Golden Brown Chicken Recipes

PERFECT ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Let chicken and 1 tablespoon butter stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Remove and discard the plastic pop-up timer from chicken if there is one. Remove the giblets and excess fat from the chicken cavity. Rinse chicken inside and out under cold running water. Dry chicken thoroughly with paper towels. Tuck the wing tips under the body. Sprinkle the cavity of the chicken liberally with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• In the center of a heavy-duty roasting pan, place onion slices in two rows, touching. Place the palm of your hand on top of lemon and, pressing down, roll lemon back and forth several times. This softens the lemon and allows the juice to flow more freely. Pierce entire surface of lemon with a fork. Using the side of a large knife, gently press on garlic cloves to open slightly. Insert garlic cloves, thyme sprigs, and lemon into cavity. Place chicken in pan, on onion slices. Cut about 18 inches of kitchen twine, bring chicken legs forward, cross them, and tie together.
• Spread the softened butter over entire surface of chicken, and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Place in the oven, and roast until skin is deep golden brown and crisp and the juices run clear when pierced, about 1 1/2 hours. When chicken seems done, insert an instant-read thermometer into the breast, then the thigh. The breast temperature should read 180 degrees and the thigh 190 degrees.
• Remove chicken from oven, and transfer to a cutting board with a well. Let chicken stand 10 to 15 minutes so the juices settle. Meanwhile, pour the pan drippings into a shallow bowl or fat separator, and leave onions in the pan. Leave any brown baked-on bits in the bottom of the roasting pan, and remove and discard any blackened bits. Using a large spoon or fat separator, skim off and discard as much fat as possible. Pour the remaining drippings and the juices that have collected under the resting chicken back into the roasting pan. Place on the stove over medium-high heat to cook, about 1 minute. Add chicken stock, raise heat to high, and, using a wooden spoon, stir up and combine the brown bits with the stock until the liquid is reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Strain the gravy into a small bowl, pressing on onions to extract any liquid. Discard onions, and stir in the remaining tablespoon of cold butter until melted and incorporated. Untie the legs, and remove and discard garlic, thyme, and lemon. Carve, and serve gravy on the side.

GOLDEN BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the potato flakes, cheese, parsley, paprika, garlic salt, onion powder and pepper. In another shallow bowl, add butter. Dip chicken into butter, then into potato flake mixture. , Place on two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake at 375° for 50-60 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.

GOLDEN CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MUSHROOMS AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Place eggs in a large dish. Beat eggs with a whisk or fork, and then add salt and garlic powder.
• Place chicken in egg mixture and allow to "marinate" for 1 hour.
• Place breadcrumbs in a shallow dish.
• Remove chicken from egg mixture, gently shaking off any excess egg.
• Dredge each chicken breast in breadcrumbs until lightly coated on both sides.
• Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sautee breaded chicken breasts in butter until golden on each side (about 2-3 minutes per side). The chicken breasts do not need to be entirely cooked through, because they will continue baking in the oven.
• You will probably need to brown the chicken in batches, because you don't want to overcrowd the skillet by placing all of the chicken in the skillet at once. Each time you add new chicken to the skillet, you will probably need to add a tablespoon or two of butter to the skillet.
• Transfer browned chicken to a 9 x 13-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Save the remaining butter that's left in the skillet.
• Sautee mushrooms in the butter that's left in the skillet.
• Spread sautéed mushrooms over top of the chicken in the baking dish.
• Place ½ of a slice of cheese over each chicken breast. Pour chicken broth over all and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake, covered, at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Remove foil, and return chicken to oven (uncovered) for an additional 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
• Squeeze lemon juice over chicken just before serving.

GOLDEN BROWN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut up and brown chicken in large frying pan.
• Place in casserole.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• Brown mushrooms in butter.
• Blend in flour, add worcestershire sauce, add bay leaf, lemon juice and beef consomme.
• Bake 325 for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add water if sauce seems to thick.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler/grill to 200°C / 400°F.
• Wash and peel potatoes. Use a mandolin, or a sharp knife to thinly slice potatoes into rounds. Arrange into a lightly oiled baking dish.Toss in olive oil, 1 tsp sea salt, ½ tsp black pepper, and rosemary.
• Broil/grill potatoes for approximately 7 minutes, until edges begin to turn golden and slightly crispy.
• Meanwhile, add milk, cream, parmesan and mozzarella into a bowl. Reserve half the mozzarella if you'd like to sprinkle a bit of cheese on top. Alternatively, use an extra ¼ cup of mozzarella for this.Add 1 tsp salt to the creamy sauce and mix well. Set aside.
• Cut the chicken thighs into small bite sized pieces. Season with the last 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper. Set aside.
• Remove potatoes from the grill. Top with chicken and pour over the creamy sauce. Top with reserved mozzarella, if using.
• Place baking dish in a preheated oven and bake at 220°C/425°F or 200°C/400°F fan forced until potatoes are tender and chicken has cooked through, approximately 30 minutes. If the cheese is browning too quickly, cover with aluminium foil and remove for the last five minutes of baking.

GRILLED GOLDEN BROWN CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a plastic bag and add chicken.
• Turn to coat and marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Remove chicken from marinade and grill on charcoal grill over medium heat for about 7 to 10 minutes or until done.
• Discard remaining marinade.
• Place on serving platter and top with lemon slices.