Chicken Breasts With Yogurt Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet. Add chicken and season with salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Brown on both sides.
• Add scallions, parsley, chicken stock, and lemon juice; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer covered about 20 minutes, or until chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken and arrange on a serving planter.
• Add mushrooms to the stock. Simmer uncovered 3 minutes.
• Blend in yogurt and walnuts.
• Add a little water if too thick.
• Heat just to warm yogurt; do not boil.
• Pour sauce over chicken.

GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS IN SPICED YOGURT

Steps:

• Whisk together 1 cup yogurt, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, salt, and spices, then add chicken and turn until coated well. Marinate at room temperature 20 minutes.
• While chicken is marinating, prepare grill for cooking. If using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom of grill, then light charcoal. Charcoal fire is medium-hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack for 3 to 4 seconds. If using a gas grill, preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then reduce heat to moderate.
• While grill is heating, whisk together remaining 1 1/4 cups yogurt and 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice and salt to taste.
• Grill chicken (discard marinade), covered only if using gas grill, on lightly oiled grill rack, turning over occasionally, until just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes total. Transfer chicken to a platter.
• Toss together mint, shallot, and remaining tablespoon oil in a small bowl. Drizzle chicken with yogurt sauce and top with mint salad.

YOGURT BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts into a baking dish in a sigle layer.
• In a small bowl, combine the seasonings, green onions, lemon juice, and yogurt.
• Pour the yogurt/seasoning mixture over the chicken breasts, turning them over to coat well with the yogurt mixture.
• For best results, cover and chill for a few hours to allow flavors to blend.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Uncover the chicken and bake for 1 hour or until chicken is done.

SPICY CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TAHINI-YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Mix 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and the spices in a small bowl. Put the chicken and spices in a mixing bowl and toss. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Put the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in an ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
• Brown the chicken 1½ to 2 minutes on the meaty side, then turn and brown for 3 to 4 minutes on the skin side. Pour out any excess oil. Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook for about 30 minutes, or until the chicken is just cooked through. Serve with Tahini-Yogurt Sauce.
• Tahini-Yoghurt Sauce:.
• Mix tahini, yogurt, lemon juice, cilantro, garlic, and honey together in a bowl. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste. Serve at room temperature. Refrigerate if not using immediately, but this sauce should not be kept more than 24 hours.

SLOW COOKER SHREDDED CHICKEN IN YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine yogurt, tomato paste, onion, garlic, curry powder, ginger, salt, and pepper in the slow cooker. Add chicken breasts and mix with yogurt sauce.
• Cook on Low until chicken is tender and cooked through, about 8 hours. Shred with 2 forks.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash and pat dry chicken.
• Prick the skin with a fork.
• Rub it with a mixture of pepper and ground ginger.
• With string, tie legs and tail of chicken.
• Place chicken breast side-up on rack in open roasting pan.
• Roast at 180°C for 10 minutes.
• Heat sauce in a pan over medium heat.
• Brush skin with sauce.
• Roast the chicken for about 1 1/2 hours, basting frequently with sauce.
• Keep the sauce warm while basting.
• Place the chicken on a heated platter, arrange rice or bread stuffing around it if you desire.
• Mix some dripping from the roasting pan with yogurt sauce and pour some over the chicken.
• Serve the remaining sauce separately.