Amaretto Lemon Chicken Recipes

AMARETTO

Steps:

• Combine water and sugars in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat until the mixture is boiling, and all of the sugar is dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool for 10 minutes.
• Stir vodka, almond extract and vanilla extract into the mixture. Store in a sealed bottle.

CROCK POT AMARETTO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix flour, curry powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a plastic or paper bag.
• Add chicken breasts (rinsed and patted dry) and toss to coat.
• Brown quickly in hot vegetable oil over medium high heat.
• Transfer to crock pot.
• Mix remaining ingredients and spoon over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
• Serve with rice.

AMARETTO ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the chicken in a baking pan, and rub with 2 tablespoons butter. Place remaining butter and 1/2 the lemon in the chicken cavity. Squeeze juice from remaining lemon half over chicken. Distribute squeezed lemon half and both halves of the garlic head in the pan around the chicken. Pour 1/4 cup amaretto over chicken.
• Bake chicken 1 hour and 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until juices run clear.
• Remove chicken from pan, and set aside. Squeeze juice from the lemon half inside chicken into the pan juices. Mash the garlic. Discard lemon rids and garlic pulp. Pour remaining amaretto into the pan, and mix to make a gravy. Serve chicken with the gravy.

AMARETTO LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1-inch wide strips.
• Mix seasonings and flour in plastic zip-loc bag; shake chicken strips in mixture to coat thoroughly.
• Melt butter over medium heat (or use oil) and saute chicken quickly.
• Reduce to medium low and add mushrooms, almonds, lemon rind and juice and Amaretto.
• Stir thoroughly and simmer to warm through, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cornstarch into water, then blend with broth.
• Pour into chicken mixture.
• Cook over low heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Serve over noodles or rice.

ORANGE AMARETTO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with nonstick foil.
• Whisk together flour, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, sage, salt, and pepper.
• Sprinkle mixture evenly over both sides of chicken breasts.
• Heat a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add olive oil and butter, swirling to combine and coat the bottom of the pan.
• Sear the chicken breasts on both sides until golden, turning only once. (Do this in two batches if need be.)
• Transfer to prepared baking pan.
• Add orange juice mixture, amaretto liqueur, and Dijon mustard to the skillet drippings.
• Stir, scraping up any browned bits into the sauce, and boil until reduced by half and thickened about 5 minutes.
• Pour orange amaretto sauce over chicken breasts.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes in a preheated oven.
• Let chicken rest for 10 minutes before serving.
• Serve chicken breasts drizzled with pan sauce, and garnish with parsley.