Braisedgreekchickenandartichokes Recipes

GREEK BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into serving pieces and wipe dry.
• Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan and brown chicken on all sides. remove when browned.
• Reduce heat and add onion and garlic, fry gently until transparent, add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Return chicken to the pan, cover and simmer gently for 45 minutes or until tender.
• Remove bay leaf and cinnamon bark and serve.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH ARTICHOKES, OLIVES, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high. Add oil, then chicken, skin-side down, in a single layer. Cook, turning, until browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic and artichokes; cook until golden brown in places, 5 to 7 minutes. Add olives, oregano, and flour; cook, stirring constantly, 30 seconds. Stir in broth and lemon, scraping browned bits from bottom of pan. Return chicken, skinside up, and any juices to pan; bring to a simmer. Partially cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of chicken (without touching bone) registers 165 degrees, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove lid; continue simmering until sauce thickens slightly. Serve over orzo, sprinkled with oregano leaves.

GREEK-STYLE CHICKEN AND ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and brown chicken and artichokes, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Remove chicken mixture and set aside.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat and cook garlic for about 30 seconds. Add wine to pan and stir, scraping up brown bits. Stir in Chicken Broth and next 5 ingredients (lemon juice, sun-dried tomatoes, lemon peel, oregano, red pepper flakes).
• Return chicken mixture to skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, until chicken is throughly cooked, about 10 minutes.

GREEK ARTICHOKE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Salt and pepper the chicken thighs.
• Heat the olive oil on medium high in a large skillet. Brown the chicken on all sides. During the last minute of browning, add the garlic to the pan, between the chicken pieces, and cook just until soft.
• Pour in the tomatoes and artichokes including their juices. Stir in the sugar. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer uncovered, turning the chicken pieces occasionally to cook evenly. Chicken will take approximately 20 minutes to cook through.
• Turn the chicken pieces so that the top faces up. Crumble the feta on top and heat just until feta starts to melt.
• Garnish with generous handfuls of the fresh herbs.
• Note: The pan will have lots of juice with flecks of feta chunks. Spoon the chicken and sauce into a shallow bowl over cooked orzo or other pasta.

GREEK CHICKEN WITH ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.
• Rinse chicken pieces and pat dry.
• Put chicken in 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish.
• Whisk together remaining ingredients (except artichoke hearts and lemon slices) and pour evenly over chicken.
• Cook uncovered, spooning juices over chicken occasionally, for about 30 minutes.
• Turn chicken over and cook for 10 minutes more.
• Remove the pan from the oven, scatter artichoke heart among the chicken, and spoon cooking juices over them.
• Continue to cook for about 20 minutes more, basting once or twice more, until chicken is done (juices run clear when the thickest part of the largest piece is pierced).
• Remove pan from oven, garnish with lemon slices and a final quick grind of pepper, if you like, let rest about 5 minutes and serve.

BRAISED GREEK CHICKEN AND ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy larrge skillet over medium high heat.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Add chicken to skillet, and saute until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes.
• Add 2 Tablespoons reserved marinade, broth, lemon juice, peel, and crushed red pepper.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, simmer until chicken almost cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Uncover; stir in artichokes and 2 tablespoons oregano.
• Simmer until liquid is slightly reduced, and chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in 1 Tablespoon oregano.
• Season with salt and pepper.