Chicken in foil in the oven

Chicken baked in the oven in foil always turns out tasty, juicy and incredibly aromatic. And due to the fact that it is cooked in its own juice, it can be classified as a low-calorie food. The dish can be both everyday and festive, depending on the chosen recipe.

Chicken breast baked in foil in the oven

Simple technology, spices and herbs will allow you to turn chicken breast meat baked in foil into a juicy, tasty and tender dish. Foil preserves meat juice and the quality of this meat well, and besides, it turns out to be low in calories. Before baking, marinate the chicken breast for 12 hours.

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   How to bake chicken in foil in the oven? Before baking, rinse chicken breasts with cold water and wipe dry with napkins. Then place them compactly in a plastic bag.
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   Then pour the amount of balsamic vinegar and olive oil indicated in the recipe into the meat bag and add the breast to your liking, sprinkle with salt.
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   Remove as much air as possible from the bag. Then tie the bag tightly and place it in another bag to prevent the meat juice from leaking. Place the breasts in the refrigerator to marinate for 12 hours.
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   After the marinating time has passed, turn on the oven at 160°C with top and bottom heating mode. Remove the breast from the bag and use napkins to remove excess moisture again.
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   Cut 3 pieces of foil according to the size of the breasts. Place the marinated meat on foil and sprinkle it sparingly on both sides with herbs (basil, herbes de Provence) and allspice.
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   Place a lemon slice and bay leaf on top of the meat.
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   Chop the peeled garlic cloves in any way and distribute evenly over the surface of the breasts.
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   Then wrap the foil tightly to prevent the juice from leaking during baking.
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   Place the breasts in foil in any baking dish so that the seam of the foil is located at the top, this is more convenient. Bake the breasts in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
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    Then turn off the oven, open the foil on top and leave the breasts in the oven for another 7 minutes.
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    Arrange the chicken breasts baked in foil in portions and serve. Bon appetit!

Chicken baked whole in foil

Options for baking a whole chicken are very convenient for the modern lack of time, and every housewife wants to feed the family tasty and properly or set the table for the holiday.For this dish, so that it is cooked juicy, preference is given to chilled chicken weighing no more than 2 kg. This recipe suggests using a lot of garlic, which in combination with lemon will give the bird a special taste and aroma.

Cooking time: 2 hours 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken – 1 pc. (weight up to 2 kg).
• Garlic – 4 heads.
• Lemon – 1 pc.
• Sea salt – 2 tbsp. l.
• Ground black pepper – ½ tsp.
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp. l.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Water – 250 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately prepare all the ingredients for this dish according to the recipe. The top 1 cm thick of two heads of garlic is cut off with a knife. The washed lemon is cut into two halves.

Step 2. The chicken carcass is thoroughly washed under running water and wiped dry with a paper towel. The keel bone of the sternum is broken by hand pressure and the bone-arch is removed. Turn on the oven to preheat to 180°C.

Step 3. Then the carcass is rubbed on all sides with one head of garlic and olive oil. Then the carcass is sprinkled with salt mixed with black pepper, inside and out. Another head of garlic and half a lemon are placed in the belly.

Step 4. Place the remaining garlic head from grating, the second half of the lemon and the peeled onion into the baking dish.

Step 5. The prepared chicken carcass is placed in a mold. A glass of water or broth is poured into it, and the mold is tightly covered with a piece of foil.

Step 6. The pan with the chicken is placed in a preheated oven and baked for one hour.

Step 7. After an hour, the oven heat is increased to 230°C, the foil is removed, the carcass is generously poured with meat juice and put back in the oven.

Step 8The carcass is baked for another 30–40 minutes. The readiness of the meat is checked either by piercing it (the juice should be clear) or with a meat thermometer (77–80°C). During this time, the carcass is poured with meat juice another 2-3 times.

Step 9. The baked chicken is removed from the mold and covered with a piece of foil for 10 minutes.

Step 10. The meat juice from the mold is poured through a sieve into a small saucepan and boiled for 10 minutes until it becomes thick. Then the resulting sauce is tasted and poured into a gravy boat for serving.

Step 11. The baked chicken is cut into portions. Served with prepared sauce and garlic. Delicious and successful dishes!

