
She was making a recipe with flank steak. The marinade looked really good because she added feta cheese to it. I figured I could make something like that. I had some chicken thighs in the house and some of the same ingredients she used. So I said what the heck, let's give it a go.
Of course, there is no recipe just a hodge podge of ingredients, I threw together. I call it Mediterranean Chicken because I used the flavor profile from that area. I took 3 large lemons, dried oregano and olive oil and mixed them together. Three lemons make a lot of juice so you have to put at least as much olive oil as lemon

I cannot believe I didn't have rosemary because there are always herbs and spices that everyone who cooks must have in the spice cabinet. Among them, rosemary. But alas, I ran out and never replaced it. Anyway, instead of the rosemary, I found some saffron and decided that might add a little extra flavor. Now if you don't know what saffron is or ever used it, it is like gold. The little bit I had cost me $26 dollars. Of course, it lasts forever because you only use a few threads of the saffron in any dish. If you use a lot, it will overwhelm the dish.

Okay, I am off topic, sorry. Anyway, to the marinade, I added the saffron (a few threads) and salt and pepper to taste. You HAVE to taste the marinade before you put it on the chicken to make sure it tastes good. You can add salt, pepper etc. if it needs it. Lastly, I added finely crumbled Feta cheese because that is what Alex did. I mixed it well and it tasted really good.

I used to marinade my meats in a baking dish or bowl but now I only marinade in Ziploc bags. It is the best thing to do because it actually gets all over the meat instead without having to use tons of marinade. If you push out all the air it will seal in the taste. The other reason to marinade in this manner is the clean up will be easy peasy lemon squeezy! You take out the meat and throw out the bag. Sure, it's not that green but it will save you time and cleaning!

For the meal, I decided to serve this with some couscous that I added fresh tomatoes, lemon juice, lemon zest and shallots. Along with that I pulled out the Barefoot Contessa's Argula, Feta and Watermelon salad. I have to say that we LOVE this salad. I figured that I better make as much as I can before I can't find watermelon anymore. Let's just say, dinner was delicious.
Buen Provecho!!

I can't believe that you made it after watching Alexandra Guarnaschelli on the Today show! It looks sabroso chica and since I have chicken in the apt. I can try it. Yay!
ReplyDeleteBtw, love that its baked and uses fresh seasoning - very healthy.
I love cooking with lemon. The smell just makes we happy and it taste great. Your dinner would be a perfect dinner on a nice night outside with a great bottle of white! love it!
ReplyDeleteA great new chicken recipe to try with the family. I love trying new chicken recipes so the family won't get bored of eating it. Having the chicken baked and not fried is a great healthy alternative.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so yummy! Will add this recipe to my to-cook list.
ReplyDeleteWas that couscous with the chicken?
ive seen saffron on tv a lot and i always wonder what it tastes like??
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