Ginger Lemon Chicken Packet Recipes

LEMON-GINGER CHICKEN WITH ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Whisk first 6 ingredients in small bowl. Rinse chickens inside and out; pat dry. Rub oil mixture in cavities and over outside of chickens. Tie legs together with string to hold shape. Tuck wing tips under. Place chickens on rack set in large roasting pan. Roast chickens until juices run clear when thigh is pierced or until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Transfer chickens to platter. Pour pan juices into medium bowl; spoon off fat and discard. Drizzle juices over chickens. Surround chickens with Roasted Root Vegetables. Sprinkle vegetables with parsley.

SPICY GINGER AND LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large saucepan until hot but not smoking. Add the chicken legs in one layer, and brown them over medium to high heat, turning occasionally, for 15 minutes. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Add the rest of the ingredients to the pan, bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low and return the chicken to pan. Cover, and cook gently for 15 minutes or until done. Serve, one leg per person, with some of the cooking juices.

GINGER-LEMON CHICKEN PACKET

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
• Place in the center of a piece of foil.
• Flatten ingredients slightly.
• Bring the sides together and fold down center, roll edges of foil in.
• Bake in the oven at 425F seam side up for 20 minutes or on a medium-hot grill for 12 minutes.

FOIL-WRAPPED TERIYAKI CHICKEN WITH SCALLIONS AND LEMON

Steps:

• Get ready: Arrange 2 shelves in the upper and lower middle areas of the oven at a fair distance from one another; the foil-enveloped chicken will need some room to puff and expand as it cooks. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Make the teriyaki: In a medium bowl, whisk together the garlic, teriyaki sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger, mustard and black pepper.
• Wrap the chicken and vegetables: Spread two 12-inch layers of tinfoil on a flat surface. Fold each piece of foil in half. Open the foil at the seam and use 1 tablespoon of the butter to grease the middle of each. Place the scallions, zucchini and lemon slices in the middle of each. Season the chicken with salt on both sides. Place the chicken in the middle on top of the vegetables. Top with more lemon slices and scallions.
• Fold the two sides of each foil towards the chicken so it is like a large envelope with sealed sides and only the top part is open. There should be enough room left around the sides to allow for the steam to build up as it cooks, like a loose envelope around it. Spoon half of the teriyaki sauce in each of the packets. Close the tops and fold them down 3 to 4 times to ensure they're closed, leaving a little room between the chicken and the foil.
• Cook and serve: Place the chicken on a baking sheet, place in the lower rack of the oven and cook, undisturbed, until the "envelopes" begin to puff, 22 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and poke a thermometer in the center of the chicken breasts to assure they are cooked; they should register 165 degrees F. If not, cook a few minutes more. Remove from the oven, cut open the foil packets and dig in.

LEMON GINGER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound with mallet or rolling pin to 1/4 inch thickness; combine the next 3 ingredients on a plate; press both sides of chicken breasts into flour mixture until well coated.
• Heat olive oil in a large frypan on medium high; add chicken, cook for 2 to 4 minutes per side until no longer pink inside; transfer to plate, cover and keep warm.
• Reduce heat to medium, add next 7 ingredients to same frypan; heat and stir scraping any brown bits from bottom until simmering.
• Stir second amount of broth into cornstarch in a small bowl; add to lemon juice mixture; heat and stir until simmering and thickened; reduce heat to medium low, return chicken to frypan; turn to coat both sides, cook for 1 to 2 minutes until heated through.
• Garnish with parsley and serve.

GINGER-LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry and season all over with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. In a medium bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, lime zest and ginger; season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the mayonnaise mixture and stir to coat. (The chicken can sit in the marinade for up to 8 hours in the fridge. Let come to room temperature before cooking.)
• To grill: Heat a grill to medium-high. Grill the chicken over direct heat until cooked through and juices run clear, about 5 minutes per side for thighs and about 4 minutes per side for breasts, turning as necessary to avoid burning.
• To cook in a skillet: Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Cook the chicken until juices run clear, about 5 minutes per side for thighs and about 4 minutes per side for breasts.
• Serve chicken with lime wedges, for squeezing on top.