A simple and delicious recipe for chicken with potatoes in foil

The combination of chicken meat and potatoes in any dish is always a good option for a hearty family table, and foil makes the meat juicy and the potatoes crumbly. In this recipe, we bake a chicken thigh with coarsely chopped potatoes. The only spices we use are garlic and black pepper. Everything is simple and fast.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 1.

Ingredients:

• Chicken thigh – 2 pcs.
• Potatoes – 4 pcs.
• Garlic – 1 head.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First, prepare a simple set of products based on the number of servings needed. Immediately turn on the oven at 180°C to heat up.Step 2. Chicken meat is washed well under running water and dried with a napkin. Whether or not to marinate chicken is a matter of personal discretion.

Step 3. The potatoes are peeled, washed and cut into large slices of any shape.

Step 4. A piece of foil is spread on the table and potato slices are placed on it.

Step 5.Chicken thighs are placed on top of the potatoes.

Step 6. The garlic is separated into cloves, not peeled and placed next to the meat.

Step 7: These ingredients are then sprinkled with salt and black pepper to your liking. Pepper can be replaced with any seasoning.

Step 8. Wrap the foil carefully and tightly so that the meat juice does not leak out during baking. Everything is baked in a preheated oven for 25 minutes. Then the foil on top is opened and baking continues for another 10 minutes, until golden brown on top of the chicken.

Step 9. The prepared dish is transferred to a plate along with foil and served to the table with pickles. Bon appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for cooking chicken with rice in foil

This dish is simple, quick to prepare and will make a great dinner. The cooking technology is similar to pilaf, since the ingredients are the same and are placed in a mold in layers and baked under foil. Remember that the taste and aroma of this dish is determined by the spices or seasoning. For a dish with rice, use any part of the chicken carcass with the exception of the breast, as its meat will turn out dry.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick – 10 pcs.
• Rice – 350 gr.
• Carrots – 2 pcs.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Garlic – 4 cloves.
• Water – 4 tbsp.
• Seasoning for chicken - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The chicken pieces are washed well under running water and all the liquid is removed from them with a paper towel. Then they are placed in a separate bowl, sprinkled with any seasonings and salt, mixed and left for 20 minutes to marinate.

Step 2. During this time, chop the onion, peeled and washed with running water, into small cubes.Then the onion is fried in heated vegetable oil until transparent.

Step 3. Peeled carrots are chopped on a coarse grater, placed in a frying pan with the onions and fried until soft.

Step 4. Then this frying vegetable is laid out in an even layer in a deep baking dish.

Step 5. The rice is washed several times with cold water and placed in an even layer on top of the vegetable frying.

Step 6. Peel the garlic cloves and place them whole in a layer of rice.

Step 7. Pour 4 glasses of clean water into the frying pan in which the vegetables were fried. The chicken seasoning and salt are dissolved in it, then the broth is boiled for a couple of minutes.

Step 8. Place the marinated chicken pieces on top of the rice in the pan. Then everything is poured with 700 ml of prepared broth, two ladles of broth are left. Next, the mold is tightly closed with a piece of foil and the dish is baked in an oven preheated to 200°C for 15–20 minutes.

Step 9. Then the dish is removed from the oven and the rice is checked for doneness. If it is still a little dry, then the rest of the broth is added and the dish is cooked for another 5-10 minutes.

Step 10. Chicken with rice cooked under foil is placed into portioned plates and served. Bon appetit!

Chicken with crispy crust in foil

This option for baking a whole chicken carcass is the simplest. Foil, like a very thin metal sheet, heats up quickly and all the heat is evenly dispersed into the meat, which makes the chicken juicy and tender. Then the foil is opened, and the bird is covered with a crispy, delicious crust. Baking time: 25 minutes per 0.5 kg of poultry, plus 20 minutes for crust. In the recipe we will complement the chicken with sweet and sour apples.

Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Chicken – 1 pc.
• Apples – 0.5 kg.
• Mayonnaise – 3 tbsp. l.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – 1/2 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The chicken carcass is carefully prepared for baking. Remnants of the feather, excess fat and rump are removed. Then the carcass is washed well and wiped dry both outside and inside.

Step 2. Pour salt into your palm and rub the carcass with it. Then it is also rubbed with black pepper. Lastly, the carcass is coated with mayonnaise sauce on all sides.Step 3. Sweet and sour apples are washed, cut into slices and placed in the belly of the bird.

