Baked Chicken Thighs With Apples And Onions Recipes

BAKED CHICKEN WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C/Gas Mark 5, no fan (if you have a convection oven reduce the temperature by about 20°).
• Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. It's important to season it on the outside and under the skin.
• Quarter and core the apples.
• Cut the onions into thick slices.
• Place the chicken legs, apples and onions in a big baking dish or a sheet pan.
• Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken.
• Add a couple of twigs rosemary.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, then turn on the fan OR increase the temperature by 20° OR place the baking dish under the broiler and bake for about 5-15 minutes (depending on the setting) until the chicken is lightly browned.
• My favorite way to serve this is with mashed potatoes.
• Enjoy!

BAKED APPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease/spray a casserole.
• Arrange chicken pieces in the casserole dish.
• Place all remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well; pour evenly over the chicken.
• Bake at 350 until chicken juices run clear; about 40-50 minutes, depending on the chicken parts you are using.

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH ROASTED APPLES AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°.
• Combine first 5 ingredients. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt; toss well to coat. Spread apple mixture on a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper, and arrange on top of the apple mixture. Bake at 475° for 25 minutes or until chicken is done and apple is tender. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm.
• Partially mash apple mixture with a potato masher, and serve with chicken. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.
• Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 thighs and about 2/3 cup apple mixture).

ROSEMARY-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH APPLES AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray the top and bottom parts of a broiler pan with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and add onion slices. Sprinkle onions with 1 teaspoon salt and saute for 2 minutes. Add sugar and continue cooking until onions are translucent but not browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Layer apples, potatoes, and sauteed onion slices in the bottom part of the broiler pan. Cover with the part top of the broiler pan.
• Drizzle olive oil over chicken thighs. Sprinkle with fresh rosemary, salt, and pepper. Rub olive oil and spices thoroughly all over each thigh and place on the top part of the broiler pan.
• Roast in the preheated oven until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 hour. Serve apples, potatoes, and onion alongside chicken thighs.

BAKED CHICKEN LEGS WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Lay chicken in a roasting pan and season generously on both sides with salt and pepper. Pour apple cider vinegar and water into the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle chicken with rosemary and thyme. Arrange apple and onion wedges in and around the chicken. Drizzle everything with olive oil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Increase the temperature to 395 degrees F (202 degrees C) and bake until the chicken is lightly browned, 5 to 15 more minutes. You can also brown the chicken under the broiler.

CHICKEN SMOTHERED WITH APPLES & ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat a sauce pan to medium.
• Peel and slice the apples into small chunks.
• Slice the onion.
• Add the margarine to sauce pan.
• Add the onions when margarine has melted.
• Cook until softened - about 5 minutes on medium heat.
• Add the water, apples and cinnamon and cook until soft - about 10 minutes.
• If the apples are tart, add 1 tbsp brown sugar.
• While the apple mixture is cooking, heat a frying pan to medium.
• Add the margarine.
• Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.
• Add the chicken to the frying pan and brown on both sides - about 10 minutes.
• Mix cornstarch and wine together in a bowl.
• When the chicken has browned on both sides but is not fully cooked, add the cornstarch and wine mixture to the frying pan.
• Stir to loosen any bits from the pan.
• Add the apple mixture to the frying pan and stir until wine and apple mixtures are combined.
• Cover the chicken with some of the apple mixture and lower the heat a bit until chicken is fully cooked - about 10 more minutes.
• Serve with apple mixture spooned over chicken.

SARASOTA'S SAVORY ROASTED CHICKEN, APPLES & ONIONS

Steps:

• Glaze -- Add the jelly, garlic and thyme to a small measuring cup and microwave for just 30 seconds on medium. This will warm it up just enough so the jelly is easier to brush on the chicken.
• Chicken -- Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature. Season well with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Apples -- Slice the apples, peels on, but you can peel them if you want and toss with lemon juice. This will just prevent them from browning.
• Casserole -- In a 13x9" pan, spray well with a non-stick spray and add the chicken. Add the apples and onions around the chicken. Mix the wine, cider, salt and pepper and pour over the apples and onions. Break up the sprigs of thyme and lay around the chicken.
• Glaze -- Brush each of the chicken thighs with the glaze.
• Bake -- Middle shelf in the oven at 375 degrees, uncovered. They will take about 30 minutes, but this will depend on what type and size of chicken parts you are using. As the chicken cooks, make sure to glaze the chicken at least one more time.
• Serve -- As I mentioned, I prefer mashed parsnips or even a baked sweet potato, but, it is up to you. Most of the sauce will have cooked down, but you can always use any leftover sauce over the onions and apples. ENJOY!

BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degree F. Sprinkle the chicken generously with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large, deep ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Place the chicken in the skillet skin-side down and cook, flipping once, until golden on both sides. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium, add the thyme and leeks to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes. Pour in the wine and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom. Cook until the skillet is nearly dry. Stir in the broth, apple cider and a pinch each of salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Use a fork to mash the butter and flour together in a small bowl until smooth. Whisk the butter-flour mixture into the skillet until dissolved. Stir in the apples and remove from the heat. Nestle the chicken skin-side up in the skillet along with any collected juices from the plate. Bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes.