Chesapeake Chicken Recipes

CHESAPEAKE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove skin from chicken if necessary and clean chicken well.
• Scrub potatoes very well being careful not to rip the thin skins on red potatoes if using, if using white or yellow potatoes only peel them if the skins are tough or hopelessly dirty.
• Quarter large potatoes and halve medium to small potatoes.
• Peel and quarter onions.
• Scrub celery and remove ends, cut long celery ribs in half.
• Scrub carrots and remove ends, cut thick carrots in half.
• In a large roasting pan arrange chicken pieces in a single layer if using pieces or place whole chicken in center of pan.
• Place potatoes, onions, celery, and carrots randomly around edges of pan beside chicken.
• Pour white wine over chicken and vegetables making sure to pour wine over entire contents of pan.
• Sprinkle Old Bay Seasoning over chicken, use less for a milder spice, and more for a spicier flavor.
• Put lid on roaster or cover with aluminum foil.
• Place pan in oven and bake on 350 degrees 1 hour and thirty minutes.
• Remove from oven and check for doneness.
• Stick thickest pieces of chicken or thickest part of breast on whole chicken, if juices run clear the chicken is done, if juices are pink or red return pan to oven and continue to bake at 350 degrees for 30 more minutes.
• Remove pan from oven and check chicken for doneness again, if still not done repeat process until juices run clear.

EASY CHICKEN CHESAPEAKE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on pan and season with Old Bay Seasoning to taste. Bake for 10 min at 400 degrees F.
• While chicken is baking, mix crab meat and cooking cream in a large bowl. Add 1 Tbsp. Old Bay, lemon juice, and 3/4 cup cheese.
• Remove chicken from oven after 10 min and top each chicken breast evenly with crab mix. Bake for another 10 min.
• Top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese, and continue to bake until chicken is done.

CHICKEN CHESAPEAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine the egg, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, seafood seasoning, Dijon mustard, and mayonnaise in a bowl.
• Place the crab meat, parsley, and Ritz crackers into a separate bowl. Mix very lightly to combine.
• Add the wet ingredients to the crab mixture and combine lightly.
• Carefully use a knife to make a "pocket" in each chicken breast for the crab stuffing. Portion a mound of crab filling in the middle of each pocket and fold over to close.
• If desired, add stuffed breasts to preheated grill pan to mark exterior before baking.
• Place stuffed breasts into a casserole dish or deep baking pan.
• Season to your liking with seasoned flour and pour melted butter over top of each chicken breast.
• Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165°.

CHESAPEAKE GRILLED CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients in a bowl. Place in refrigerator for at least 3 hours, turning meat occasionally to marinate evenly. Grill chicken until done using meat thermometer, basting occasionally with marinade. This recipe yields 4 servings.