Garlic Lovers Chicken Recipes

GARLIC LOVER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir water, kosher salt, and sugar together until the salt and sugar dissolve completely into a brine.
• Put chicken breasts in a large resealable plastic bag; pour brine into the bag with the chicken. Squeeze air from the bag and seal. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
• Mix Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; spread about 1/3 of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Remove chicken from the brine, shake off excess liquid, and pat dry. Discard remaining brine.
• Coat chicken with olive oil. Arrange chicken atop the Parmesan cheese layer in the baking dish. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese mixture over the chicken.
• Mix garlic, margarine, and lemon juice together in a small bowl; drizzle over chicken.
• Cook chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 25-30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Switch oven to broil. Sprinkle cheese over the chicken breasts.
• Heat oven's broiler. Cook chicken under the broiler until the cheese is melted and golden brown, about 5 minutes more.

GARLIC LOVER'S CHICKEN, POTATOES, AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Place potatoes, carrots, and onion in greased or sprayed 13x9-inch baking dish; top with chicken.
• Combine tarragon, sage, salt, and pepper and sprinkle over chicken.
• Cut the top off of garlic bulb so that each clove is exposed.
• Place cut side up in baking dish.
• Drizzle oil over garlic and chicken.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear and garlic is soft.
• Transfer chicken to serving platter and keep warm.
• Cool garlic 5 minutes; gently squeeze garlic into small bowl and lightly mash with fork.
• Toss garlic with potatoes, carrots, and onion; arrange around chicken.
• Sprinkle with dried parsley.

GARLIC LOVER'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, salt if desired and pepper. Place milk in a shallow bowl. Dip chicken in milk, then toss in the crumb mixture. , Place chicken in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Combine the butter, garlic and lemon juice; drizzle over the chicken. Sprinkle with paprika., Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 15-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°.

GARLIC LOVER'S CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water (about 3/4 pot full).
• Bring the pot to a boil, then reduce heat and let chicken simmer for approximately 1 1/2 hours, or until the chicken is done.
• Remove the chicken from the pot and place on a plate to cool (approx. 20-30 minutes).
• When cooled, skin and debone, placing chicken meat in a bowl for later.
• Remove 1 cup broth from pot and set aside for later.
• Do not discard the rest of the broth; will use later to boil the noodles for extra flavor.
• While chicken is boiling, melt butter in saute pan and add minced garlic.
• Let it saute for just a minute or so, then add mushrooms.
• If you like you can add a splash of white wine here for a special taste.
• Cook mushrooms until tender and set aside for later.
• The above steps can be done ahead of time and kept in refrigerator for assembly the day of the meal.
• Next, in a separate bowl, mix the cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, and 1 cup of broth -- Stir together until blended.
• Bring remaining broth to a boil once again and place the pasta in the boiling water (Add a bit of water if you need to).
• When the noodles are cooked, drain, and put back in the pot.
• Now, add in the rest of the ingredients, except for garnish: chicken meat, mushrooms, soup mixture, cheese, and seasonings (to your liking).
• Mix well and pour into a greased deep/large casserole dish.
• The size of the dish depends on how much chicken you use and thicker noodles vs. thinner noodles, but generally a 9x13 dish is sufficient.
• You can also put some of the mix, if there is too much, in a freezer-safe container to save for a quick dinner later on.
• Sprinkle with your garnish, and bake covered in a 350°F oven for about 30 minutes.
• Serve with sour cream on the side for a very creamy version of this entree.