skillet and saute until they just start to brown, about 3 minutes. Pour in apple cider and chicken stock, scraping the bottom of the pan to loosen any browned bits. Stir in thyme and salt. Simmer until the onions are soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn off the heat.
• Add chicken back to the skillet and spoon some sauce over the top. Arrange sliced apples around the chicken. Cover the skillet with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove skillet from the oven and carefully uncover. Transfer chicken from the skillet to a plate and keep warm. Whisk heavy cream and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Stir gently into the sauce in the skillet. Place chicken back into the skillet and spoon some of the sauce over the chicken.
• Return skillet to the oven and bake, uncovered, until the chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, and an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 15 minutes more. Serve chicken and apples with the sauce.

ROASTED SPICED CHICKEN AND APPLES

Steps:

• Place the chicken breast-side up in a 9-by-13-inch pan. Season inside and out with 2 1/2 teaspoons salt and the Baharat. Refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 1 hour and up to overnight; this will help the skin get crispy!
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the onion, 4 sprigs of thyme and 2 sprigs of rosemary. Scatter the apples and remaining sprigs of thyme and rosemary around the chicken, sprinkle with the sugar and a pinch of salt and drizzle with the olive oil. Roast the chicken until the juices run clear and the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F, about 1 hour. Let the chicken sit for 10 minutes.
• Discard the herb sprigs. Add a splash of vinegar to the apples and toss to coat. Carve the chicken and serve with the apples on the side.
• In a dry skillet over medium heat, toast the coriander seeds, black pepper seeds, cumin seeds, cloves and cardamom seeds, stirring often, until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a spice grinder and blend. Stir in the paprika, cinnamon and nutmeg.

BAKED CHICKEN LEGS WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Lay chicken in a roasting pan and season generously on both sides with salt and pepper. Pour apple cider vinegar and water into the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle chicken with rosemary and thyme. Arrange apple and onion wedges in and around the chicken. Drizzle everything with olive oil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Increase the temperature to 395 degrees F (202 degrees C) and bake until the chicken is lightly browned, 5 to 15 more minutes. You can also brown the chicken under the broiler.

ONE-PAN AUTUMN CHICKEN BREASTS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and butter in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and add to the hot skillet, skin-side down, leaving at least 1 inch between the breasts to ensure even cooking and browning. Cook until skin is browned, about 6 minutes. Turn and cook an additional 6 minutes until browned on both sides. Transfer chicken breasts to a plate.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the skillet and stir in apples and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes. Season with sage, rosemary, thyme, salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper; stir to combine.
• While apples are cooking, whisk together chicken broth, whipping cream, honey, and mustard in a small bowl. Pour broth mixture in with the seasoned apples and onions and gently scrape browned bits from the bottom using a wooden spoon. Slide chicken breasts back into the skillet, nestling them between onions and apples.
• Transfer skillet to the preheated oven and cook until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

BAKED CHICKEN AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place sliced onions and chicken pieces in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish or roasting pan. Drizzle with vegetable oil; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Toss to coat.
• Arrange chicken, skin sides up, on top of onions; sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake, tossing onions and basting chicken occasionally, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with the tip of a sharp paring knife, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve hot.

ROSEMARY-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH APPLES AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray the top and bottom parts of a broiler pan with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and add onion slices. Sprinkle onions with 1 teaspoon salt and saute for 2 minutes. Add sugar and continue cooking until onions are translucent but not browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Layer apples, potatoes, and sauteed onion slices in the bottom part of the broiler pan. Cover with the part top of the broiler pan.
• Drizzle olive oil over chicken thighs. Sprinkle with fresh rosemary, salt, and pepper. Rub olive oil and spices thoroughly all over each thigh and place on the top part of the broiler pan.
• Roast in the preheated oven until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 hour. Serve apples, potatoes, and onion alongside chicken thighs.

CHICKEN SMOTHERED WITH APPLES & ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat a sauce pan to medium.
• Peel and slice the apples into small chunks.
• Slice the onion.
• Add the margarine to sauce pan.
• Add the onions when margarine has melted.
• Cook until softened - about 5 minutes on medium heat.
• Add the water, apples and cinnamon and cook until soft - about 10 minutes.
• If the apples are tart, add 1 tbsp brown sugar.
• While the apple mixture is cooking, heat a frying pan to medium.
• Add the margarine.
• Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.
• Add the chicken to the frying pan and brown on both sides - about 10 minutes.
• Mix cornstarch and wine together in a bowl.
• When the chicken has browned on both sides but is not fully cooked, add the cornstarch and wine mixture to the frying pan.
• Stir to loosen any bits from the pan.
• Add the apple mixture to the frying pan and stir until wine and apple mixtures are combined.
• Cover the chicken with some of the apple mixture and lower the heat a bit until chicken is fully cooked - about 10 more minutes.
• Serve with apple mixture spooned over chicken.

SAUCED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Place flour and salt and pepper in a ziplock bag, add chicken, seal bag and shake to coat.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick frypan over medium high heat.
• Add chicken, saute 2 minutes on each side.
• Remove from pan, keep warm.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in pan.
• Add onion, saute for 5 minutes or until browned.
• Add apple and marjoram, saute for 5 more minutes.
• Add the chicken and cider, bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is done.

CUMIN CHICKEN WITH APPLES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In the drippings, saute apples, onions and mushrooms until apples are crisp-tender. Stir in the flour, soup, water, cumin, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Pour over chicken., Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a thermometer reads 180° Sprinkle with chili powder. Serve with rice.

HERB ROASTED CHICKEN WITH APPLES AND ONION

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Rinse chicken and dry inside and out with paper towels. Place in a large roasting pan. Season with half of the herbs and spices.
• Peel and cut onion into eighths. Place in bowl with the olive oil, water and the remainder of the herbs and spices. Mix well. Arrange around the chicken.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Core and cut apples into sixths. Remove chicken and onion from oven and add apples.
• Return to oven and bake for another 45 minutes or until chicken is browned and meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken registers 180 degrees.
• Serve with baked yams or potatoes and a tossed salad.
• Serves 4.

BAKED APPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease/spray a casserole.
• Arrange chicken pieces in the casserole dish.
• Place all remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well; pour evenly over the chicken.
• Bake at 350 until chicken juices run clear; about 40-50 minutes, depending on the chicken parts you are using.