Chicken is a versatile and affordable protein that can be cooked in a variety of ways. Chicken breasts are a popular choice for many home cooks because they are lean and cook quickly. When paired with sage, a fragrant herb with a slightly peppery flavor, chicken breasts become a flavorful and satisfying dish. The combination of chicken and sage is a classic pairing that has been enjoyed for centuries, and there are many different recipes available to suit a variety of tastes and preferences. This article provides a comprehensive guide to finding the best recipe for cooking chicken breasts with sage, including tips on selecting the right ingredients, preparing the chicken, and cooking it to perfection.
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SAGE BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS
Give your chicken extra flavor! This dish is delicious and a pretty choice for a dinner party or an elegant family meal. I have also made this succesfully with thighs and whole chicken.
Provided by SmHerndon
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 425*; then rinse chicken with cold water and blot dry. Rub chicken with salt and pepper. With fingers seperate (but do not completely detach) skin from flesh to form pocket. Ease sage leaves under skin; press gently to smooth skin back into place. If desired, insert toothpicks through skin and into flesh to keep skin stretched and help prevent shrinkage while cooking.
- In shallow casserole dish, arrange chicken skin side up; brush with butter. Bake, basting occasionally with pan drippings, until fork tender - about 40 minutes. Transfer to platter and keep warm.
- To pan drippings, add chicken broth & white wine, stir until blended and bring to boil and cook until reduced to 1/2. Skim any fat off top and spoon sauce over chicken.
- Garnish with sage leaves or other fresh herbs - Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290.1, Fat 16.4, SaturatedFat 5.7, Cholesterol 100.4, Sodium 454.8, Carbohydrate 0.6, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.2, Protein 30.6
SAUTEED CHICKEN BREAST WITH WHOLE GRAIN MUSTARD AND SAGE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat a large skillet over medium-heat, for about 1 minute or until the surface of the pan is uniformly hot. While the pan heats pat the chicken dry, and season the skin-side with salt and pepper. Spread flour onto a plate and lightly dredge the chicken in the flour to coat. Shake off the excess flour. Add the oil to the pan. Lay the chicken skin side down into the pan and saute over high heat for 1 minute. Lower the heat to medium-high and cook the chicken until browned, about 3 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon butter to the pan. Turn the breasts over and cook for another 5 to 8 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Remove chicken from the pan to a plate and keep warm while you make the sauce.
- Add the white wine or the vermouth to the pan, and with a wooden spoon, scrape up the browned bits that have collected on the pan. (This is called deglazing the pan.) Cook the wine until syrupy over high heat, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth, the sage, and reduce the sauce by 1/4 or until thickened. Off the heat, whisk in 1 to 3 tablespoons butter and the mustard, to enrich, flavor, and thicken the sauce. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Pour the sauce onto a serving platter or divide among 4 plates, put chicken on the sauce, and serve.
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- Cook's Note: For a cream sauce add 2 to 4 tablespoons cream to the sauce after the broth has reduced.
EASY CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE WITH SAGE AND THYME
This chicken breast recipe with sage and thyme is one of the easiest and most flavorful chicken dishes you'll make. With minimal effort, it tastes like fine dining and is ready in less than 30 minutes. I'm sure this recipe will win you over!
Provided by Alena Tarasevich
Time 20m
Yield 3 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Instructions
SAUTEED CHICKEN BREAST WITH WHOLE GRAIN MUSTARD AND SAGE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 36m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat a large skillet over medium-heat, for about 1 minute or until the surface of the pan is uniformly hot. While the pan heats pat the chicken dry, and season the skin-side with salt and pepper. Spread flour onto a plate and lightly dredge the chicken in the flour to coat. Shake off the excess flour. Add the oil to the pan. Lay the chicken skin side down into the pan and saute over high heat for 1 minute. Lower the heat to medium-high and cook the chicken until browned, about 3 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon butter to the pan. Turn the breasts over and cook for another 5 to 8 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Remove chicken from the pan to a plate and keep warm while you make the sauce.
