Oregano Garlic Chicken Breasts Recipes

OREGANO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine the melted butter or margarine, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, oregano and garlic powder. Mix well.
• Place chicken in an ungreased 7x11 inch baking dish. Pour the butter/oregano mixture over the chicken. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Baste juices over the chicken. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter and serve the pan drippings over hot cooked rice, if desired.

BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH GARLIC AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Trim off any excess fat from the chicken.
• Season the breast generously on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon oregano over each piece and rub with the crushed garlic.
• Squeeze the lemon juice over the chicken and coat lightly with the olive oil.
• Pour the wine into a 12-inch baking dish.
• Place the chicken breast in the wine, skin side down, and marinate at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375°.
• Set the baking dish in the oven and bake the chicken 30 minutes.
• Turn skin side up and bake, basting with the pan juices every 10 minutes, for 25 to 35 minutes longer, until the skin is lightly browned and the chicken is cooked through but still juicy.
• Serve with any remaining pan juices spooned over the chicken.

OREGANO GARLIC CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a shallow 11x7-inch baking dish, combine the lemon juice, garlic, ¼ teaspoon of the oregano and the pepper.
• Add the chicken, turn to coat well with the seasonings and set aside to marinate for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, chop the chives.
• Cut the onion into thin wedges.
• Place the cornstarch on a plate or in a shallow bowl.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade, reserving the marinade.
• Dredge the chicken lightly in the cornstarch reserving the excess cornstarch.
• In a large skillet, warm the butter in the oil over medium-high heat until the butter is melted.
• Place the chicken in the skillet and cook for 8 minutes on each side.
• Remove the chicken to a plate and cover loosely to keep warm.
• Add the onion to the skillet and stir-fry until it begins to soften, 1-2 minutes.
• In a small bowl, blend the chicken broth with the reserved cornstarch.
• Add the broth mixture, reserved marinade, remaining 1 ¼ teaspoon oregano, 2 tablespoons of the chives, the lemon zest, and the sugar to the skillet, and bring to a boil.
• Return the chicken to the skillet and cook for 5-10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
• Serve the chicken topped with the onion and sauce and sprinkled with the remaining 2 tablespoons chives.

GARLIC AND OREGANO STOVE TOP CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine butter, garlic, salt, oregano and cayenne pepper.
• Cut a 2-inch long pocket horizontally in chicken breasts, cutting deeply but not all the way through.
• Put a tablespoon of the butter mixture into each pocket, being sure to get it all the way down in there.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil.
• Cook chicken, skin side down, uncovered,until well-browned, about 10 minutes.
• Turn chicken and cover skillet, then cook until chicken is cooked through, another 10 to 15 minutes.
• Uncover, spread the remaining garlic-oregano butter on the chicken and turn chicken once more skin-side down.
• Cover and brown for another 5 to 10 minutes.

OREGANO-LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place chicken breast halves into prepared baking dish. Whisk lemon juice, honey, olive oil, garlic, and oregano together in a bowl and pour the mixture over chicken breasts.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink inside, the juices run clear, and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast reads 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), about 45 minutes. Baste chicken with pan juices every 15 minutes while baking.

PANFIRED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH OREGANO GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt using a large heavy knife.
• Mash together butter, oregano, red pepper flakes, and garlic paste with a fork until well blended.
• Pat chicken dry.
• Cut a 2-inch-long pocket horizontally in side of each chicken breast half and fill each pocket with 2 teaspoons oregano garlic butter.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook chicken, skin sides down, uncovered, until well browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Turn chicken over and cover skillet, then cook until chicken is just cooked through about 10 minutes more.
• Spread remaining oregano garlic butter over skin of chicken.

PANFRIED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH OREGANO GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt using a large heavy knife.
• Mash together butter, oregano, red pepper flakes, and garlic paste with a fork until well blended.
• Pat chicken dry. Cut a 2-inch-long pocket horizontally in side of each chicken breast half and fill each pocket with 2 teaspoons oregano garlic butter. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook chicken, skin sides down, uncovered, until well browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Turn chicken over and cover skillet, then cook until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes more. Spread remaining oregano garlic butter over skin of chicken.

ROASTED GARLIC AND OREGANO CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450°.
• Spray a baking pan or jelly roll pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Wash the chicken breasts and pat dry.
• Combine the olive oil, oregano, mashed minced garlic, salt, and cayenne and black peppers. Stir to make a paste; spread some under the skin of the chicken and the rest over the skin.
• Arrange on the baking sheet, skin side up. Roast for 35 minutes, or until they register about 165° in the thickest part of the meat without touching bone.