Roast Chicken With Ginger Macaroni And Caramelized Tomatoes 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.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 425 F.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes, or until soft. If the onions start to crisp, reduce the heat.
• Stir in the brown sugar and vinegar and cook for 6 to 7 minutes, stirring often, or until the onions are lightly caramelized. Remove from the heat.
• Oil a baking dish with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil and place the chicken in the dish in a single layer, bone-side down. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spread the onion and garlic mixture over the top of the chicken breasts.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 F . Check the temperature in the thickest part of the chicken pieces. Cover loosely with foil if the onions are getting too dark or dry toward the end of the cooking time.
• Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.

CARAMELIZED BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Mix together the oil, soy sauce, ketchup, honey, garlic, salt and pepper. Pour over the chicken.
• Bake in preheated oven for one hour, or until sauce is caramelized.

CHICKEN AND MACARONI IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray a 9X13 pan with non-stick spray.
• In large bowl, mix together all ingredients, except chicken and cheese.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Top with chicken pieces and then sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover pan with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Remove cover and push macaroni down into sauce if needed.
• Bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until macaroni is tender.

HOMEMADE ROASTED TOMATO SOUP WITH HERBS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven: Pre-heat oven to 350F (175C).
• Roast tomatoes: To a baking sheet, add tomatoes (large one cut in half), garlic, herbs, olive oil and salt. Stir. Roast 1 hour, turn halfway through.
• Caramelize onions: In a large skillet, add oil and butter on low heat. Add sliced onion and stir occasionally, let it cook for about 30 minutes, adding in salt after 10 minutes.**
• Optional step: You can then deglaze the pan with balsamic vinegar and white wine. Just pour a tiny amount in and stir the brown pieces to release.
• Blend the ingredients: add all the ingredients on the baking sheet and caramelized onions to a blender. Add in sun-dried tomato pesto, if using and dried oregano and chili flakes. Blend until smooth.
• Re-heat the soup: When all is well and blended, add it to a saucepan to re-heat a little. Add in balsamic vinegar and add as much chicken or vegetable stock to reach your desired thickness. I used about 2 1/2 cups. Simmer for 10 minutes to blend all the flavors together.
• Serve with: cooked pasta, bread and fresh herbs.

HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH MELTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Pulse the onion, parsley, cilantro, tarragon, 2 tablespoons dill, the walnuts and garlic in a food processor. Add 3 tablespoons olive oil, the vinegar, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper to taste; pulse until smooth.
• Stir half of the herb paste with the yogurt in a small bowl; cover and refrigerate.
• Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Loosen the skin with your fingers; rub some of the remaining herb paste under the skin and the rest on the outside of the bird. Truss the chicken. Place in a roasting pan; roast until the skin turns golden, about 30 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees. Toss the tomatoes with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a bowl; season with salt and pepper. Baste the chicken with the drippings and add the tomatoes, cut-side down, to the pan. Continue roasting until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh registers 155 degrees, about 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper; let the chicken rest 10 minutes before carving.
• Arrange the chicken and tomatoes on a platter; sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons dill. Serve with the yogurt sauce.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH GINGER, MACARONI AND CARAMELIZED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place the chopped tomatoes in a colander and salt them and let them sit, draining, for about an hour.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Season the cavity of the chicken with salt and pepper and smear the cavity with the grated ginger.
• Smear the outside of the bird with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Place the chicken on its side in an oval baking dish and place the dish in the oven.
• When the bird begins to color (loght golden), turn it on its other side, then, when that side has begun to color, turn it on its back.
• After 20 minutes, turn the oven down to 350°F, remove the excess fat from the pan and begin to baste with lemon juice.
• Bring the wine to a simmer and reserve.
• When there is no more lemon juice, pour the wine into the pan and continue basting.
• Roast for about 45 minutes more, or until juice runs clear when the thigh is pricked above the drumstick joint.
• When the chicken is done, remove from the oven, and let it rest while you drain any excess fat from the pan juices.
• Meanwhile, cook the macaroni in generously salted, vigorously boiling water for about 12 minutes.
• In a heavy frying over high heat, add the garlic to 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• As soon as the garlic begins to sizzle, add the tomatoes.
• Shake the pan constantly, tossing the tomatoes repeatedly for about a mnute or so, until they are nearly dry and give off a caramelized scent.
• Add the basil leaves, tearing them by hand, toss the tomato mixture again and remove from heat.
• Drain the macaroni and place in a wide shallow serving dish which you have warmed (easiest to do this by placing dish in sink when you drain the pasta--the pasta water will warm the dish).
• Add the tomatoes and the chicken's roasting juices to the macaroni and toss well.
• Carve the chicken at the table and serve it with the macaroni.