- Add the white wine or the vermouth to the pan, and with a wooden spoon, scrape up the browned bits that have collected on the pan. (This is called deglazing the pan.) Cook the wine until syrupy over high heat, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth, the sage, and reduce the sauce by 1/4 or until thickened. Off the heat, whisk in 1 to 3 tablespoons butter and the mustard, to enrich, flavor, and thicken the sauce. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Pour the sauce onto a serving platter or divide among 4 plates, put chicken on the sauce, and serve.
CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PROSCIUTTO AND SAGE
Categories Chicken Herb Poultry Sauté Prosciutto Sage Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 2 servings; can be doubled
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sauté until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate. Add onion, carrot and celery to skillet; sauté until vegetables begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to skillet; add wine, prosciutto and sage. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Serve chicken with sauce.
LEMON-SAGE CHICKEN
While this is my mom's recipe, I had completely forgotten about it and just recently found a copy of this fantastic dish. The rich sauce and wonderful batter that goes on the chicken makes this an exquisite entree that is ideal for company. -Denise Kleffman, Gardena, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Flatten chicken to 1/2-in. thickness. In a shallow bowl, combine the eggs, cheese and seasonings. Place flour in another shallow bowl. Coat chicken with flour, then dip in egg mixture., In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil in batches. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°., In the drippings, saute shallot until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the wine, lemon juice, herbs and lemon zest; cook over medium heat until liquid is reduced by half. Add cream; cook until thickened, stirring occasionally. Stir in butter until melted. Serve sauce with chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 593 calories, Fat 38g fat (17g saturated fat), Cholesterol 319mg cholesterol, Sodium 452mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 44g protein.
PAN-ROASTED CHICKEN BREAST WITH SAGE-VERMOUTH SAUCE
Try to have chicken breast the same size though if they are of different size check the smaller ones a few minutes early to see if they are done and remove from skillet. The recipe comes from America's Test Kitchen.
Provided by Barb G.
Categories Chicken
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- For chicken, dissolve salt in 2 quarts cold tap water in a large bowl: submerge chicken in brine and refrigerate until fully seasoned, about 30 minutes.
- Rinse chicken pieces under running water and pat dry with paper towels.
- Season with pepper.
- Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 450°F.
- Heat oil in heavy-bottomed 12-inch ovenproof Skillet over medium-high heat until begining to smoke; swirl skillet to coat with oil.
- Brown chicken skin-side down until deep golden, about 5 minutes; turn chicken pieces and brown until golden on second side, about 3 minutes longer.
- Turn chicken skin-side down and place in oven.
- Roast until juices run clear when chicken is cut with a paring knife, or thickest part registers 160°F on instant-read thermometer, 15 to 18 minutes.
- Transfer chicken to platter, and let rest while making sauce.
- SAUCE: using potholder to protect hands from hot skillet handle, pour off most of fat from skillet; add shallot, then set skillet over medium-high heat and cook, stirring frequently, until shallot is softened, about 1 1/2 minutes.
- Add chicken broth, vermouth, and sage; increase heat to high and simmer rapidly, scraping skillet bottom with wooden spoon to loosen browned bits, until slightly thickened and reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 5 minutes.
- Pour accumulated chicken juices into skillet, reduce heat to medium, and whisk in butter 1 piece at a time; season to taste with salt and pepper and discard sage.
- Spoon sauce around chicken breast and serve immediatly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 714.7, Fat 41.8, SaturatedFat 14.8, Cholesterol 241.3, Sodium 28804.5, Carbohydrate 2, Sugar 0.4, Protein 73.3
SAGE AND GARLIC GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS
Not just for stuffing, sage works great with any poultry, including garlic- and herb-coated chicken.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat closed contact grill for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine all ingredients except chicken breast halves; mix well. Place chicken on sheet of waxed paper. Brush or rub mixture onto all sides of chicken.
- When grill is heated, place chicken on bottom grill surface. Close grill; cook 5 to 7 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 210, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 27 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1/4 of Recipe, Sodium 240 mg, Sugar 0 g
SAUTéED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH COUNTRY HAM AND SAGE SAUCE
Lindeborg serves this chicken dish at her Washington, DC, inn with stewed tomatoes and sauteed greens (a mixture of Swiss chard, mustard greens, and spinach) as well as cheddar garlic grits.
