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Sliced roast chicken breast.

Quick Crispy Skin Chicken Dinner

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I’m a big believer in doing time in the kitchen, but sometimes your crispy chicken dinner needs to be ready quickly. Thank goodness for butter and bread crumbs. With these two basic ingredients along with plump and juicy bone-in chicken breasts you can create a delicious meal in no time flat!

Ingredients:

  • 4 bone-in, back removed, fresh chicken breasts with skin on. I used fresh organic chicken from Kent’s Chicken Coop.
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs (I used gluten free bread crumbs)
  • Salt, pepper and paprika to taste

Method:

Place the chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish. Brush skin with melted butter and drizzle remaining butter over the chicken, allowing it to run into the pan. Sprinkle on the bread crumbs until evenly coated. Shake on salt, pepper and paprika for your own taste preference. Roast at 350 F for approximately 45 minutes. Use less time if using convection oven. Always test to 180 F on meat thermometer.

Prepped Chicken Breast
Prepped chicken breast, ready for the oven. Don’t worry about excess crumbs in the bottom of the pan. Read to the end to see how I use them.

chickenbreast2Fresh from the oven. Just look at it!

kiwipure

So this should amaze my Kiwi friends. For this recipe I used delicious Kiwi Pure butter made from grass fed milk, brought to us by the folks at Rolling Meadow.

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Just look at it! crispy skin on the outside, bursting with juicy flavour on the inside. This fresh organic chicken is from Kent’s Chicken Coop!

I also love to scoop up the drippings from the bottom of the pan where the extra butter and crumbs have formed a tasty little treat. Just for the cook, of course!

 

Dear Butter

Pan Fried Chicken in Brown Butter with Lemon and Thyme

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The awesome taste of brown butter infused with lemon and thyme along with the caramelized onions adds wonderful flavour to the chicken in this recipe. Plate with red skin mashed potatoes and you’re all set. The cooking aroma alone is worth the effort!

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces fresh boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 small or 1 large zucchini
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 springs fresh thyme
  • salt and pepper to taste

Method

Prep time 5 minutes, cooking time approximately 30 minutes.

Peel the onion and slice into circles. Separate the rings. Zest the lemon and slice the lemon into slices about 1/8″ thick. Slice the zucchini is 1/4″ slices on the diagonal.

In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and add the olive oil. When the pan is hot and the butter is melted, add the chicken breasts, filet side up. Add the onions. thyme and zest of the lemon.

Dear Butter

Brown the chicken on both sides, about 5 minutes on each side. Lift the chicken breasts up and allow the onions to cover the bottom of the pan. Add the lemon slices. Turn the heat to low.

After the total cooking time has reached approximately 20 minutes, add the zucchini and cook until tender, about 10 minutes, uncovered.

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Plate with red skin mashed potatoes and some pan juice and you’ve got a meal!