Showing posts with label Baked Zucchini Sticks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baked Zucchini Sticks. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Five Ingredient Sage Butter Roasted Chicken Again

 
Gosh, I love this recipe! I worked from home today and I had dinner on the table by 6:30. The chicken is so moist and the skin is crispy and the sage adds the perfect flavor. The potatoes, well if you have to ask... The times in the recipe are not set in stone. I check the temperature of the chicken to be sure it is done. The temperature you want is 165˚.

Five Ingredient Sage Butter Roasted Chicken for Two-
 
Ingredients-
1 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts, set out at room temperature for 20 minutes
2 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, set out at room temperature for 20 minutes
4 tbsp softened unsalted butter
1 tbsp + 2 tsp chopped sage
1 lbs russet potatoes cut into a ¼-inch dice
1 tsp olive oil

Method-
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

In a small bowl, combine butter and 1 tablespoon sage. Use your hands to run half of butter under the skin of the breasts and thighs. Spread the other half of the butter on the outside of all the chicken pieces.

In a bowl, toss remaining sage with potatoes oil, and a liberal amount of salt. Toss until combined.

Spread potatoes on a large sheet pan. Place chicken pieces on top. Liberally season chicken with salt. Place chicken in the oven for 25 minutes. Turn the heat up to 450 degrees. Roast until skin is golden brown and crispy, another 15 minutes. If potatoes aren't crispy yet, remove chicken from the pan and the potatoes a toss, place the potatoes back in the oven. Roast until crisp.
 
And now about the veggie. Do you have a cat? Do you have a cat that wakes you up at 3 AM? This morning I was wide awake. Thank you, Lucy. I reached for the tablet and started checking out Facebook. Lucy is asleep next to me on the couch as I am typing, so peaceful... Anyway earlier, much earlier, I found a video of Oven Fried Vegetables. The video showed oven fried carrots and asparagus and green beans and a lot of others but the one I remembered was the zucchini. And naturally, I could not find the video again.
The zucchini is cut into spears and dredged in egg then tossed in a blend of breadcrumbs, cheese, salt, pepper and oregano. I think there were other ingredients in the video but that is what I used. I do remember it said to bake at 400˚ for 20 minutes. I also turned them at 10 minutes. Nice flavor. Will definately make again. Just wish I could remember the other vegetables... 

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Pork Chops Pizzaiola and Baked Zucchini Sticks

Today I asked Chris if he would prefer Breaded Pork Chops or Pork Chops Pizzaiola for dinner. He picked the Pork Chops Pizzaiola. I was going to make them the way I usually make Steak Pizzaiola. But I decide to check out the Internet. I found Stella's Pork Chops Pizzaiola Recipe. I love the name Stella. And we loved these Pork Chops!

Ingredients-
2 bone in pork chops
1 14 Oz can diced tomatoes
1/2 large onion (sliced rings)
2 potatoes (sliced into wedges)
1/2 cup Romano cheese
2 tbsp chopped parsley
Black pepper
Olive oil

Method-
Preheat oven to 350ยบ

Place pork chops in large baking dish
Place potatoes around pork chops
Cover with onions, tomatoes, parsley
Sprinkle with Romano (or cheese of choice)

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes! 

As a side dish I made Baked Zucchini Sticks. I have wanted to make Baked Zucchini Sticks for what seems to be forever. Tonight I finally tried it. Wow, I should have made these a long time ago. Fantastic!

Ingredients-
1 medium zucchini, sliced into 3" x 1/2" sticks
1 large egg
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 tbsp grated  Romano cheese
Salt
Fresh pepper
Chopped parsley
Dried oregano

Method-
In a small bowl, beat egg whites and season with salt and pepper. In another bowl, mix bread crumbs, cheese, salt, pepper, parsley and oregano.

Line baking sheet with parchment paper.   

Dip zucchini sticks into eggs, then into bread crumb and cheese mixture. Place the breaded zucchini in a single layer. Bake at 425° for about 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.

I made some Roasted Chickpeas as a snack today. Perhaps I went a little too heavy on the cumin!


For Christmas I gave Chris a 4 month subscription to the Wine of the Month Club. He will be getting 2 bottles of California red wines each month. Today the first 2 were delivered. It was perfect with dinner.