Bacon Wrapped Rosemary Garlic Chicken With Lemon Recipes

BACON & ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts slightly with a meat mallet to uniform thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place flour in a shallow bowl. Dip chicken in flour to coat both sides; shake off excess., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons in pan. Cook chicken in butter and reserved drippings 4-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 165°. Remove and keep warm., Add garlic, rosemary and pepper flakes to skillet; cook and stir 1 minute. Add broth and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Cook until liquid is reduced by half. Return chicken and bacon to skillet; heat through.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BACON, ROSEMARY, AND LEMON RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium high heat until crispy, about 5 minutes. Transfer the bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate. Spoon off all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat. 2. Meanwhile, place the flour in a shallow dish. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in the flour, shaking off excess. Melt the butter with the reserved bacon fat in the skillet over high heat. When the foaming subsides, reduce the heat to medium-high and cook the chicken till browned on both sides and the thickest part of the chicken registers 160. 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a plate(leave fat in pan) and tent with foil. 3. Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic, rosemary, and pepper flakes. Cook until the garlic is browed about 2 minutes. Stir in the broth and lemon juice and simmer, scraping up the browned bits, until slightly thickened about 4 minutes. 4. Return the chicken and bacon to the pan and simmer, turning the chicken once or twice, until the sauce is thick and glossy, 2 to 3 minutes. SEason with salt and pepper to taste and serve.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON, GARLIC, AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Pat chicken dry and sprinkle salt on all sides and inside the cavity. Sprinkle with black pepper. Pluck the leaves from 1 spring of rosemary and sprinkle on the chicken. Place the other whole sprig inside the cavity along with garlic and lemon.
• Place the chicken on a roasting rack set inside a roasting pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH BACON, ROSEMARY AND LEMON

Steps:

• Fry bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer bacon with slotted spoon to plate lined with paper towels. Spoon off all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
• Meanwhile, place flour in shallow dish. Season chicken with salt and pepper, dredge in flour, and shake to remove excess. Add butter to reserved bacon fat in skillet and heat over high heat, swirling to melt butter. When foam subsides, reduce heat to medium-high and cook chicken until browned on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate (leaving fat in skillet) and cover loosely with foil.
• Reduce heat to medium and add garlic, rosemary and pepper flakes. Cook until garlic is browned and crisp, about 2 minutes. Add broth and lemon juice, scrape up browned bits from bottom of skillet with wooden spoon and simmer until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes.
• Return chicken and bacon to pan and simmer, turning chicken once or twice, until sauce is thick and glossy, 2 to 3 minutes. Adjust seasonings and serve immediately.

BACON-WRAPPED ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425°F.
• Cut chicken breasts into 4-6 ounce pieces.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Wrap a slice of bacon around each piece of chicken and place in baking dish.
• Sprinkle with rosemary.
• Roast for 15 minutes at 425°F.
• Reduce heat to 375°F and continue roasting until done. It won't take long--be careful not to over cook chicken (chicken is done when juices run clear when pierced).

BACON & ROSEMARY CHICKEN FOR TWO

Steps:

• Flatten chicken breasts slightly; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place flour in a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken breasts, one at a time, and shake to coat., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Cook chicken in butter and reserved drippings for 4-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove and keep warm., Add the garlic, rosemary and pepper flakes to the skillet; cook for 1 minute. Add broth and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Cook until liquid is reduced by half. Return chicken and bacon to skillet; heat through.

SKILLET CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and brown chicken breasts on both sides for 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from the skillet, cover with foil, and keep warm.
• Add remaining tablespoon olive oil to the pan and cook leeks over medium heat until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in bacon and garlic and cook until bacon is crispy, about 5 minutes. Deglaze pan with vinegar and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom.
• Add tomatoes, lemon zest, lemon juice, rosemary, and sage to the skillet. Return chicken to the pan and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour in broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until sauce is reduced by half and chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Serve with lemon wedges.

CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH BACON, ROSEMARY AND LEMON

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a large skillet over med-high heat til crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer with slotted spoon to plate lined with paper towels. Spoon off all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
• Meanwhile, place flour in shallow dish. Season chicken with salt and pepper, dredge in flour, shake off excess.
• Add butter to reserved bacon fat in skillet and heat. Cook chicken until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate, leaving fat in skillet. Cover chicken loosely with foil.
• Reduce heat to medium and add garlic and rosemary. Cook about 2 minutes. Add broth and lemon juice, deglazing the pan using a wooden spoon. Simmer until slightly thickened (about 5 min).
• Return chicken and bacon to pan and simmer, turning chicken once until sauce is thick and glossy, about 4 minutes.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon garlic powder on a chicken breast and season with salt and pepper. Lay one rosemary sprig on the chicken breast. Wrap the bacon around the chicken to hold the rosemary on. Secure the bacon with a toothpick or an additional thick rosemary stem.
• Cook the chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 8 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Stay near the grill to combat any flare ups from the bacon. Remove the toothpicks before serving.

BACON-WRAPPED ROSEMARY GARLIC CHICKEN WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Slice chicken breast lengthwise so you create 2 cutlets
• Cover each piece of chicken with a sheet of cling wrap and pound with a mallet until very thin (the cling wrap prevents chicken junk from flying everywhere and tearing up the chicken meat itself- basically less mess all around)
• In a small bowl, combine lemon zest, rosemary, and grated garlic (this will be sort of pasty because the grate garlic makes things sticky)
• On one side of each chicken cutlet, spread ½ the rosemary, garlic, lemon paste
• Roll up each cutlet and wrap with 2 pieces of turkey bacon or ham. Secure with toothpicks
• Season outside of chicken roll up with black pepper (and ½ tsp salt, optional, just to bring out chicken flavor a little)
• Heat 1 tsp EVOO in a skillet over medium heat. Brown chicken on each side
• Once browned, add wine to pan. Shake the pan a little while you are adding the wine and for about 30 seconds afterward.
• Allow to simmer about 10 minutes until chicken is cooked through
• Serve alongside your favorite steamed vegetables