Dads Herbed Chicken Recipes

DAD'S ROAST CHICKEN -- MY WAY WITH A PARSLEY LEMON JUICE OIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degree F.
• Trim off any excess skin or fat from the chicken. Cut off and discard the wing tips. Place the chicken pieces in an 11 by 13-inch baking pan, or any pan that that they fit in without crowding. Season the chicken pieces generously with salt, pepper, olive oil, the herbs, and the lemon zest. Toss through all the seasonings and then arrange the chicken piece skin side up in the pan. You can season the chicken pieces and set them up in the roaster up to a day before you cook them. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• Roast until the skin is nicely browned and there is no pink near the thigh bone and the juices run clear, about 35 to 40 minutes. Check both white meat and dark meat. If the white meat is done before the dark meat, take it out and set it on the serving plate until the dark meat is done.
• For the parsley drizzle, wash and dry the parsley. Remove the leaves from the stems and chop the leaves finely. Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl and use immediately to garnish the roast chicken.

DAD'S CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Remove the skin from the chicken and carefully carve the bone away from the breast meat. Thinly slice the breast crosswise on the diagonal.
• Evenly spread the honey mustard on 1 side of each bread slice. Lay 3 to 4 slices of tomato on 2 slices, followed by some endive and half the chicken on each. Season the layers with salt and pepper, to taste, as you build the sandwich. Top each sandwich with the other dressed bread slice.
• Serve immediately or wrap and refrigerate until ready to eat.

HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine herb leaves and garlic with a mortar and pestle or in a food processor, pouring in oil in a slow, steady stream. Stir in zest; season with pepper.
• Place chicken on a cutting board. Tuck wing tips under. Season cavity with salt and pepper. Place lemon halves and herb stems in cavity. Make two 1 1/2-inch slits in each leg and thigh. Loosen skin from breasts with your fingers. Rub paste all over chicken, into slits and under skin. Tie legs with kitchen twine. Refrigerate chicken, covered, at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Let chicken stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Heat a large cast-iron skillet or roasting pan in oven 15 minutes. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Carefully place it in the skillet in the oven, breast side down. Roast 15 minutes. Turn chicken onto its side; roast 10 minutes. Turn onto other side; roast 10 minutes. Turn chicken onto its back; roast until golden brown and juices run clear or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 175 degrees. about 20 minutes.
• Lift chicken so that juices run into skillet; transfer chicken to a platter. Cover chicken loosely with foil; set aside. Pour off fat from skillet, leaving juices; discard fat. Heat juices over medium-high heat. Slowly add wine, stirring to loosen the browned bits. Bring to a boil. Cook until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Serve chicken with the pan sauce.

SIMPLE LEMON HERB CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut lemon in half, and squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon on chicken. Season with salt to taste. Let sit while you heat oil in a small skillet over medium low heat.
• When oil is hot, put chicken in skillet. As you saute chicken, add juice from other 1/2 lemon, pepper to taste, and oregano. Saute for 5 to 10 minutes each side, or until juices run clear. Serve with parsley for garnish.

GARLIC HERB ROAST

Steps:

• Remove neck and giblets from the cavity. Remove any feathers that might still be on the chicken. Rinse and pat dry chicken with paper towels. Loosen the skin on the top of the chicken by slowly and carefully pressing your fingers under the skin of the breast while pressing down on the breast meat.
• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place a baking dish or roasting dish large enough for the chicken on top of the baking sheet (this is for any splattering or spills). Spray baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place onion slices on bottom of the baking dish for the chicken to sit on and place chicken on top.
• Season the chicken liberally with salt and pepper.
• In a medium bowl, combine the juice from the lemons, olive oil, minced garlic, parsley, chopped rosemary, oregano and softened butter. Rub butter mixture over the entire exterior of the chicken making sure to coat the top of the skin as well as rub under the skin that you loosened. Finally, rub the remaining butter mixture inside the cavity.
• Stuff the cavity with garlic, rosemary sprigs and quartered lemons. Tie the legs together with kitchen string or twine, tuck wing tips under the body of the chicken and place the chicken breast side up in the prepared baking dish.
• Place the baking dish in the oven. Roast for 1 hour 15 minutes. Baste at 30 minutes and then again every 20 minutes or so. Continue roasting until juices run clear when a knife or skewer is inserted between the leg and the body. Use a meat thermometer to make sure chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165°F. If at anytime, the chicken seems to be getting too dark, tent with foil and continue roasting.
• Baste again at the end, then broil for about 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown and extra crispy. (Optional but encouraged.)
• Remove from the oven, cover with foil and let stand for about 15 minutes before carving. Drizzle with pan juice when serving.

QUICK HERBED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken breasts in hot oil until completely browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Add soup, white wine, tarragon, parsley, garlic powder, and marjoram to the skillet; bring to a boil, place a cover on the skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, 10 to 15 minutes.

HERBED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare potatoes and carrots by peeling and quartering them.
• Peel onions and leave whole.
• Place chicken , potatoes, carrots, and onions in large casserole dish.
• In small bowl combine broth and seasonings.
• Pour over chicken and vegetables and cover with foil.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or until vegetables are fork tender.
• Note: Broth can be thickened into a gravy but we like it just the way it is spooned over the chicken and vegetables.

DAD'S CURRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the chicken pieces in a bowl and toss with the lime juice. Drain, rinse the chicken with cold water, and drain again. Remove the chicken from the bowl and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place the chicken in another bowl with the Green Seasoning, salt, chili pepper, and garlic. Toss well to coat and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes but ideally overnight.
• Combine the curry powder with just enough water to form a thick paste. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pot. Add the curry paste and onion. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 to 2 minutes over medium-low heat-do not allow the curry to scorch. Add the chicken pieces and stir well to coat. Add the stock or water, cover, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.
• Remove the lid and simmer for 5 minutes more over medium-high heat, until the sauce reduces by one-third. Serve with roti or white rice.

HERBED CHICKEN PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat broiler Combine 2 tablespoons Parmesan, breadcrumb, parsley, basil and 1/8 teaspoon salt in shallow dish.
• Place egg white in a shallow dish.
• Dip each chicken tender in egg white, dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken, cook 3 minutes on each site or until done. Set aside.
• Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, spaghetti sauce, vinegar and pepper in a microwave safe bowl.
• cover with plastic wrap, vent.
• Microwave mixture at HIGH 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Pour over chicken in pan.
• Sprinkle evenly with remaining Parmesan and provolone cheese.
• Wrap handle of pan with foil broil 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

PARMESAN HERB CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, combine the first six ingredients. Dip chicken in butter, then coat with Parmesan mixture. Place in two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until the juices run clear.

HERBED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Wash and drain chicken breast tenders.
• Mix all of the other ingredients (except for the olive oil) in a small bowl and whisk thoroughly.
• Rub the herb mixture onto the chicken tenders thoroughly, until coated well on both sides of the chicken.
• Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Add chicken to pan and sauté approximately 4 minutes on each side, until the color is lightly golden brown.