Best Roasted Chicken Breasts With Fennel Sausage And Focaccia Stuffing Recipes

ROAST CHICKEN WITH FENNEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Drizzle bottom of shallow roasting pan or baking sheet with about half the olive oil and cover it with a layer of the fennel. Overlap pieces if necessary but use whole pan. Drizzle remaining oil over fennel and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cut up chicken if necessary and sprinkle the pieces with salt and pepper.
• Top fennel with the chicken parts, skin side up. Ideally, you'll have a layer of fennel pretty much covered by a layer of chicken, but it's fine if some of the fennel roasts uncovered. Spoon some of the oil from bottom of pan over chicken. If there is not enough, drizzle additional olive oil over the chicken. Roast about 15 minutes, then baste chicken with pan drippings and rotate the pan. If necessary, adjust oven temperature so chicken browns but does not burn.
• The chicken will be done in about 30 minutes. Serve each piece with some fennel and a little of the pan juices spooned over, garnished with parsley and a lemon wedge.

SAUTEED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH FENNEL AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• In a large nonstick frying pan, heat 2 1/2 teaspoon of the oil over moderately high heat. Add the fennel and half of the rosemary.
• Cook, stirring frequently, until the fennel is golden brown and almost done, about 10 minutes. Add broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer until the fennel is tender, about 3 minutes. Remove the fennel and the cooking liquid from the pan.
• Heat the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil over moderate heat. Pound chicken breasts so they are of an even thickness. Season the chicken with the 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon of the pepper. Add the chicken to the pan with the remaining 1 teaspoon of rosemary and cook until brown, about 4 minutes. Turn and cook until almost done, about 3 minutes longer.
• Add the garlic; cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the fennel and its cooking liquid and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a simmer. Move the fennel so that it sits on top of the chicken. Cover the pan and simmer on very low heat for 3 minutes. Stir in the parsley and serve.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion, celery and red pepper in butter until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are crisp-tender; do not drain. , Place croutons in a large bowl; add sausage mixture. Stir in the parsley, tarragon, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Stir in enough broth until stuffing is moistened and holds together. , Just before baking, loosely stuff chicken. Place with breast side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Pour 1/2 cup broth around chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° for chicken and 165° for stuffing, basting occasionally with pan juices.

ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH FENNEL, SAUSAGE, AND FOCACCIA STUFFING

Steps:

• FOR CHICKEN: Heat 1.5 tbsps olive oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat, Add sausage; cook until brown, breaking up lumps with back of spoon, about 4 minutes. Add onion, garlic, and shallot. Sauté until vegetables are soft, about 3 minutes. Add fennel; sauté until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in focaccia and 2 tbsps parsley. Season stuffing to taste with salt and pepper. Cool to room temperature. Preheat oven to 450 F. Cut horizontal slit in each chicken breast, forming pocket. Fill pockets with stuffing. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tbsp oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin side down. Cook until skin is brown, about 6 minutes. Turn chicken over, place skillet in oven, and roast chicken until cooked through and thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 160 F, about 30 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter; tent with foil to keep warm. Reserve skillet. FOR GLAZE: Add walnuts, shallot, and garlic to same large skillet. Sauté over medium-high heat 2 minutes. Add juice and broth; boil until slightly thickened and syrupy, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in chilled butter. Divide chicken among 4 plates. Drizzle glaze over, sprinkle with remaining 2 tbsps parsley, and serve.