Any housewife knows that chicken dishes areis a great way to quickly and deliciously feed the whole family. Firstly, because almost everyone loves chicken. Even the most capricious and picky children enjoy roasted chicken - tender, soft, dripping with juice. Moreover, chicken dishes in the oven are always a success, and the effort required to prepare them is minimal. Agree, washing the bird, drying it and spreading it with your favorite spices is a piece of cake. Well, the oven will do the rest. And since broilers cook quickly, in just 40 minutes you can invite your family to taste another chicken dish in the oven. And there are a great many variations of recipes and names. We will try to introduce you to some of the most interesting ones. What else would I like to say before proceeding directly to the recipes? Of course, about how to choose the right chicken for baking. In order to be sure of success, you should take care of the quality of the original product. This means, first of all, that the bird should be young, well-fed, and fresh. We do not recommend baking frozen chicken - the taste will not be perfect, even if you are a very good cook. And what is the point of using frozen meat if the stores and markets are full of fresh poultry of excellent quality? The second important point that I would like to dwell on is the preliminary preparation of the carcass for baking. Ideally, the bird should be left alone with the spices used for at least a few hours. During this time, the meat will absorb all the necessary aromas, and during heat treatment, the chicken will acquire a truly bright taste. As already emphasized, this is an important nuance, but if you do not have time, and the family requires a lot of tasty food right now - feel free to put salted and peppered chicken, a few potatoes, onions and carrots in the oven. In an hour, dinner is ready, and very tasty. For a successful result, the correctly selected temperature regime, as well as suitable dishes, play an important role. It is best to use ceramic or cast iron baking dishes. Due to the fact that they heat evenly, your bird will cook quickly and retain its juiciness and tenderness.
Chicken-paprikas (a dish of Hungarian cuisine)
Ingredients:
- chicken
- 100 grams of smoked bacon (or brisket)
- 1 onion
- 1-2 tablespoons sweet peppers
- 250 grams of sour cream
- 150-200 milliliters of broth (or water)
- 1-2 tablespoons of flour
- salt pepper
- Spices (to taste and optional)
Method of preparation:Wash the carcass, dry it, cut it into portions. Fry the chopped smoked lard or brisket together with the onion, add paprika, then salted and peppered chicken meat and cook in a frying pan for 5-7 minutes. Transfer everything to a suitable dish, pour in a little broth or hot water, cover with a lid and put in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees, for 40 minutes. Sauté the flour in a frying pan until a nutty smell appears, add sour cream and heat. Balance the taste and pour the resulting sauce over the chicken meat. Leave in the oven for 15 minutes. The dish goes well with boiled potatoes, crumbly rice.
Chicken in mushroom sauce
Ingredients:
- chicken
- a handful of dried mushrooms (better white)
- 1 onion
- 1 tablespoon butter (better baked)
- 150 grams of sour cream
- a glass of broth
- 1-2 spoons of flour
- salt, pepper, spices
- parsley greens
Method of preparation:Wash the chicken, dry it and cut it into portions. Salt, pepper and fry. Make the mushroom sauce. Wash the pre-soaked mushrooms thoroughly and boil them in a small amount of chicken broth. Cool, chop finely and fry in oil together with chopped onion. Add flour, sour cream and the broth in which the mushrooms were boiled and boil everything. Season to taste with salt and pepper and pour the resulting sauce over the fried chicken pieces. Bring to readiness in the oven at a temperature of 180-200 degrees.
Stuffed chicken
Ingredients:
- chicken
- 150 grams of white bread
- 150 grams of chicken liver
- 2 eggs
- 30-50 grams of butter
- a glass of milk
- 2 tablespoons of good port wine
- salt, pepper, nutmeg
Method of preparation:Wash and dry the chicken carcass, rub it well with salt and pepper and put it in the refrigerator. Soak white bread in milk, squeeze it out and mince it together with the chicken liver. Add beaten eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg and wine to the minced meat. Beat everything well. Fill the chicken carcass with the minced meat (close the hole with an onion) and put the chicken in a roaster with heated oil. Cook in the oven at 180-200 degrees. From time to time, turn the chicken over and pour the resulting juice over it so that it browns evenly. Cool and cut into slices. Serve with fresh vegetables.
Pieces of chicken in breadcrumbs
Ingredients:
- chicken
- 5 tablespoons of olive oil
- 50 grams of butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 80-100 grams of biscuits
- salt pepper
Method of preparation:Wash the chicken, dry it and cut it into portions. Salt and pepper the meat and put it in the refrigerator for an hour. Beat the eggs with milk. Roll the chicken pieces in flour, dip them in the egg-milk mixture and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Fry in well-heated olive oil until crispy. Place the fried chicken pieces in a suitable dish, put a little butter on each, and cook in the oven until done, without covering.
Chicken with apples and dried apricots
Ingredients:
- chicken
- 2 apples
- handful dried apricots
- 1 onion
- salt, pepper, spices
Method of preparation:Wash the chicken, dry it, rub it inside and out with salt, pepper and spices that you prefer. Wash the apples, cut them and put them inside the chicken, add a handful of dried apricots, previously soaked in cognac or rum. Close the hole with an onion and put everything in the sleeve. If desired, you can additionally put a couple of apples and dried apricots in the sleeve. Cook in the oven at 180 degrees for about an hour and a half. Loose rice is ideal as a side dish. As you can see, the recipes for chicken dishes in the oven are quite simple to prepare and absolutely affordable. None of the dishes given contain any sophisticated ingredients, while the chicken always looks appetizing and has an excellent taste. In many recipes, you can replace the chicken carcass, for example, with thighs or wings - in a word, those parts that your family members prefer. Enjoy your meal! We recommend reading:
