Pan Roasted Chicken With Prosciutto Rosemary And Lemon Recipes

PAN-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH PROSCIUTTO, ROSEMARY, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put a cast iron or other ovenproof skillet large enough to hold the chicken in a single layer, or a small roasting pan, over medium heat and get it good and hot. Drizzle the pan with a 3-count of oil.
• Add the prosciutto and rosemary and cook, stirring, until the prosciutto is crisp and lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Push to 1 side of the pan.
• at chicken dry and season the chicken on both sides with a generous amount of salt and pepper and add it to the pan, skin side down, in a single layer. Cook for about 5 minutes until the skin begins to set and crisp. Turn and cook 3 more minutes. Turn the chicken again.
• Stick the pan in the oven and roast until the chicken is tender and cooked through, about 30 more minutes.
• Take the pan out of the oven. Remove the chicken and prosciutto from of the pan and arrange on a platter to keep warm while you prepare the pan sauce.
• Pour out all but about 1 tablespoon of the rendered chicken fat and return the pan to the stovetop. Stir in the stock and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat, scraping up the flavors stuck to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, until reduced to a syrup, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Check for additional seasoning with salt and pepper, if desired.
• Drizzle the pan sauce over the chicken and serve immediately.
• Serve with orzo, salad and crispy bread.

GARLIC ROSEMARY ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450ºF.
• Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken.
• Rinse chicken under cold water; pat dry.
• Trim excess fat.
• Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers and gently pushing fingers between skin and meat.
• Place rosemary and crushed garlic beneath skin of breast and drumsticks.
• Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken.
• Place chicken, breast side up, on a broiler pan.
• Cut a thin slice from end of each onion.
• Remove white papery skins from garlic heads (do not peel or separate cloves).
• Cut tops off garlic heads, leaving root end intact.
• Insert meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone.
• Bake at 450ºF for 30 minutes.
• Brush onions and garlic heads with olive oil.
• Arrange onions and garlic heads around chicken.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350ºF, bake an additional 1 hour 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 180ºF.
• Cover chicken loosely with foil; let stand 10 minutes.
• Discard skin from chicken.
• Squeeze roasted heads of garlic to extract pulp; serve as a spread on French bread, if desired.

PROSCIUTTO WRAPPED ROSEMARY CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat a double burner grill pan, griddle pan, or outdoor grill over medium-high heat.
• Pour about 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil into a shallow dish and add the garlic.
• Strip the leaves off a sprig of rosemary and finely chop, about 1 tablespoon. Add the chopped rosemary to the bowl with the garlic and oil. Break the remaining rosemary up into 8 small sprigs about the size of the chicken pieces.
• Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, to taste, and add them to the garlic mixture. Turn to coat. Wrap the chicken pieces in prosciutto, securing the ham with a sprig of rosemary as you wrap. The sprigs should stick out a bit at the edges of the ham. Drizzle the chicken with more oil and grill for 12 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Serve 2 pieces of chicken for each serving, along with some lemon wedges for squeezing over the top. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar and serve.

PAN-ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to shimmer. Place chicken breasts in skillet skin side down. Sprinkle with fresh herbs. Do not disturb the breasts until the skin side sears, 5 or 6 minutes. Turn chicken.
• Cook until internal temperature reaches 150 degrees F, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar and butter to pan with chicken. Shake pan gently until butter melts and internal temperature of chicken reaches 160 to 165 degrees F, 2 to 3 minutes more. Add a splash of chicken broth or water if sauce needs to be thinned.