Lemon Pepper Ranch Chicken Recipes

HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Place crumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic salt, lemon pepper and Hidden Valley Mix in a bowl and mix.
• Melt 2 TB butter and dip chicken breasts in butter and then dip in mixture of crumbs.
• Placed in a greased pan. Top with 2 TB melted butter.
• Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. I baked for 40 minutes and then and broiled on HIGH for the last 5-7 minutes to brown the panko a bit. ENJOY!

LEMON-PEPPER ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Pulse the butter, lemon zest and juice, garlic, thyme, paprika, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 tablespoon pepper in a food processor until smooth.
• Put the chickens on a rimmed baking sheet. Loosen the skin on the breasts and legs with your fingers. Rub about three-quarters of the lemon-pepper butter under the skin, then rub the rest all over the chickens. Refrigerate, uncovered, 2 hours or up to 8 hours before roasting.
• Tie the chicken legs together with twine and tuck the wings under the body; place breast-side up on a rack in a large roasting pan. Pour the wine into the pan and transfer to the oven; roast until the chickens are golden and crisp and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 170 degrees F, about 1 hour, 50 minutes. (Tent with foil if the skin browns too quickly.)
• Let the chickens rest 10 minutes before portioning (see below). Season with salt.
• Grab one of the legs with tongs and pull it away from the body; cut through the skin with kitchen shears.
• Pull the leg out and back to pop the joint; remove the leg with the shears. Repeat on the other side.
• Separate the drumsticks from the thighs with the shears.
• Cut off the wings as close to the body as possible.
• Insert the shears into the tail end of the chicken and cut along the breastbone.
• Pull back one of the breasts and cut it off the backbone. Repeat on the other side.

LEMON PEPPER-RANCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Line cookie sheet with foil; spray foil with cooking spray. Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/2 inch thick.
• In shallow bowl, place dressing. Dip chicken in dressing; coat evenly with bread crumbs. Place on cookie sheet. Drizzle with melted butter.
• Bake 10 minutes. Turn chicken; bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (165°F) and coating is light golden brown. Garnish with parsley.

LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Heat the grill over medium high heat. Skewer chicken. In a shallow dish, combine lemon zest and juice with extra-virgin olive oil. Reserve 1/4 of the marinade. Coat chicken tenders in marinade and season generously on both sides with coarse black pepper. Season chicken tenders lightly with salt. Cook tenders in 2 or 3 batches, a single layer, in a very hot grill. Chicken tenders will cook 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a serving platter and brush with the reserved marinade.