Sage Baked Chicken Breasts Recipes

LEMON SAGE BAKED CHICKEN WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• Prepare your lemon sage marinade. In blender or food processor, blend together sage, lemon juice, lemon zest, onion, garlic, olive oil, seasonings, and mustard. The marinade should be creamy and smooth (see notes if don't have food processor).
• Place cleaned/trimmed skinless chicken in large bowl or casserole dish.
• Pour the marinade over the chicken thighs or chicken breast. Reserve a small amount of marinade for brushing chicken with marinade, once baked. (optional)
• Place chicken in fridge to marinate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours. If you are using chicken breast, marinade for at least 1 hour in fridge first.
• After the chicken has marinated, preheat oven to 400 F.
• Place the marinated chicken and sliced onion in an oven safe skillet. Brown chicken and onion on medium high for 3 -5 minutes, flip chicken once while browning cooking. Remove from heat.
• Add the olives around the chicken and lemon slices on top of each piece of chicken.
• Season with pepper.
• Bake/Roast for 25 -30 minutes, checking internal temperature at 20 minutes to see progress. If you are using thick chicken breast, you might have to cook longer.
• Broil last 2-3 minutes to create a crispy outside on the chicken and lemon slices on top.
• Remove and let sit for 8-10 minutes before touching serving.
• - Brush baked chicken with the reserved marinade

SIMPLE BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat convection oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Rub chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle both sides with salt and Creole seasoning. Place chicken in a broiler pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Flip chicken and cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Remove chicken from pan. Pour water into the pan, while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add more water if needed to dislodge the browned bits; serve alongside chicken.

LEMON & SAGE ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, 1/4 cup oil, garlic and sage in a shallow dish. Add chicken; turn to coat. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours. Drain and discard marinade., Loosen chicken skin; rub butter underneath. Fill cavity with lemon wedges. Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan., Stir together potatoes, onions, salt, pepper and remaining oil. Arrange around chicken. Roast, uncovered, at 350° until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. If chicken browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH HERB BASTING SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a bowl, prepare the basting sauce by combining olive oil, onion, garlic, thyme, rosemary, sage, marjoram, salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce.
• Turn chicken breasts in sauce to coat thoroughly. Place skin side up in a shallow baking dish. Cover.
• Roast at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C), basting occasionally with pan drippings, for about 35 to 45 minutes. Remove to warm platter, spoon pan juices over, and sprinkle with fresh parsley.

CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA WITH SAGE

Steps:

• Fried Sage: In a small saucepan, heat oil over medium‐high. Add sage leaves and fry until crisp, 10 to 15 seconds. Drain on paper towels and season with salt; set aside.
• Chicken Saltimbocca: Butterfly and pound chicken breasts 1/4 inch thick. Lightly season with salt and pepper; top each with 2 fresh sage leaves. Wrap each with a prosciutto slice. Dredge both sides of wrapped breast in flour, shaking off excess.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium‐high. Add 2 chicken breasts and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side. (If pan drippings are becoming too dark, wipe out pan.) Transfer to a plate and tent with foil. Repeat with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and chicken.
• Remove skillet from heat; slowly add wine and broth. Return to high heat and cook, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until reduced to 1/4 cup, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat; swirl in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until melted. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce onto plates; top with chicken and scatter with fried sage.

SAGE BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425*; then rinse chicken with cold water and blot dry. Rub chicken with salt and pepper. With fingers seperate (but do not completely detach) skin from flesh to form pocket. Ease sage leaves under skin; press gently to smooth skin back into place. If desired, insert toothpicks through skin and into flesh to keep skin stretched and help prevent shrinkage while cooking.
• In shallow casserole dish, arrange chicken skin side up; brush with butter. Bake, basting occasionally with pan drippings, until fork tender - about 40 minutes. Transfer to platter and keep warm.
• To pan drippings, add chicken broth & white wine, stir until blended and bring to boil and cook until reduced to 1/2. Skim any fat off top and spoon sauce over chicken.
• Garnish with sage leaves or other fresh herbs - Enjoy!

EASY CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE WITH SAGE AND THYME

Steps:

• Instructions

SAGE DRESSING FOR CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, onion, parsley, sage and the egg. Add enough broth until stuffing is moistened and holds together. Stuff loosely into chicken. Fasten with skewers to close. Place with breast side up on a shallow rack in roasting pan. Brush with butter if desired. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 hours or until juices run clear. Baste several times with pan juices or butter. Prepare gravy if desired.

PAN-ROASTED CHICKEN BREAST WITH SAGE-VERMOUTH SAUCE

Steps:

• For chicken, dissolve salt in 2 quarts cold tap water in a large bowl: submerge chicken in brine and refrigerate until fully seasoned, about 30 minutes.
• Rinse chicken pieces under running water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Season with pepper.
• Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 450°F.
• Heat oil in heavy-bottomed 12-inch ovenproof Skillet over medium-high heat until begining to smoke; swirl skillet to coat with oil.
• Brown chicken skin-side down until deep golden, about 5 minutes; turn chicken pieces and brown until golden on second side, about 3 minutes longer.
• Turn chicken skin-side down and place in oven.
• Roast until juices run clear when chicken is cut with a paring knife, or thickest part registers 160°F on instant-read thermometer, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to platter, and let rest while making sauce.
• SAUCE: using potholder to protect hands from hot skillet handle, pour off most of fat from skillet; add shallot, then set skillet over medium-high heat and cook, stirring frequently, until shallot is softened, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, vermouth, and sage; increase heat to high and simmer rapidly, scraping skillet bottom with wooden spoon to loosen browned bits, until slightly thickened and reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 5 minutes.
• Pour accumulated chicken juices into skillet, reduce heat to medium, and whisk in butter 1 piece at a time; season to taste with salt and pepper and discard sage.
• Spoon sauce around chicken breast and serve immediatly.

LEMON, SAGE, AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Slide fingertips under chicken skin to loosen. Arrange 2 lemon slices and 3 sage leaves under skin on each breast; smooth skin over to enclose. Place chicken on rimmed baking sheet; brush with oil. Drizzle 1 teaspoon lemon juice over each breast; sprinkle with garlic, salt, and pepper. Pour 1/2 cup broth onto sheet around chicken.
• Roast chicken until brown and cooked through, basting once or twice with pan juices, about 25 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter.
• Place baking sheet directly atop 2 burners; add remaining 1/2 cup broth. Using back of fork, mash any garlic on baking sheet into broth and pan juices. Boil over high heat until broth reduces almost to glaze, scraping up browned bits, about 4 minutes. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.