Best Russian Chicken Recipes

RUSSIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix the Russian dressing, apricot jelly, (mayo if applicable) and french onion soup.
• Stir until well combined in separate bowl.
• Place chicken in glass baking pan.
• Pour dressing mix over chicken and bake uncovered at 350°F for 40-50 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
• Served best over Jasmine rice.
• Enjoy!

RUSSIAN CHICKEN STEW WITH POTATOES AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add chicken and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes, carrot, and onion; cook and stir until vegetables begin to soften, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Stir tomato paste into the saucepan and season with salt and pepper. Pour enough water to cover and continue to simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley.

RUSSIAN DRESSING CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray. Lay chicken pieces in dish and sprinkle well with salt and garlic powder.
• In bowl, mix together remaining ingredients and pour over chicken.
• Bake covered for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours.

KOTLETY POZHARSKIE (RUSSIAN GROUND CHICKEN CUTLETS)

Steps:

• Soak bread slices in the milk in a small bowl for 15 minutes, then squeeze the bread dry.
• Combine the bread with the meat (grind together if you have a meat grinder), and gradually beat in the softened butter, along with the salt& pepper, until the mixture is smooth.
• Make 6 oval patties from this mixture (about 1 1/2" thick), then dip each in egg and then in the bread crumbs, thoroughly coating both sides.
• Clarify the remaining 10 tbsp butter by, without letting the butter brown, melting it slowly in a heavy skillet over low heat and skimming off the foam as it rises.
• Remove the butter from heat and let it sit for 2-3 minutes so they whey can settle out, then spoon off the clear butter and discard the milky solids at the bottom of the pan, and return 6 tbsp of the butter to the skillet.
• Place over a medium-high heat and when the butter is very hot fry the patties for about 5-6 minutes on each side or until the outside is golden brown and the inside doesn't look pink when pierced with the tip of a knife.
• Pour remaining clarified butter over the patties and serve immediately.

RUSSIAN CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine cubed pineapple, chicken breast, Cheddar cheese, walnuts, sour cream, mayonnaise, and garlic in a bowl and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon into a serving bowl and garnish with remaining pineapple rings.

RUSSIAN CHICKEN (CROCKPOT)

Steps:

• 1. In a Crockpot, combine dressing, preserves and onion soup mix.
• 2. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper; place, skin side down, in the Crockpot,
• 3. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until done.

BAKED CHICKEN, RUSSIAN STYLE

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, cream the butter till light and fluffy. Add lemon peel, lemon juice, and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture.
• 2. In a separate bowl, beat egg and water together. Place flour in another bowl, and breadcrumbs in a third bowl. Coat each chicken breast in flour, then dip in egg mixture. Coat with breadcrumbs.
• 3. Heat the butter mixture, all but 1/4 cup, in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook on all sides 10 to 15 minutes, turning gently.
• 4. Place the chicken and drippings in a 9x13-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes. During the last 5 minutes of baking, baste the chicken pieces with 1/4 cup of butter mixture. Serve hot with lemon butter sauce spooned over chicken.

RUSSIAN CHICKEN WITH FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, and cook until browned on both sides and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes; place into a 9x13 inch baking dish and set aside.
• Reduce the heat to medium, and melt the remaining butter in the pan. Stir in the garlic, and onion, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly until the onion has begun to soften. Stir in the flour, and continue cooking 5 minutes more. Add the vodka, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Allow to simmer for 2 minutes, then stir in the tomato paste, chicken broth, salt, pepper, parsley, sour cream, and feta cheese. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 to 30 minutes stirring frequently.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour the hot sauce over the chicken breasts, and bake in preheated oven until the top has browned, about 20 minutes.

RUSSIAN CROCK POT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in the bottom of slow cooker.
• Mix Russian salad dressing with dry onion soup mix.
• Pour over chicken breasts.
• Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours.

