Easy Italian Chicken Fried Potatoes Recipes

CHICKEN AND POTATOES SKILLET

Steps:

• Marinate the chicken with the smoked paprika, Italian seasoning, salt and olive oil. Stir to mix well. Set aside.
• Heat up a cast-iron skillet on medium-low heat. Add the olive oil and butter, follow by the garlic, potatoes and the rest of the ingredients. Cook the potatoes wedges until the outside is browned and the inside is cooked through, about 10 - 15 minutes. Dish out and set aside.
• In the same skillet on medium heat, add the olive oil and butter. Pan fry the chicken, each side for about 4-5 minutes. Turn over and pan fry the other side.
• Push the chicken to one side and add the potatoes. Add more salt to taste. Turn off the heat and serve the chicken and potatoes immediately, with a hot sauce of your choice, if you like.

ITALIAN OVEN-ROASTED CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Mix the potato chunks in a bowl with half the olive oil, half the parsley, and a generous amount of salt and pepper.
• Toss to coat well, then spread over the bottom of a large roasting pan large enough to hold all the potatoes in one layer.
• In the same bowl, mix the chicken parts with the remaining oil and parsley and more salt and pepper, again stirring to coat well.
• Arrange the chicken over the top of the potatoes, skin side down.
• Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, remove chicken pieces to a plate, stir the potatoes, and replace the chicken pieces, skin side up.
• Return to oven for an additional 30 minutes.
• The chicken is done when crisp and brown and the potatoes should be roasted to a fine golden color.

ITALIAN PAN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a medium to large-sized frying pan add 2 tablespoons olive oil, then add the chicken, sprinkle with half of the ingredients oregano, thyme, salt, rosemary leaves and chopped garlic turn the legs and sprinkle with the remaining ingredients.
• Add the water and cover cook on high heat until boiling then lower heat to low / medium for approximately 35 minutes (check occasionally), check for doneness after 30 minutes**, if cooked remove cover raise the heat and cook until water has evaporated. Turning to brown on both sides. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
• ** you can check to make sure they are done by using an instant-read thermometer (the chicken should be at least 165°F when cooked)

ITALIAN PAN-FRIED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stab the potatoes with a fork and microwave until cooked, about 9 minutes. Let cool, about 10 minutes. Slice into wedges.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil and butter in a small pan over medium-low heat. Saute onion and garlic with salt and pepper until tender and sweet, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Heat enough remaining oil to coat the bottom of a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Cook potatoes in batches, making sure they aren't crowded in the pan. Turn carefully until golden and crispy, 7 to 10 minutes. Keep the first batch in the preheated oven until the second batch is done.
• Add olives to the second batch and cook for 1 minute. Add potatoes from the oven and onion-garlic mixture. Toss in the pan until everything is heated. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with parsley, salt, and pepper.

EASY CHICKEN PICCATA WITH ITALIAN FRIED POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash chicken cutlets and pat dry with paper towels.
• Pour flour into bowl (around 1 cup) and season with oregano, basil, and a bit of black pepper. Mix together.
• Dredge chicken cutlets in flour until all surfaces are completely covered, then shake off excess.
• Coat frying pan with olive oil and cook chicken cutlets over medium heat until both sides are golden brown.
• When chicken is almost ready, place 1-1/2 tablespoons of butter with 1 teaspoon of parsley in tea cup or small glass bowl in the microwave for about 90 seconds.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 teaspoon a lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of sauterne, and a bit of sea salt to butter and stir together.
• When chicken is golden brown, add butter mixture over the cutlets as evenly as possible.
• When most of butter mixture is absorbed into chicken or dissapates, place the cutlets onto a baking sheet (covered with cooking spray) and place them in oven at 400 degrees for about 10-15 minutes.
• Clean 4 large russet potatoes.
• Slice potatoes into 16 slices each.
• Place potatoes slices into large bowl and coat with the olive oil.
• Add fresh thyme, rosemary, oregano, basil, black pepper, and sea salt to you desired degree.
• Mix the contents of the bowl together so the seasonings are coated onto the potatoes with the olive oil.
• Place mixture on baking sheet and cook for around 30-40 minutes at 400 or until potatoes start to brown and get slightly crispy. Test with fork to make sure the potatoes have softened inside.

ITALIAN ROAST CHICKEN WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Wash the capon (actually a castrated male chicken) under cold running water, and soak for 1 hour in a pan of cold water in which 1/4 cup kosher salt has been dissolved. Drain and rinse again, using paper toweling to dry the bird inside and out.
• Season the capon inside and out with a generous amount of salt and pepper. Put half the rosemary and thyme and all of the chopped garlic inside the cavity of the capon, along with some of the onion, carrot and celery. Tie the legs of the capon together to aid in even roasting and place, breast side down in a roasting pan. Rub the remaining herbs on the outside of the capon, drizzle all the olive oil over the capon, scattering the rest of the vegetables (except the potatoes) in the pan along with the capon. Place the roasting pan into the oven and roast the capon for 20 minutes on its breast, before turning onto its back for an additional 20 minutes. When the capon has roasted for 20 minutes on its back, add the potatoes and continue roasting for an additional hour or until the bird is thoroughly cooked (a meat thermometer registers 165 degrees F at the leg joint). Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and remove from the oven, allowing the capon to rest for 15 minutes before serving.

ITALIAN PAN-FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with pepper. Combine rosemary, oregano and basil; sprinkle half the herb mixture over chicken. In a large skillet over medium heat add chicken, skin side down. Brown chicken on both sides. Add 8 garlic cloves; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in vinegars and chicken base. Cook, covered, on low heat until a thermometer reads 170°-175°, 15-20 minutes., Remove chicken to a serving platter; keep warm. Add chardonnay to pan; increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, until liquid is reduced by half, 8-10 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Strain sauce. Return to pan and add remaining garlic clove and herb mixture; heat through. Stir in cream; remove from heat. Whisk in butter until creamy. If needed, return pan briefly to very low heat to soften the butter. (Do not allow butter to melt completely or sauce may separate.) Serve with chicken. If desired, garnish with additional basil and rosemary.

ITALIAN ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large bowl. Drizzle with oil; toss to coat evenly. Combine the garlic, parsley, basil, oregano, salt and pepper; sprinkle over potatoes and toss to coat evenly. Transfer to an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 30 minutes. Stir; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender and golden brown.