Rosemary Garlic Chicken Pocket Recipes

EASY GARLIC AND ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cover the chicken breasts with garlic, then sprinkle with rosemary, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until done and juices run clear (baking time will depend on the thickness of your chicken breasts).

ROSEMARY & GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare the chicken: Wipe the chicken with kitchen paper, trim away any excess skin with scissors then toss the thighs in the seasoned flour. Separate the bulb of garlic into cloves (no need to peel).
• Fry the chicken: Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a large pan until searingly hot, add the chicken, skin side down, and fry without moving the chicken until the skin is crisp and browned. Turn the chicken over and brown it on all sides (you may need to do this in batches). Add the garlic and rosemary, then pour in the wine and season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 40-45 minutes, until the chicken is tender and the sauce thickened. Serve with rice or parsley-tossed tagliatelle, and buttered spinach.

ROSEMARY GARLIC CHICKEN POCKET

Steps:

• Spray a short burst of non-stick cooking spray in a large plastic bag. Add all ingredients except lemon and toss with seasonings to coat.
• Prepare 2 18" squares of heavy duty foil.
• To make one pocket, put 1 chicken breast on the foil square and pile 1/2 of the veggies around and on top, topping with a lemon slice. Repeat with the remaining foil and ingredients.
• Fold and seal foil around the ingredients leaving enough room for steaming.
• Grill over medium heat for 25-30 minutes.
• Careful of steam when opening!

GARLIC ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Drizzle a teaspoon of olive oil over garlic and wrap in foil. Bake until golden and soft, about an hour. Set aside to cool, then pick out cloves. Set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then sear until golden, about 8 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
• Return skillet to medium heat, add more oil if necessary, then add mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper and cook until slightly wilted, 5 minutes.
• Add butter and let melt, then stir in the garlic cloves, white wine, chicken broth, and rosemary. Bring to a simmer, nestle back in chicken, and let simmer until sauce has reduced slightly, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in spinach and lemon juice and let cook until spinach is slightly wilted, about 2 minutes more.
• Serve with mashed potatoes.

GARLIC-ROSEMARY SLOW COOKER WHOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place potatoes in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add onion over the top of the potatoes.
• Remove the chicken parts inside the cavity and pat the outside of the chicken dry. Slice deep, garlic clove-width slits into your chicken with a knife. Make 4 cuts on each side of the chicken, and 1 in each of the drumsticks. Stick a sliver of garlic deep into each cut. Place the remaining chunks of garlic into the cavity.
• Starting on the back of the chicken, season generously with about 1/2 of the rosemary and cracked salt and pepper. Add some seasoning inside the chicken's cavity as well. Flip the chicken and place it breast side up in the slow cooker on top of the potatoes and onions. Season the top of the chicken generously with the remaining rosemary and more cracked salt and pepper.
• Cook on Low until the chicken is cooked through completely and the juices run clear when the chicken is cut, 8 to 10 hours, depending on the size. Serve with the potatoes and onions from the pot.

MY FAMOUS ROSEMARY GARLIC CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a large baking pan with foil.
• In a bowl mix together the olive oil, rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Rub about 1/3 of this mixture all of the chicken and work some of it under the skin.
• Mix the potatoes and the rest of the herb mixture together and scatter over the baking pan.
• Lay the chicken on top of the potatoes.
• Some will be under the chicken and some will not.
• Place in the oven for about 1 hour or until the chicken is done.
• Check the potatoes and move them around from time to time.
• Cook until the juices from the chicken run clear and the potatoes are soft.
• Remove chicken to cutting board to rest for at least 10 minutes.
• Return potatoes to oven while chicken is resting.
• You might even turn the oven up to 400 degrees for a few minutes if you want the skin of the chicken crisper.

ROSEMARY-GARLIC CHICKEN AND VEGGIES

Steps:

• Place the peppers, onion and zucchini in a greased 1-qt. baking dish; drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil and toss to coat. , In a large skillet, brown chicken in remaining oil; place over vegetables. Top with garlic and rosemary. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until meat juices run clear.

ROSEMARY-GARLIC ROASTED CHICKEN AND GNOCCHI

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Pat the chicken dry, then transfer to a sheet pan and season all over with 1½ teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper. In a liquid measuring cup or small bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic and rosemary with a fork. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• Add the oil mixture and the gnocchi to the chicken. Toss with your hands to coat, massaging the garlic and rosemary into the chicken and gnocchi. Arrange the gnocchi in an even layer, and place the chicken skin side up on top of the gnocchi. Roast until the chicken is cooked through and golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to plates and finely grate the zest of half the lemon over the chicken. Squeeze the juice of half the lemon onto the gnocchi (about 1½ tablespoons), then use a spoon to scrape up the browned bits on the sheet pan and toss the gnocchi in the lemon juice and pan drippings. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut the remaining lemon into wedges. Eat the chicken with the gnocchi and a lemon wedge for squeezing over.