Best Honey Rosemary Chicken Adapted From Rachael Ray Recipes

LOVE BIRDS - CHICKEN IN PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season the chicken with salt, pepper and rosemary. Cut each piece of chicken in half across the breast giving you 8 equal portions. Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly brown the chicken on both sides, 5 minutes total. Remove from heat.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut pastry into 8 pieces. Place a piece of cheese on each pastry square and top with spoonfuls of fig preserves and the chicken pieces. Pinch and seal the dough up and over the meat and cheese, seal with egg wash, flip the pastry packets over and brush the tops with remaining egg wash. Bake 12 to15 minutes, until golden.
• For entree portions, simply leave chicken breast whole and cut the pastry into quarters. Trim off excess dough and use it to decorate the pastry with small cut outs such as heart shapes.

HONEY ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the honey, vinegar, rosemary and oil. Pour half of the marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add the chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain and discard marinade from chicken. Place chicken bone side down in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a thermometer reaches 170°, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.

HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic powder, rosemary, salt, and pepper; simmer until flavors combine, about 1 minute. Stir in honey; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Dip chicken into sauce, 1 piece at a time, until coated. Place chicken on a 9x13-inch baking pan; pour remaining sauce over chicken.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from oven; immediately turn over chicken with tongs to coat the top with sauce.

HONEY-ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon EVOO, a turn of the pan, in a large skillet over medium-high heat
• Season chicken with salt and pepper
• When oil smokes, add chicken to the pan and cook 6 minutes on each side
• Remove from pan and cover with foil
• Reduce heat under pan to medium and add another tablespoon EVOO, a turn of the pan
• Add shallots, garlic and rosemary to pan and cook 2-3 minutes
• Add honey, stir in Dijon and lemon juice
• Add chicken back to the pan and coat on all sides with the bubbling glaze
• Turn off heat
• Garnish with toasted nuts, if using
• Serve with bitter greens salad or wilted spinach and Rice Pilaf

HONEY ROSEMARY CHICKEN BREASTS - RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• Heat oil, in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• When oil smokes, add chicken to the pan.
• and cook 6 minutes on each side.
• Remove from pan and cover with foil
• Reduce heat under pan to medium
• add shallots, garlic and rosemary to pan and cook 2-3 minutes.
• Add honey, stir in Dijon and lemon juice.
• Add chicken back to the pan and coat on all sides with the bubbling glaze. Turn off heat.
• Garnish with toasted nuts, if using.

GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Arrange chicken in a baking dish, 9 by 13-inch. Add garlic, rosemary, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon zest and grill seasoning or salt and pepper to the dish. Toss and coat the chicken with all ingredients, then place in oven. Roast 20 minutes. Add wine and lemon juice to the dish and combine with pan juices. Return to oven and turn oven off. Let stand 5 minutes longer then remove chicken from the oven. Place baking dish on trivet and serve, spooning pan juices over the chicken pieces.

HONEY-ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• For marinade, in a small bowl combine honey, olive oil, mustard, garlic, rosemary, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag.
• Pour marinade over chicken.
• Seal bag; turn to coat chicken.
• Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
• Drain chicken, reserving marinade.
• Place chicken on grill rack.
• Cover and gril 15 to 18 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, brushing once with reserved marinade halfway through grilling.
• Discard any remaining marinade.