Ole Blue Eyes Italian Chicken And Potatoes Recipes

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.

GRILLED ITALIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in plastic bag or storage container. Add the Italian herb seasoning, garlic and onion powder, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Pour Italian dressing over the chicken. Toss to coat.
• Marinade for a minimum of two hours or up to 24 hours.
• Divide prepared vegetables in half. Lay on foil, salt and pepper to taste, and then pour 1 tablespoon of olive oil over each.
• Close and fold the foil to create a packet.
• Preheat the grill to 400- to 450-degrees. Once preheated turn off all burners except two. Leave one on full and the other on at half.
• Place chicken on burners that are off since we are cooking on indirect heat.
• Cook until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165-degrees. Usually this takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours using this method.
• Once the chicken reaches temperature remove from heat, and tent with foil. Allow the meat to rest 5-10 minutes prior to serving.
• Place prepared packets on top rack of grill above burners that are on.
• Cook 30 minutes to one hour or until vegetables are cooked to desired doneness.

ITALIAN GARLIC CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190C/375°F.
• Line a roasting tin with foil.
• Cut off any excess skin from the chicken leaving just a covering on top. Rinse chicken and toss into a large bowl. Let chicken sit for a minute and then drain any excess water from the bowl. Do this once or twice.
• Drizzle 3 tablespoons olive oil over chicken.
• Add garlic, lemon juice, parsley, basil, thyme, rosemary, chili peppers, salt and pepper.
• Using clean hands, toss the chicken in the oil/garlic/herb mixture to thoroughly coat.
• Wash your hands.
• Lay the chicken pieces in the roasting tin, skin side down, leaving any excess oil/garlic/herb mixture in the bowl.
• Cut up potatoes (do NOT peel) into large chunks and toss into the bowl with the remaining oil/garlic/herb mixture.
• Add additional 2-3 tablespoons olive oil and toss (with hands) to coat.
• Place potato chunks around chicken in pan and drizzle any remaining oil mixture over chicken and potatoes.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and turn chicken over and toss around the potatoes.
• Return to oven and bake an additional 20-25 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Serve and enjoy!

BAKED ITALIAN CHICKEN DINNER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread chicken pieces, broccoli, and potatoes into the prepared baking dish, respectively. Drizzle melted butter over ingredients in the dish and season with the Italian dressing mix.
• Bake in preheated oven until the chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender, 45 to 60 minutes.

ITALIAN CHICKEN WITH PESTO POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a saucepan, bring the vinegar to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened.
• Cut a pocket in each chicken breast. Fill each pocket with an equal amount of mozzarella cheese, and season with salt and pepper. Wrap each chicken breast with a slice of ham. Arrange the wrapped chicken breasts in a baking dish. Place the tomatoes around the chicken, sprinkle all with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
• In a saucepan with enough lightly salted water to cover, boil the potatoes 15 minutes, or until tender. Drain, return to the pan, and coat with the pesto.
• Place chicken breasts, tomatoes, and potatoes on serving plates, and drizzle with the reduced balsamic vinegar to serve.