CHICKEN KIEV WITH RUSSIAN MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400^. Chicken: Combine margarine, parsley,rosemary,garlic and pepper to taste in a small mixing bowl. Shape margarine mixture into four 2 inch long sticks; freeze until firm. --- Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of waxed paper and flatten to 1/4 inch thickness with a meat mallet or rolling pin. Place 1 margarine stick in the center of each chicken breast; fold ends over margarine and roll beginning with long side. Secure each end with wooden toothpicks. Dip rolls into the milk and coat thoroughly with breadcrumbs. --- Bake at 400^ for 25 minutes or until browned. Arrange chicken on a serving platter, spoon juices from pan over the top, garnish with lemon wedges. Serve with cooked noodles, steamed vegetables or cooked rice.
• 2. Mushroom Sauce: Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; add onion and garlic and cook 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Cool 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream. Mix half the sauce with noodles. Spoon onto large silver platter. Remove chicken from oven. Remove tooth picks. Arrange chicken on noodles. Garnish with parsley. Serve with remaining sauce.

RUSSIAN CHICKEN AND BEET SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes, beets, and carrots into a large saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and let cool, at least 15 minutes.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Peel potatoes, beets, and carrots. Coarsely grate vegetables and eggs into separate, individual bowls. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place a small glass in the middle of a serving plate. Layer salad around the glass into a bracelet-like shape in the following order: potatoes, 1/2 the beets, carrots, walnuts, 1/2 the chicken, onion, eggs, remaining chicken, remaining beets, topping each addition with 1 tablespoons mayonnaise except for the walnuts, onion, and last beet layer.
• Remove the glass and cover salad with the remaining 6 tablespoons mayonnaise. Garnish the top with pomegranate seeds.

RUSSIAN CHICKEN & MUSHROOM PIES WITH SOURED CREAM & DILL

Steps:

• Boil the rice in enough water to just cover until the rice is al dente and the liquid has been absorbed - about 10 mins. Season, then set aside.
• Heat a large frying pan, then add the butter. Once melted, fry the mushrooms and onion until golden. Season, add the garlic, then cook for another couple of mins. Stir in the flour and cook for 1-2 mins, turning the vegetables over in it. Now take the pan off the heat and gradually add the milk, stirring to incorporate every addition before you add any more. Once done, put the pan back on the heat and bring to the boil, stirring all the time as the sauce thickens. Season well and let the sauce simmer so that the flour gets cooked. Stir in the cooked chicken and add the lemon juice, soured cream and dill.
• Spread the rice in the bottom of 6 buttered individual pie dishes, then spoon the meat and sauce on top. Leave it to cool a little. Roll out the pastry a little and cut to fit your dishes, then pop on top and press the pastry down. Trim off the excess. You can finish the pie crusts by making a long strip of pastry with the leftovers, twisting it like a rope. Moisten the edges of the pastry on the pies with water, then press on the rope of pastry. Otherwise just crimp the edges.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Make 3 slits in the centre of the pies, then brush the tops with egg yolk. Bake for 10 mins, then turn the heat down to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and cook for a further 20-25 mins, until the pastry is golden and cooked.

RUSSIAN-STYLE CHICKEN CUTLETS

Steps:

• Break the bread into pieces.
• In a large bowl, soak the bread in the half-and-half until the liquid is absorbed, about 2 minutes.
• Mix in the chicken, egg, salt, pepper, dill and the 3 tablespoons room-temperature butter.
• Put in the freezer for about 10 minutes to firm up.
• Remover the chicken mixture from the freezer; it will still be very soft.
• Form the mixture into four oval cutlets and coat them with the bread crumbs.
• In a large nonstick frying pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and the oil over moderate heat.
• Cook the cutlets until golden brown and just done, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
• Variation for Italian-Style Chicken Cutlets: Omit the dill.
• Use half bread crumbs, half grated Parmesan cheese to coat the cutlets.

CHICKEN KIEV - RUSSIAN

Steps:

• Combine butter, parsley, tarragon, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in the bowl of a stand mixer. Place mixture on plastic wrap or waxed paper and roll into small log; place in freezer. Place chicken breasts, 1 at a time, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Squirt chicken lightly with water and squirt the top of the plastic wrap as well. Pound to no less than 1/8-inch thickness. Season each piece of chicken with salt and pepper.Lay 1 chicken breast on a new piece of plastic wrap and place 1/4 of the compound butter and 1 tablespoon bread crumbs in the center of each breast. Using the plastic wrap to assist, fold in ends of breast and roll breast into a log, completely enclosing the butter; roll very tightly. Repeat with each breast. Place chicken in refrigerator for 2 hours, or up to overnight.Place egg and water mixture in 1 pie pan and 2 cups bread crumbs in a different pie pan. Heat 1/2-inch of vegetable oil in a 12-inch saute pan over medium-high heat until oil reaches 375 degrees F.Dip each breast in the egg mixture and then roll in the bread crumbs. Gently place each breast in oil, sealed-side down, and cook until golden brown, approximately 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Remove to a cooling rack set in sheet pan and allow to drain for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN KIEV (RUSSIAN)

