Broiled Chicken With Piquillo Tomato Sauce Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S BROILED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Spread onion slices in a single layer on the bottom of a baking dish. Season chicken with salt. Place chicken halves, skin-side down, over onion rings.
• Cook chicken in the preheated oven, turning every 7 minutes, until caramelized, no longer pink at the bone, and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

EASY GARLIC BROILED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven broiler. Lightly grease a baking pan.
• In a microwave safe bowl, mix the butter, garlic, soy sauce, pepper, and parsley. Cook 2 minutes on High in the microwave, or until butter is melted.
• Arrange chicken on the baking pan, and coat with the butter mixture, reserving some of the mixture for basting.
• Broil chicken 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until juices run clear, turning occasionally and basting with remaining butter mixture. Sprinkle with parsley to serve.

CHICKEN WITH PIQUILLO, TOMATOES, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• In a cup, combine salt, pepper and paprika; sprinkle on both sides of chicken.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil until hot. Add chicken, green peppers, onion and garlic to skillet; cook, stirring frequently and turning chicken to brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet.
• Add tomatoes and bouillon granules; cook uncovered, stirring until tomatoes are softened, about 10 minutes. Return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat to medium; cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir in piquillo peppers and olives and cook just until heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve over saffron rice, if desired.

BROILED CHICKEN WITH PIQUILLO-TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat broiler: fire should be moderately hot and rack about 6 inches from heat source. (Alternatively, grill chicken.) Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, then broil, beginning with skin side down. Make sure skin crisps and browns and interior cooks through; this will take about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile mince about half the garlic. Put it in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons oil and about half the anchovies, and turn heat to medium-high. Cook until mixture sizzles, then add piquillos and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally and adding salt and pepper as necessary, until mixture breaks up. Cool a bit, then transfer to a blender. Purée with remaining garlic and anchovies, then taste and adjust seasoning. Add remaining olive oil.
• Serve chicken and sauce hot or warm, garnished if you like with parsley.

BROILED CHICKEN WITH TOMATO RELISH AND SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Position a shelf at the lowest position in the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F.
• Cut the backbone out the chickens with kitchen scissors and reserve for another use or discard. In a shallow dish combine the thyme, 9 cloves crushed garlic, lemon juice and 1/3 cup of extra-virgin olive oil. Add the chickens and coat thoroughly in the mixture, cover and marinate in the refrigerator for up to 1 hour.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade, discard marinade. Turn the birds breast-side up and fold the wing tips back and under. Season both sides with some salt and pepper and the paprika. Place the chickens bone-side up on a broiler pan and position the legs in the center. Roast in the oven until the chickens are 3/4 cooked (about 140 to 150), about 25 to 30 minutes.
• Put the whole grape tomatoes, scallions, garlic cloves, and basil leaves in a large bowl, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Turn the vegetables until they are lightly coated. After the chickens have cooked for about 25 minutes, arrange the vegetables around them. Turn the oven to broil and broil until the vegetables are charred, about 10 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer should reach 170 degrees F. Transfer the chicken and vegetables to a cutting board. Pour off all except about 2 tablespoons of chicken fat from the pan and set aside.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of cold water to a boil and salt it generously. Add the spaghetti, and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Drain, reserving 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the pasta water and transfer the both to a serving bowl.
• Squeeze the garlic cloves from their skins, and chop them up with the scallions, once chopped transfer to a bowl and add the charred grape tomatoes, stir to make a chunky relish.
• Once the chicken is cooked and resting, place the pan you broiled the chicken in on the cook top over medium heat. Add the red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and the reserved pasta cooking water, bring up to a simmer scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add the cooked spaghetti and chopped parsley, stir to coat and continue to cook for 1 minute. Transfer the spaghetti to a serving bowl.
• Carve the chicken, top with some of the chunky relish and serve with some of the spaghetti on the side. Garnish with grated Parmesan, if using.
• Copyright (c) 2005 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved.
• For cooking the chicken: .

TANDOORI SPICED CHICKEN BREAST WITH GRILLED TOMATO JAM AND HERBED YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high. Combine all spices and the oil in a medium bowl to make a paste. Rub a thin layer of the spice paste onto 1 side of each chicken breast. Grill for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until slightly charred and just cooked through. Remove from the grill, let rest 5 minutes, and cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch thick slices. Serve openface on pitas: the chicken slices, a few dollops of Tomato Jam, and a drizzle of Herbed Yogurt.
• Heat grill to high. Brush tomatoes and serrano with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill tomatoes and serrano on all sides until charred. Remove from the grill and coarsely chop.
• Heat oil in a medium saucepan on the grates of the grill or on the side burners. Add the onion and cook until soft. Add the tomatoes, serrano, balsamic vinegar, and saffron and cook until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl and let cool to room temperature before serving.
• Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate if not using immediately.

CHICKEN WITH GARLIC-TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle both sides of chicken with pepper. In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, brown chicken on each side in 1 teaspoon oil. Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, saute tomatoes and garlic in remaining oil for 1 minute. Add carrots; saute 2-3 minutes longer. Combine the tomato sauce, broth, tomato paste and rosemary; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil. , Return chicken to the pan. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until chicken juices run clear and carrots are crisp-tender. Serve with pasta.

BROILED CHICKEN WITH TOMATO, PEPPERS AND CUCUMBER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the first six (6) ingredients. Whisk in the olive oil.
• Add to the vinaigrette the tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, parsley and coriander; cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator.
• Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Take a fork and pierce each thigh 2 or 3 times. This will allow the Italian dressing to infuse the thighs with delicious flavors. Set aside.
• Adjust the oven rack six (6) inches from the heating element and preheat the oven to BROIL. Spray the broiler pan with cooking spray.
• Arrange the chicken pieces on the prepared broiler pan. Brush the tops with Italian dressing; reserving some of the dressing for basting.
• Broil in preheated oven, turning and frequently basting with remaining Italian dressing, 4 - 5 minutes on each side or until tender and juices run clear.
• Arrange on warmed serving platter; spoon vinaigrette over top of chicken thighs.

CHICKEN MILANESE WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Cook tomatoes, shallots, salt and pepper in oil 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until shallots are tender. Stir in wine; cook 30 seconds longer. Remove from heat; transfer to medium bowl. Stir in basil; cover to keep warm.
• In shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs and cheese. In same skillet, heat remaining 4 1/2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Spray both sides of chicken with cooking spray; coat with bread crumb mixture. Cook chicken in oil 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken in oil 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F).
• On each of 4 plates, place 1 chicken breast; spoon sauce evenly over chicken.