Step 4. Then the prepared carcass is tightly wrapped in foil folded in half. The bird is baked in an oven preheated to 200°C for 45 minutes.

Step 5. After this time, the foil on top is opened, the convection mode is switched on in the oven and baking continues for another 15–20 minutes until the bird is covered with a crispy crust. The baked chicken is removed from the foil, transferred whole to a serving dish, decorated to personal taste and served for the meal. Bon appetit!

How to deliciously bake chicken in mayonnaise?

The whole chicken is baked in foil for a spectacular and ceremonial presentation of the dish. Foil helps the chicken cook faster. The taste of the dish is determined by the marinade for the poultry and the chicken is marinated for 24 hours. In this recipe we prepare it on the basis of mayonnaise with the addition of ketchup, honey, soy sauce and spices. A chilled poultry carcass is selected for baking.

Cooking time: 26 hours.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Chicken – 2 kg.
• Garlic – 6 cloves.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Mayonnaise – 6 tbsp. l.
• Ketchup – 4 tbsp. l.
• Soy sauce – 3 tbsp. l.
• Honey – 2 tbsp. l.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. l.
• Salt – 5 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – 1 tsp.
• Spices - to taste.
• Water – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First prepare the marinade for the chicken. Garlic cloves and bulbs are peeled and cut into pieces.Step 2. Then they are transferred to a blender bowl, three tablespoons of soy sauce are added to them and everything is crushed into a homogeneous mass.

Step 3. In a separate bowl, mix salt with selected spices. For this chicken you need coriander, paprika, turmeric, black pepper, etc.

Step 4. The chopped onion-garlic mixture is poured into a separate bowl. Mayonnaise, liquid honey, vegetable oil and ketchup are added to it in the specified quantity. Everything mixes well.

Step 5. The chicken carcass prepared for baking is first sprinkled with a mixture of spices and salt. Then its internal and external surfaces are spread with mayonnaise marinade. The chicken is placed in a deep bowl, covered with film and placed in a cold place for 24 hours to marinate.Step 6. After this time, the marinated carcass is tightly wrapped in foil, folded in 2-3 layers, so that the juice does not leak out during baking. Then the carcass is transferred to a baking sheet and 2 glasses of clean water are poured into it. The chicken is baked in the oven preheated to 180°C for 1.5 hours.

Step 7. 15–20 minutes before the end of cooking, the foil on top is opened so that the carcass browns beautifully. The whole carcass baked in mayonnaise sauce is transferred entirely to a serving dish and served to the table. Bon appetit!

Juicy chicken baked with vegetables in foil

This dish is quick and easy to prepare, and the foil makes the chicken and vegetables soft and very juicy.You can experiment with a selection of vegetables, especially in the summer, and in winter they use those that can be bought in the store. Any part of the chicken carcass is used for baking.

Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken (any parts) – 800 gr.
• Bell pepper – 2 pcs.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Seasoning for chicken - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The chicken carcass is washed well and dried with napkins. Then it is cut into portioned pieces of the size at the discretion of the hostess.

Step 2. The pieces are transferred to a deep bowl, sprinkled with salt and black pepper and chicken seasoning. Then mix everything well with your hand so that the pieces are evenly and completely covered with spices.Step 3. Sweet peppers and onions are peeled, washed and cut into large pieces. This vegetable slice is transferred to the chicken and mixed again.

Step 4. The mixture of chicken and vegetables is transferred to foil folded in several layers and poured with vegetable oil. Then the foil is wrapped tightly and everything is transferred to a baking sheet. The dish is baked in the oven preheated to 180°C for 40 minutes. Then the foil on top is opened, and the dish is baked for another 20 minutes, until the vegetables and meat are golden brown.

Step 5. Baked chicken with peppers and onions is placed into portioned plates and served hot. Bon appetit!

Delicious chicken roll in foil

A chicken roll baked in foil will not only be a delicious and beautiful dinner for you, but also an incomparable cut for a holiday meal. It is easy to prepare and does not require much time.In the recipe, for the filling for the roll, we take sweet peppers of different colors with feta cheese and bake them in foil under a cheese crust.

Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken breast – 2 pcs.
• Bell pepper – 4 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Cheese – 100 gr.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. l.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First, prepare the filling for the roll with peppers and preferably red and yellow colors to make it colorful. Peel the onion and chop into thin quarter rings. Fry the chopped onion in hot vegetable oil until golden brown. Peel the peppers from seeds and membranes, rinse well and chop into thin strips. Then transfer this slice to the onion and fry for another 5 minutes until the pepper becomes soft. Leave the filling to cool.Step 2. Rinse the breast meat well and cut it into a book shape. Then unfold the chicken “books” on cling film and beat the film a little through the second piece with a hammer.

Step 3. Then sprinkle the chopped chicken with salt and black pepper to your taste. Place the roasted vegetables on the meat in an even layer. Place grated cheese on top of it.

Step 4. Using the bottom film, carefully and tightly roll these ingredients into a roll.

Step 5. Place the formed roll on a piece of foil and wrap it tightly. Bake the chicken roll in the oven preheated to 200°C for 40 minutes.Step 6. Then, after the baking time has expired, open the foil on top. Sprinkle the roll evenly with grated cheese and continue baking for another 15 minutes so that the cheese melts and covers your product with a beautiful crust.

Step 7Free the baked roll from the foil, transfer to a dish, cut into slices and serve. Bon appetit!

How to cook delicious chicken with mushrooms in the oven?

This option for preparing a delicious tandem of chicken and mushrooms will be suitable for a party for a small company, when you don’t need to set the table properly. It is also convenient because foil bags with these products keep well in the refrigerator for 2 days and can simply be frozen. Top the chicken with leeks, garlic and Worcestershire sauce.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 1.

Ingredients:

• Chicken thigh – 2 pcs.
• Champignons – 6 pcs.
• Leek – 10 cm.
• Dried garlic – 1 tsp.
• Worcestershire sauce – 1 tsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First, make baking envelopes from foil according to the number of servings needed. Cut the foil into pieces 70 cm long. Fold them in half and wrap the edges on two opposite sides twice tightly to make envelopes.

Step 2. Rinse the thighs well, dry with a napkin and place in a separate bowl.Step 3. Chop the peeled and washed champignons into thin slices and transfer to the chicken.

Step 4. Chop the washed leeks into thin, oblique strips and place in a bowl with the chicken. Then sprinkle everything with salt and black pepper to your taste, pour in Worcestershire sauce and mix with your hand.

Step 5. Carefully place this mass into envelopes and pour in the remaining sauce.

Step 6: Then fold the open edges of the envelopes tightly and place them on a baking sheet. You can fit four envelopes on a standard baking sheet.Step 7. Bake the chicken with mushrooms in the oven preheated to 180°C for 30–40 minutes.During this time, your envelopes will swell a little due to the hot steam.

Step 8. Either transfer the chicken with mushrooms baked in foil onto portioned plates, or serve along with the foil, only carefully opening it. Bon appetit!

Soft and juicy chicken legs baked in foil

Oven-baked chicken legs (drumsticks) are a universal dish for both the home table and a decoration for a holiday. By changing the composition of spices and additives, you will get a new taste every time, and the chicken meat will be soft and juicy. Bake the legs in portions, wrapping each one in a piece of foil. Let's complement the taste of the chicken with green onions and butter.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 3.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumstick – 6 pcs.
• Green onion – 10 tbsp. l.
• Dried basil – 1 tbsp. l.
• Butter – 2 tbsp. l.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Greens - for serving.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Chicken drumsticks are washed well under running water. If there is any doubt about their freshness, soak them for one hour in cold water with the addition of lemon juice. In this recipe, the skin from the legs is completely removed.

Step 2. In a separate cup, mix salt with black pepper and dry basil. Then the shins are well rubbed on all sides with this dry mixture.Step 3. Finely chop the green onion feathers. You can add a little dill to them, and for a spicy taste - wild garlic or young garlic. The foil is cut into squares so that one chicken drumstick can be wrapped in it. Place at least one tablespoon of chopped green onions on the pieces of foil, which will make the meat more juicy.

Step 4. Then the prepared drumsticks are placed on the foil and a little butter is added to them.

Step 5.Next, the foil is wrapped tightly so that the juice does not leak during baking. The drumsticks in foil are placed on any baking dish. The drumsticks are baked in an oven preheated to 180°C for 40 minutes.

Step 6. The drumsticks baked in foil are removed from the oven, transferred to one serving dish and served hot and without unrolling the foil.Step 7. The foil is unrolled on portion plates, and the baked drumsticks are complemented with herbs. Bon appetit!