Pan Roasted Mediterranean Chicken With Bacon Vine Tomatoes Recipes

JUICIEST BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Season the chicken thighs with kosher salt on both sides and underneath the skins. Set aside briefly.
• Make the rub. In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the rub ingredients. Whisk until everything is well-incorporated.
• Rub the chicken with the tomato rub on both sides, applying underneath the skins first.
• Prepare a 9" X 13" baking dish. Brush the bottom of the dish with extra virgin olive oil. Arrange most of the sliced onions on the bottom. Arrange the chicken on top of the onions. Now add the rest of the onions and the sliced tomatoes between the chicken thighs. Pour in about 1/4 cup of water from the sides of the baking dish.
• Bake in the middle of your heated rack for 40 minutes or so, then, for crispy colored skin, put it under the broiler for a couple of minutes (watch carefully).

BAKED CHICKEN WITH BACON-TOMATO RELISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs, 2 Tbsp. thyme, and 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper. Place flour and egg in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in flour; shake off excess. Dip in egg, then in crumb mixture, patting to help coating adhere. Place chicken on a greased rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until a thermometer reads 165°, about 15 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in pan; discard remaining drippings. , Add tomatoes, vinegar, sugar and remaining salt and pepper to drippings; cook and stir until tomatoes are tender, 2-3 minutes. Stir in bacon and remaining thyme. Serve with chicken.

PAN ROASTED MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN WITH BACON & VINE TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Toss the chicken breasts in 1/4 cup olive oil to coat well.
• Loosen the skin carefully from the breast, and stuff 1 tablespoon of Olive Grove rub under each breast.
• Roll the white meat over any excess rub.
• Place an oven-proof frying pan over high heat and add remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and the diced pancetta or bacon.
• Fry until crisp and browned, then put to one side on kitchen towel to drain the oil.
• Return the pan to a high heat and add the butter. When the butter begins to brown, add the breasts skin-side down.
• When nicely golden, turn and brown the other side. This will take approximately one minute per side.
• Remove from heat.
• Deglaze the pan with the white wine and add back the pancetta or bacon.
• Arrange the tomatoes around the chicken breasts. Sprinkle sugar over the tomatoes and toss gently to coat in pan juices. Season with salt and pepper and bake in the oven for around 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN & TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix all of the spices and salt in small bowl. Toss chicken, tomatoes, olives and oil in large bowl. Add seasoning mixture; toss to coat well.
• Arrange chicken, tomatoes and olives in single layer on foil-lined large shallow baking pan.
• Roast 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Sprinkle with feta cheese before serving.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a small bowl, mix honey and 1 tablespoon oil. Add tomatoes and toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 5-7 minutes or until softened., Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 5-6 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Serve with roasted tomatoes; drizzle with glaze.

PAN-ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare sauce: Heat oven to 475 degrees. Toss tomatoes, olives, capers, and 2 tablespoons oil together in a bowl.
• Sear chicken: Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over high heat until shimmering, about 1 minute. Add remaining tablespoon oil and heat until hot but not smoking. Place chicken in skillet, skin side down, and cook until deep golden brown, about 4 minutes. Use tongs to flip chicken, then add tomato mixture to skillet.
• Roast: Transfer skillet to oven and roast chicken until cooked through and tomatoes have softened, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Serve: Transfer everything to a platter, or divide chicken among plates and spoon some tomato mixture over the top.