Garlic-Roasted Chicken Breasts
- 4 heads garlic
- 8 sprigs fresh oregano
- 2 whole roaster chicken breasts (3 1/2 pounds each), rinsed and patted dry
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
- Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds broccoli rabe, trimmed
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- (serves 4)
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Slice the tops from garlic heads, reserving the bottoms; arrange the tops, cut sides down, in the center of an 11-by-17-inch roasting pan.
- Place 1 sprig of the oregano over each garlic top, and arrange the chicken breasts over the garlic.
- Place the reserved garlic bottoms, cut sides up, next to the chicken in the pan.
- Drizzle the chicken and garlic bottoms with the olive oil.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper; place the remaining 4 sprigs of oregano on top.
- Roast the chicken for 30 minutes; turn the garlic bottoms cut sides down, and rotate the pan.
- Continue roasting the chicken until the skin is browned, the juices run clear, and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat registers 165F, about 30 minutes more.
- Pour the pan juices into a measuring cup; skim the fat from the top.
- Serve the juices with the chicken and roasted garlic.
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the broccoli rabe until bright green, 45 to 60 seconds.
- Drain; set aside.
- Toast the pine nuts in a skillet over medium heat, shaking the skillet, until evenly golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes; remove from the skillet.
- Heat the olive oil in the skillet.
- Add the broccoli rabe; cook, tossing occasionally, until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes, Toss the broccoli rabe with the pine nuts and lemon zest.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/garlic-roasted-chicken-breasts-383329 (may not work)