Molasses Chicken Breasts Recipes

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. In a large stove to oven pan, heat the olive oil and brown the chicken on all sides. Put it in the oven and roast until the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. Remove the pan from oven and transfer the chicken to a cutting board. Tent with foil to keep warm. Put the pan on the stovetop over medium-high heat. Add the chicken stock and scrape up brown bits while bringing it to a boil. Whisk in the pomegranate molasses and thyme leaves and cook until desired thickness is reached, about 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary. Quarter the chicken and arrange it on a serving platter. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve.

MOLASSES BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking dish.
• Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Arrange in the prepared baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix the molasses, vinegar, and mustard.
• Bake chicken 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Coat chicken with the molasses mixture. Continue baking 20 minutes, or until chicken juices run clear.

BBQ CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• WHISK together ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, molasses, Worcestershire, mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper and 1/4 cup water. Reserve 1/3 cup and set aside. COMBINE ketchup mixture and chicken in a gallon size slider bag or large bowl; marinate for at least 1 hour to overnight, turning the bag occasionally. Drain the chicken from the marinade. PREHEAT grill to medium high heat. MAKE drainage holes in a sheet of Reynolds Wrap® Non-Stick Foil with a grilling fork. Place foil sheet on grill grate with non-stick (dull) side facing up. PLACE chicken on foil and cook, flipping once and basting with reserved 1/3 cup marinade until cooked through, about 10-12 minutes on each side. SERVE immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

MOLASSES MUSTARD CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and drizzle over the Tbsp. of olive oil.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the Rub Ingredients. Sprinkle over the chicken and rub in a bit. Place chicken on prepared baking sheet.
• Move oven rack to top position and broil chicken for 6 minutes on each side (12 minutes total). (Chicken could be baked instead - 375 F)
• In a small bowl, whisk together the Molasses Dijon Sauce ingredients.
• Remove chicken from oven and brush top sides with sauce; broil 1-2 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• Brush individual servings with additional sauce and serve.

MOLASSES CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Brush one side of each chicken breast with a light coat of molasses.
• Sprinkle both sides of breast with lemon pepper and seasoned salt.
• Grill, molasses side up, on medium temperature for 4-5 minutes.
• Turn (do not pierce breast) gently and continue to grill to desired doneness.
• I prefer to remove the breasts when they are still soft to touch at the thickest part.

ORANGE-MOLASSES GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Squeeze oranges to yield 3 cups of juice. In a large skillet, combine juice, vinegar, and molasses. Boil over high heat, skimming foam occasionally, until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup, 10 to 15 minutes. Reserve half the glaze for serving.
• Place chicken on a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Season generously with salt and pepper, and brush with glaze.
• Bake chicken, brushing with glaze twice, until juices run clear when pierced, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve hot with reserved glaze.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil. Toss in 2 of the garlic cloves and a pinch of crushed red pepper. Bring the pan to medium-high heat. When the garlic is golden and very aromatic, remove it and discard--it has fulfilled its garlic destiny.
• Season the chicken thighs with salt and place them skin side down in the pan. Don't crowd the pan or the thighs will steam instead of brown--you may have to work in batches here, no worries. Brown the chicken thighs really well on both sides, 10 to 12 minutes total.
• Transfer the chicken to a rimmed baking sheet and roast for 10 to 12 minutes or until cooked through.
• Ditch the oil from the pan and add 2 garlic cloves, 1/2 cup of the pomegranate molasses along with 1/2 cup of the chicken stock, scraping the mixture from the bottom of the pan. Add the thyme. Bring the mixture to a boil and let it evaporate by half--it should be slightly thick and syrupy. Season with salt.
• Return the chicken to the pan, along with the juices from the sheet pan, scraping up any bits. Reduce the heat to medium, and cook in the sauce for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, or until the sauce thickens and it clings to the chicken in a yummy embrace.
• While the chicken roasts, add the remaining molasses, stock, and garlic to the pan along with the thyme bundle and a pinch of crushed red pepper. Taste and season with salt if needed. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer (BTB, RTS). Cook until the liquid is thick and syrupy. Discard the garlic cloves and thyme bundle.
• Remove the chicken from the oven, transfer to a serving dish, drizzle with the sauce, and sprinkle with the pomegranate seeds and chives before serving.

MUSTARD- MOLASSES GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Whisk together in a small bowl the molasses, mustard, vinegar, and hot sauce.
• Completely cover the chicken in mustard glaze mix.
• Place the chicken skin side down in a 10x15 inch baking pan.
• Pour remaining glaze over chicken.
• Sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
• Roast chicken on top rack in oven for about 40 minute.
• Or until the juices run barely clear when you prick the chicken.
• Remove the pan from the oven.
• And turn the broiler on high turn the chicken pieces over and baste the chicken with pan drippings.
• If there is a lot of pan drippings or fat that has been rendered out, spoon out some before broiling.
• To prevent flare ups.
• Broil, basting the chicken and rotating the pan for even browning.
• Until fully browned, and has a nice glossy look, about 8 minute.
• Drizzle any pan drippings left over the chicken before serving.

ORANGE-MOLASSES GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk orange juice, vinegar, molasses, orange peel, and all but 1 teaspoon garlic in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until reduced to 2 cups, about 10 minutes. Stir in pepper sauce. Cool marinade to room temperature.
• Place chicken in 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Pour marinade over. Refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Remove chicken from marinade, shaking off excess. Transfer marinade to saucepan. Stir in reserved 1 teaspoon garlic. Boil over medium-high heat until reduced to 11/4 cups, about 5 minutes. Transfer to serving bowl. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Grill until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to cutting board; let stand 5 minutes. Cut chicken crosswise on diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices; transfer to plate. Serve, passing sauce separately.