Igors Tuscan Grilled Chicken Recipes

TUSCAN LEMON CHICKEN (SKILLET OR GRILL)

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with 1 tsp salt on each side.
• Combine oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary and 1 tsp pepper in a glass dish (just large enough to hold the flattened chicken). Add the chicken, and turn to coat. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Flatten the chicken by removing the back bone in the center. Then with your hands, press down, Cut around and remove the breastbone with a boning knife.
• Heat a cast iron pan over MED-HIGH heat. Add some oil and when it starts to smoke, put chicken inches Cook on both sides, brown well. Should be 5-8 minutes per side, and then turn the chicken over. Put pan with chicken in oven and roast for 30-45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let sit, tented with tin foil, for 5-10 minutes to let it rest. Return cast iron pan to stovetop, put over MED heat, and grill the cut sides of the lemons for 5 minutes or so.
• Break apart into quarters, sprinkle with salt and serve with grilled lemon halves.

GRILLED TUSCAN CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND LEMON

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium. In a small saucepan, bring 1/3 cup water and rosemary to a boil; remove from heat, cover, and let steep 5 minutes. Transfer to a blender. Add oil and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Puree until smooth; let cool.
• Combine chicken and rosemary oil in a shallow dish or resealable plastic bag, and turn to coat. Cover, and let marinate at least 15 minutes at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator, turning chicken occasionally.
• Remove chicken from marinade; place on grill. Discard marinade. Cook, basting frequently with lemon juice and turning as needed to prevent burning, until cooked throughout, 20 to 30 minutes. Serve with Grilled Zucchini and Squash.

GRILLED TUSCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in large resealable plastic bag or glass dish. Add 1/2 cup of the marinade, turn to coat well.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes or longer for extra flavor. Remove chicken from marinade. Discard any remaining marinade.
• Grill over medium heat 6 to 7 minutes per side or until chicken is cooked through, brushing with remaining 1/4 cup of marinade.
• TEST KITCHEN TIP: For a main dish salad, serve grilled chicken over salad greens, tomatoes, avocados and red onions.

GRILLED TUSCAN CHICKEN PANINI

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, basil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon garlic. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine olive oil, remaining 3 tablespoons lemon juice, remaining 3 teaspoons garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Add chicken; seal bag and toss gently to combine. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Remove chicken from bag, discarding marinade. Cook chicken until browned on both sides and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
• Preheat panini press to medium-high heat. Spread mayonnaise mixture on cut sides of bread. On bottom half of bread, layer chicken, tomato, avocado, cheese, and top half of bread. Cut sandwich into fourths or sixths. Cook on panini press according to manufacturer's instructions. Serve immediately.

TUSCAN GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix Lea & Perrins chicken marinade, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, sun-dried tomato, garlic, and basil leaves into a bowl.
• Place chicken in a zipper type plastic bag.
• Pour marinade over chicken.
• Remove as much air as possible.
• Let sit in marinade for 3 hours, or even overnight in the refrigerator.
• Remove chicken from marinade.
• Place on a grill heated to medium heat.
• Pour a little of the bag marinade on each chicken piece; discard the rest.
• Grill until done.

GRILLED TUSCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In blender or food processor, combine all ingredients except chicken.
• Process until herbs are finely minced.
• Place chickens in large shallow dish and pour marinade over them.
• Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight, turning several times.
• Grill chicken over medium-hot coals, turning several times and basting with marinade, until crisp and browned, about 40 minutes.

IGOR'S TUSCAN GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a stainless-steel or ceramic bowl, combine the crushed garlic, rosemary, lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Place the chicken in the mixture, making sure that it is well covered with the mariande. Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degress, or if using a grill, light the coals.
• Place a cast-iron skillet over high heat until it smokes. Remove the chicken from the marinade, pat it dry with paper towels and reserve the marinade. Place the chicken, skin side down, in the hot pan. Press a weight on the bird and sear for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from heat; remove weight.
• If using the oven, roast the chicken, still in the skillet and skin side down, for 15 minutes, basting twice with the excess marinade. Turn over, rebaste and roast an additional 20 minutes.
• If using a grill, sear the chicken on the top of the stove as above. Remove from the skillet and place on a grill very close to the white coals, skin side down, for 20 minutes. Turn over, cover the grill and continue cooking for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the thigh juices run clear when pricked with a fork. Baste the chicken frequently with the extra marinade.