Oreganato Roasted Chicken Recipes

SLOW-ROASTED OREGANO CHICKEN WITH BUTTERED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. (If you can do this in advance, please do.) Drizzle it with the olive oil and sprinkle with the fennel seeds.
• Stuff the cavity with half the oregano and place in a large baking dish. Scatter the tomatoes, garlic, butter and remaining oregano around the chicken. Roast until the chicken is golden brown and completely cooked through, and the tomatoes are nice and jammy, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Add the vinegar to the tomatoes and let the chicken rest in the baking dish for 10 minutes.
• Place toast, if using, on serving platter and spoon the jammy tomatoes over or around the toast. Carve the chicken and place on top of the toast to catch the juices.

OREGANO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine the melted butter or margarine, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, oregano and garlic powder. Mix well.
• Place chicken in an ungreased 7x11 inch baking dish. Pour the butter/oregano mixture over the chicken. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Baste juices over the chicken. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter and serve the pan drippings over hot cooked rice, if desired.

CHICKEN OREGANATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Wash chicken well and pat dry. Mix oregano with salt and pepper to taste. Rub well over all of the chicken pieces. Put chicken in a greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Whisk the oil with the lemon juice and drizzle half over the chicken. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Turn the chicken pieces and drizzle with the remaining oil/lemon mixture. Bake for another 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm, cold or at room temperature!

OREGANO ROASTING CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine butter, salad dressing mix and lemon juice. Place chicken on a rack in an ungreased roasting pan. Spoon butter mixture over chicken. , Cover and bake 45 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with oregano. Bake, uncovered, 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reads 170°-175°.

CHICKEN OREGANATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees, turn on broiler or prepare barbecue grill.
• Rinse and dry chicken thighs. Arrange chicken pieces in shallow baking pan or on top of broiler pan.
• Mix oregano, oil, juice from one lemon, garlic and pepper. If there is time allow the chicken pieces to marinate in the oregano mixture for several hours. Otherwise, drizzle half of oregano mixture over chicken pieces.
• Bake, broil or grill for about 15 minutes; turn and drizzle remaining oregano mixture over chicken pieces and continue cooking until chicken is done, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cut remaining lemon into wedges and serve with chicken.

CHICKEN OREGANATA

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, oil, garlic and oregano in a sealable plastic bag. Add chicken, close and shake. Marinate in refrigerator 3 hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Place chicken in a single layer in a roasting pan coated with cooking spray.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until chicken is done. Juices will run clear.

KOTA RIGANATI - GREEK OREGANO BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except potatoes with chicken and place in a plastic bag and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
• Bake chicken uncovered at 425 F until slightly browned.
• Add potatoes, cover with foil and bake at 325 F for 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours.

OREGANATO ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut both lemons into 8 wedges, reserve. In small bowl, combine bread crumbs, diced pepper, garlic, oregano and zest. Stir in oil until moistened.
• Place chicken in roasting pan. With fingers, separate skin from chicken breast starting from neck. Spread bread crumb mix over breast meat, pat down to smooth. Sprinkle skin with salt & pepper.
• Roast for about 1 hr and 40 min or until meat thermometer registers 180°F. Add lemon wedges last 30 min. Let stand for 10 min before carving. Serve chicken with roasted lemon wedges.

POLLO OREGANATA (CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES ROASTED WITH OREGANO)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Split the chicken breast in half. Cut each half in 4 pieces of equal size for even roasting. Cut the fennel in half. Cut each half in 4 wedges. Cut the onion in half. Cut each half in 4 wedges. Cut the celery in 2 inch strips. Cut the carrot in half. Cut each half in 2 inch strips. Put all of the ingredients in a baking ban. Add the EVOO, oregano, some of the pecorino, salt and pepper to taste and toss to coat every thing well. Spread the ingredients evenly in the pan with the chicken pieces on top skin side up. Pour the wine into the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle the pecorino and a bit more oregano evenly over the top of all the ingredients. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake for about 20-25 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven. Raise the oven temperature to 425. Remove the aluminum foil. Be careful of the steam that will be released. Put the pan back in the oven until the chicken and vegetables are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Arrange the chicken and all the vegetables on a platter and top with the pan juices. If you want a thicker sauce put the pan juices in a pan over a high flame and simmer until reduced by half. Serve immediately.