Steps:

• Remove all fat from chicken and discard.
• If chicken breasts are in one piece, split them into two pieces.
• Place each chicken breast in a large zip-loc bag that has been sprayed with a vegetable oil. Using a mallet, or a small frying pan, carefully pound the chicken until about 1/8 inch thickness. The oil helps the chicken to slide while pounding.
• DO NOT POUND TOO HARD SO THE CHICKEN BREAKS UP.
• Place on a dish, cover and set prepared chicken breasts aside.
• In a small mixing bowl, mix together butter, black pepper, granulated garlic powder and mix to combine well.
• Form butter into a 2" x 3" rectangular shape on a 6 inch square piece of aluminum foil; thickness should be about 1/4".
• Place in freezer compartment of refrigerator for about 1/2 hour until butter mixture hardens.
• Cut butter into 6 equal pieces (1/2" x 3").
• Place one piece of butter at the front of each prepared chicken breast.
• Fold in edges just to catch the edges of the butter on each side, then roll the chciken breast to encase the butter completely.
• This is necessary so that the butter does not run out while deep-frying.
• Secure chicken rolls with skewers or toothpicks.
• In a bowl, beat eggs with water.
• In a separate mixing bowl, mix together black pepper, garlic powder, dill weed and flour.
• In another separate bowl, measure the bread crumbs.
• Completely coat each rolled chicken into the flour mixture.
• Dip flour coated chicken into the egg mixture.
• Now roll and coat the chicken in the bread crumbs mixture.
• Place chicken in a shallow dish and chill for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• In a medium size frying pan, add vegetable oil and heat to medium-high heat.
• Carefully place the chicken rolls into the oil and cook for 5 minutes on each side or until chicken is done and golden brown.
• To test for doneness, cut into 1 rolled chicken to make sure no pink is showing.
• Serve immediately, garnished with lemon twists and parsley.

SLOW COOKER RUSSIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into bite-size pieces.
• Combine all ingredients except the rice in a slow cooker.
• Set for 8 hours on low.
• Serve over rice.

KELLY'S RUSSIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put the Russian dressing in a bowl. Mix garlic in with the dressing. Place the chicken in the mixture and cover chicken liberally. Use a fork to poke holes in the chicken to allow the mixture to seep into the chicken.
• Put in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to "meld" :).
• Mix bread crumbs and cheese in a small bowl. After the 20 minutes are up in the refrigerator, take the chicken out of the Russian dressing mixture, coat the chicken with the bread crumb mixture and place on a baking sheet (slathered with olive oil) or Silpat.
• Bake at 425 F for 30-35 minutes. Enjoy!

RUSSIAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine chicken breast, cucumber, eggs, onion and potatoes in large bowl.
• In small bowl combine sour cream and mayo.
• Blend chicken mixture with the dressing mixture.
• Place on a couple leaves of Romaine or Boston lettuce and garnish with tomatoes.
• Enjoy.

EASY RUSSIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix dressing, preserves and onion soup mix.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken.
• spread sauce evenly over chicken.
• bake at 300 degrees for two hours.

RUSSIAN BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In mixing bowl cream the butter till light and fluffy. Add lemon peel, lemon juice, and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Reserve 1/ 4 cup of the mixture. Shape the remaining mixture into 6 sticks; freeze till firm. Place 1 chicken breast at a time and pound to flatten. Sprinkle lightly with a little salt. Place 1 stick of the butter mixture on each breast. Roll up. Seal carefully with wooden picks. Beat egg and water together. Coat chicken lightly with flour; dip in egg mixture, then coat with breadcrumbs. Heat the reserved butter mixture in skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook on all sides 10 to 15 minutes, turning gently. Place chicken in a baking dish and bake in 400 degree oven for 15 to 17 minutes. Remove wooden picks. If desired, trim with parsley.