Roast Chicken With Mustard Thyme Sauce And Green Salad With Olives Recipes

ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH MUSTARD-THYME SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 425 degrees F.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until slightly browned. Remove chicken from pan; place in a 11x7-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Bake at 425 degrees F. for 16 minutes or until a thermometer registers 165 degrees. Remove chicken from dish; reserve drippings.
• Return skillet to medium-high heat. Add butter. Add onion and thyme; saute 5 minutes or until tender. Combine 3 tablespoons stock and cornstarch in a small bowl, whisk until smooth. Add mixture, remaining stock, and reserved drippings to pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and add mustard, remaining salt and pepper, stirring with a whisk. Serve sauce with chicken.
• ROASTED POTATOES and GREEN BEANS: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Combine all ingredients on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray; toss to coat Bake on bottom rack for 25 minutes, stirring once.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH OLIVES, GARLIC, AND THYME

Steps:

• Make vinaigrette: Whisk together the lemon juice, honey, and shallot in a small bowl. Slowly add the oil in a thin stream, whisking constantly until emulsified. Season with the salt and pepper.
• Make chicken: Rinse the chicken pieces under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Place in a baking dish large enough to hold the pieces in a single layer.
• In a small bowl, combine the vinaigrette with the lemon zest, olives, garlic, thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Pour the mixture over the chicken and turn to coat. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Heat oven to 425°F Season the chicken with the pepper and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Roast until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°F Continue to roast until the chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes more.
• Spoon the olives and pan juices over the chicken and serve.

MUSTARD-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH WARM FRISéE SALAD AND FINGERLINGS AND BACON

Steps:

• Whisk mustard, olive oil, parsley, and thyme in small bowl to blend. Stir in garlic. Spread mustard mixture generously inside cavities and over outside of chickens. Place chickens in glass baking dish; cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Let chickens stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Sprinkle chickens generously inside and out with salt and pepper; let stand 30 minutes longer.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place chickens on rack set in large roasting pan. Tie legs together to hold shape. Spread any accumulated mustard marinade from dish over chickens. Place rosemary and sage sprigs atop chickens. Roast chickens until juices run clear when fork is inserted into thickest part of thigh, basting occasionally with pan juices, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
• Divide Warm Frisée, Fingerling, and Bacon Salad among 6 plates. Carve chickens and arrange atop salad. Spoon some of pan juices over and serve.