Provided by Susan McCreight Lindeborg
Categories Gourmet Chicken Ham Sage Dinner Milk/Cream
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Make the sauce:
- In a heavy saucepan, cook the butter and the flour over moderately low heat, whisking, for 3 minutes, whisk in the stock, and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the mushrooms, the garlic, and the bouquet garni and simmer the mixture, skimming the froth, for 25 minutes. Strain the mixture through a sieve into another heavy saucepan, stir in the ham, the sage, and the cream, and simmer the sauce until it is reduced to 3 cups. Add the pepper and salt to taste and keep the sauce warm, covered.
- To assemble:
- Preheat the oven to 200ºF. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter over moderately hight heat until the foam subsides. White the fat is heating, pat 4 of the chicken breast halves dry, season one side of each breast with the pepper and salt to taste and, in the fat, brown the 4 breasts, seasoned sides down, for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to moderately low and cook the chicken for 3 minutes more on each side, or until it is cooked through. Transfer the cooked chicken to a baking pan and keep it warm in the oven. Wipe the skillet clean with paper towels and cook the remaining chicken breasts, patted dry and seasoned, in the remaining oil and butter in 2 batches in the same manner. Serve the chicken with the sauce and grits.
SAGE & PROSCIUTTO CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA
The Italian word "saltimbocca" means to "jump" into one's mouth. This wonderful dish fulfills the promise with prosciutto and fresh sage leaves. -Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place 1/2 cup flour in a shallow bowl; set aside. Flatten chicken breasts to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper; top each breast half with 2 sage leaves and 2 slices prosciutto, pressing to adhere. Dip chicken sides only in flour to coat., In a large skillet, heat oil and butter over medium heat; cook chicken for 3-4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned and chicken is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm., In a small bowl, whisk the chicken broth, lemon juice, wine and remaining flour; add to the skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Spoon over chicken. Top chicken with lemon and sage if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 355 calories, Fat 17 g fat (5 g saturated fat), Cholesterol 128 mg cholesterol, Sodium 1070 mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5 g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 43 g protein.
CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA WITH SAGE
An Italian favorite that can be found at many trattoria's, saltimbocca is pretty easy to make at home, too. We opted for chicken breasts over the more traditional veal, but still kept them wrapped up in a tasty blanket of fresh sage leaves and thin slices of prosciutto. Round out this simple weeknight meal with a side of steamed squash or a Tomato Salad with Lemon and Mint.
Provided by Shira Bocar
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Fried Sage: In a small saucepan, heat oil over medium‐high. Add sage leaves and fry until crisp, 10 to 15 seconds. Drain on paper towels and season with salt; set aside.
- Chicken Saltimbocca: Butterfly and pound chicken breasts 1/4 inch thick. Lightly season with salt and pepper; top each with 2 fresh sage leaves. Wrap each with a prosciutto slice. Dredge both sides of wrapped breast in flour, shaking off excess.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium‐high. Add 2 chicken breasts and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side. (If pan drippings are becoming too dark, wipe out pan.) Transfer to a plate and tent with foil. Repeat with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and chicken.
- Remove skillet from heat; slowly add wine and broth. Return to high heat and cook, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until reduced to 1/4 cup, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat; swirl in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until melted. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce onto plates; top with chicken and scatter with fried sage.
Tips:
- Use boneless, skinless chicken breasts for a leaner and healthier dish.
- Pound the chicken breasts to an even thickness so they cook evenly.
- Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and garlic powder before cooking.
- Use a combination of butter and olive oil to cook the chicken breasts. This will help to prevent the chicken from sticking to the pan and will also add flavor.
- Cook the chicken breasts over medium heat until they are cooked through. This will take about 5-7 minutes per side.
- Add the sage leaves to the pan towards the end of cooking. This will help to infuse the chicken with flavor.
- Serve the chicken breasts with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a salad.
Conclusion:
Chicken breasts with sage is a simple but flavorful dish that can be easily prepared at home. By following these tips, you can create a delicious and satisfying meal that your family and friends will love.
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