Garlic Chicken For Two Recipes

GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil and garlic in a small saucepan over low heat until warmed, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer garlic and oil to a shallow bowl.
• Combine bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in a separate shallow bowl.
• Dip chicken breasts in the olive oil-garlic mixture using tongs; transfer to bread crumb mixture and turn to evenly coat. Transfer coated chicken to a shallow baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink and juices run clear, 30 to 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

SAUCY GARLIC CHICKEN FOR TWO

Steps:

• Remove papery outer skin from garlic (do not peel or separate cloves). Cut tops off of garlic bulbs; brush bulbs with half the oil. Wrap each bulb in heavy-duty foil. Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until softened. Cool for 10-15 minutes., Meanwhile, place spinach in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; sprinkle with half the salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown chicken in remaining oil on both sides; place over spinach., In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in 1 cup cheese, nutmeg and remaining salt. Transfer to a blender; squeeze softened garlic into blender. Cover and process until smooth. Pour mixture over chicken., Cover and bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170° and sauce is bubbly. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer. Serve with pasta. Sprinkle with tomato and parsley if desired.

CHICKEN CREOLE FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the green peppers, onion, celery and garlic in 1/2 teaspoon oil until tender. Add mushrooms; cook until liquid has evaporated. Stir in the tomatoes, broth, oregano, lemon juice, basil and spices. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5-10 minutes or until slightly thickened and flavors are blended., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute chicken in remaining oil until no longer pink. Return chicken to pan; stir in sauce. Heat through, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Serve over rice; garnish with parsley if desired.

GARLIC BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• To a large skillet, add the olive oil, pounded chicken, evenly season with 21 Salute, salt, pepper, and cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Do not touch, move, or disturb the chicken while it is searing. After 5 minutes, flip chicken over. It should have a medium golden color. For thicker/bigger chicken breasts, sear for 6-7 minutes.
• Allow chicken to cook on the second side for about 5 minutes, or until done and cooked through. Again, do not disturb the chicken while it's searing.
• Remove chicken with a slotted spatula and place it on a plate to rest.
• Using caution, deglaze your skillet by adding wine (or broth) and allow the liquid to bubble up and steam violently for a few seconds.
• Add the butter and allow it to melt, about 1 minute; stir continuously until melted.
• Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minutes; stir continuously.
• Turn the heat off, add the chicken back into the skillet, flip it around in the garlic butter sauce, and spoon the sauce over the chicken.
• Optionally garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

5-INGREDIENT STICKY HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
• For easy clean-up, line a roasting pan or a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil; spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place chicken, skin-side up, on prepared pan. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel. Season with salt and pepper on all sides.
• In a small bowl, whisk together honey, garlic, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and water.
• Spoon about half of the sauce over the chicken and spread liberally on each piece. Set aside remaining sauce.
• Bake, uncovered, for about 50 minutes - 1 hour, or until chicken is cooked through and skin is crispy and golden brown. As the chicken cooks, baste it once or twice with the remaining sauce. The meat should reach an internal temperature of 165°F on an instant-read thermometer.

CRISPY GARLIC GRILLED SPLIT CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Trim chicken breasts by removing any trim-able fat. and excess skin and the rib section. Cut in half or thirds depending on size. Pat dry.
• Mix ingredient of rub very well.
• Apply rub to skin heavy, and lightly to cut edges. Shake off excess. Don't try to use all the rub.
• Preheat grill to a surface temperature of about 450°, which is medium-high on most grills. Keep one of the outside burners off to create a cooler area. You want the chicken to rest at room temperature for 15-20 minutes before starting to grill.
• Place the chicken pieces skin side up and grill for 5-6 minutes. Flip skin down for 3-4 minutes. Keep doing flips and when the skin is down, only do 3-4 minutes. If the skin is getting too dark, do the skin-side-down time over the turned-off burner.
• Grill to an internal temperature of 165°. About 30 minutes total grill time depending on your grill and sizes of chicken pieces.

ELEGANT GARLIC CHICKEN FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a medium frying pan, lightly brown garlic in butter over medium heat, about 2 minutes.
• Add chicken and cook, turning, about 10 minutes or until brown on all sides.
• Place onion slices on bottom of pan under chicken.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; pour wine or water over chicken.
• Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer about 20 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Remove chicken to serving plates and keep warm.
• Add sour cream to pan drippings and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes until warm but not boiling.
• Spoon over chicken.

GARLIC CHICKEN..TAKE TWO!

Steps:

• Combine olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl.
• Add chicken, and make sure the chicken gets well coated.
• Leave in the fridge for at least an hour, then grill until chicken is browned and cooked through (takes about 5-10 minutes in the Foreman Grill).