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Easy pan-roasted chicken

If you are looking for an easy but super tasty chicken recipe, you are in the right place. Directly from my family tradition! Enjoy :)
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Marinating time3 hours
Total Time5 hours 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Chicken, easy, Juicy, Meat, Roasted, tasty
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 300kcal
Author: Roberto
Cost: $ 4

Equipment

  • bowl
  • wooden spoon
  • pan

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken Chopped
  • qs vinegar qs to cover the chicken chops (with water and wine).
  • qs white wine
  • qs water
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 0.5 organic lemon
  • 3-4 cloves garlic
  • 1 pinch black and white pepper
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 2-3 leaves laurel
  • 0.5 glass white wine to spray the meat
  • 0.5 glass water
  • 0.5 Knorr stock I use the gelly ones ("Knorr Homestyle Stock")

Instructions

  • First step of this easy Italian chicken recipe is also the most important one: marinate the chicken chops.
    Put the chicken chops into a large bowl, add all the ingredients used to marinate it, cover it and let it rest for at least 3 hours, up to 1 night.
    Easy pan-roasted chicken
  • Two hours before the meal, put the pan over high heat, and when it is hot start putting the chops, one by one, on it, after draining them off. The meat has to roast with noise. Before they get burnt, turn the chops on the other side and repeat the roasting.
    Easy pan-roasted chicken
  • When it is roasted on every side, spray the chops using the white wine, that will almost immediately evaporate.
    Easy pan-roasted chicken
  • Now lower the heat, add 1/2 glass of water and half stock and cover the pan. Keep it cooking over low heat for about 1.5 hours. After that, chicken should be almost ready, but still too much liquid, that you will make evaporate cooking over medium heat until it reduces.
    Easy pan-roasted chicken