Maryland Chicken Chesapeake Recipes

CHICKEN CHESAPEAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine the egg, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, seafood seasoning, Dijon mustard, and mayonnaise in a bowl.
• Place the crab meat, parsley, and Ritz crackers into a separate bowl. Mix very lightly to combine.
• Add the wet ingredients to the crab mixture and combine lightly.
• Carefully use a knife to make a "pocket" in each chicken breast for the crab stuffing. Portion a mound of crab filling in the middle of each pocket and fold over to close.
• If desired, add stuffed breasts to preheated grill pan to mark exterior before baking.
• Place stuffed breasts into a casserole dish or deep baking pan.
• Season to your liking with seasoned flour and pour melted butter over top of each chicken breast.
• Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165°.

EASY CHICKEN CHESAPEAKE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on pan and season with Old Bay Seasoning to taste. Bake for 10 min at 400 degrees F.
• While chicken is baking, mix crab meat and cooking cream in a large bowl. Add 1 Tbsp. Old Bay, lemon juice, and 3/4 cup cheese.
• Remove chicken from oven after 10 min and top each chicken breast evenly with crab mix. Bake for another 10 min.
• Top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese, and continue to bake until chicken is done.

CHESAPEAKE BAY STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1.Wash and pat your chicken dry
• 2.Combine your spices( except the pepper corns), season and Rub most of it on the chicken. I usually set aside 3-4 Tablespoons to go into the flour before I season the chicken.
• 3.Place the chicken in a large bowl if you haven't already and cover with buttermilk and drop in your garlic, pepper corns and your hot sauce if you're using it.
• 4. Cover and place in the frig. for 1-2 hours or overnight is best.
• 5. When the chicken is finished marinating. Get your flour and breadcrumbs mixed with some of the reserved seasoning -- taste for saltiness. If you want add just another teaspoon of salt.
• 6. Heat up you oil to 375 degrees -- you'll know it's there when an old piece of bread gets crisp within seconds of hitting the oil.
• 7. Begin Taking your chicken from the marinade, letting the most of it run off and begin dropping the chicken into the flour mixture.I use a large paper bag for this most of the time. Set aside on a plate until your oil is ready. once it's ready.
• 8.Get out your tongs and start placing the biggest pieces first and let them fry up to an amber brown.
• 9. This recipe has a lot of spices in it and it cooks up darker than other recipes -- fast. so keep your oil at a steady temperature. If you notice the chicken getting dark too fast lower the temperature -- wait a few and start again.