Slow Roasted Lemon Dill Chicken Recipes

LEMON & SAGE ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, 1/4 cup oil, garlic and sage in a shallow dish. Add chicken; turn to coat. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours. Drain and discard marinade., Loosen chicken skin; rub butter underneath. Fill cavity with lemon wedges. Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan., Stir together potatoes, onions, salt, pepper and remaining oil. Arrange around chicken. Roast, uncovered, at 350° until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. If chicken browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

SLOW-ROASTED LEMON DILL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place onions in bottom of a 6-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix butter and lemon peel.
• Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from chicken breast; rub butter mixture under the skin.
• Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks. Place chicken over onions, breast side up. Add stock, parsley and dill.
• Drizzle lemon juice over chicken; sprinkle with seasonings. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours (a thermometer inserted in thigh should read at least 180 deg.).
• Remove chicken from slow cooker; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

LEMON, YOGURT, AND DILL CHICKEN THIGHS WITH ROASTED VEGGIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a rimmed baking sheet.
• Place potatoes, onion, carrots, and radishes in a large bowl. Drizzle with oil, and toss to coat. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon dill, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Toss again to coat. Pour veggies out onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
• While the veggies bake, prepare the chicken. In the same bowl the veggies were in, add the Greek yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon dill, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Mix until thoroughly combined. Dip each chicken thigh into the yogurt mixture, making sure each one is evenly coated.
• Remove pan from the oven, and gently push the veggies to the sides of the pan, leaving room in the middle for the chicken thighs. Place the thighs in the middle of the baking sheet, and place pan back into the oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center, and veggies are tender, 30 to 40 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of each thigh should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). If desired, place pan beneath broiler, and broil chicken for a few minutes to brown the chicken. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste before serving.

BAKED LEMON-DILL CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Set chicken breasts into a shallow casserole dish and brush 1 tablespoon honey onto each breast.
• Zest 1 lemon, then cut in half. Slice remaining lemons. Squeeze juice from 1 lemon over the tops of the chicken breasts and sprinkle with lemon zest. Combine dill, oregano, basil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a small bowl and sprinkle spices on top of the chicken. Cover chicken breasts with lemon slices and set 1 tablespoon butter on each piece of chicken breast.
• Bake until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

LEMON-DILL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt butter in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in butter about 6 minutes, turning once, until light brown.
• Mix wine, dill weed, lemon juice and salt; pour over chicken. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm.
• Heat wine mixture to boiling. Boil about 3 minutes or until reduced by about half; pour over chicken. Sprinkle with onions.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON-DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Rinse chicken, inside and out, with cold water.
• Pat dry.
• Place chicken on roasting rack and put 4 sprigs of dill (or 1 t dill weed) and quartered onion inside bird.
• Rub surface of chicken with lemon and spread with butter.
• Place 2 wedges of lemon inside bird, then place chicken in roasting pan and add wine and broth to pan.
• Roast for 1 ½ hours or until tender, basting with liquid every 15-20 minutes.
• Transfer chicken from pan to a warmed platter and keep warm.
• Chop the remaining sprig of dill.
• Strain the pan juices into a saucepan.
• Reserve 2 T of liquid and mix with the cornstarch until smooth.
• Pour cornstarch mixture into juices and bring to a boil.
• Whisk until smooth, add remaining dill and lemon, and then check for seasoning.
• Carve chicken and serve with sauce.
• Garnish with extra dill and lemon if desired.