For every housewife, when preparing a festive dinner, it is very important to save time, which is often not enough. When cooking chicken in a jar, more time is spent preparing the ingredients.
The advantage of preparing the dish is that it is cooked in the oven and does not need your constant supervision. At this time, you can start preparing salads or decorating the holiday table.
Chicken in a can is perfect for lunch or dinner.
But before we look at the recipes for its preparation, let’s figure out how to choose the right main ingredient.
We will also consider what side dish is best served with a dish such as chicken in a jar.
Choosing the Main Ingredient
For baking in the oven, it is best to choose broiler chicken.
The age of the bird is important. The younger she is, the better.
If you use a carcass intended for making soup, the dish will turn out tough and dry.
The carcass should not be frozen, but only chilled. Then the meat will be more tender and juicy. But in the absence of one, you can use it. The main thing is to defrost it naturally. This may take more than one hour, so it is best to defrost the chicken in a cool place overnight.
It is best to use a glass jar.
Preparing the bird
After the carcass has thawed, rinse it under running water, inside and out. Then wipe with a paper towel.
If you want the chicken in a jar to be dietary, then when cutting the carcass, remove the skin and cut off excess fat.
Cut the bird into small pieces.
That's it, the main ingredient is ready for cooking.
Chicken in a can. Recipe "Classic"
To prepare the dish you will need the following set of products:
- One broiler chicken.
- Sea salt. Can be replaced with iodized one.
- Two onions.
- Two medium sized carrots.
- Black peppercorns - 10 pieces.
- A tablespoon of butter.
- A couple of bay leaves.
- 5 potatoes.
Cooking process
First, prepare the chicken. Wash, cut and dry on a paper towel.
Wash the carrots, peel and rinse again under running water. Cut into rings.
Peel the onion and cut into half rings.
Peel, rinse and cut the potatoes in any order.
Let's start sterilizing the jar. We select the size based on the weight of the carcass. You can use a two-liter or one and a half liter jar.
Lay out the chicken and vegetables in layers alternately. Salt each layer a little. Add black peppercorns and bay leaf. Place the last layer with vegetables.
You can also use any other spices. This can be a mixture of dry Italian herbs or a special seasoning for
Cut the butter into small pieces and place it on top of the vegetables.
Cover the jar with a tin lid, which you usually use for preservation. Don't forget to remove the elastic band from it. High temperatures can cause it to melt. Instead of a lid, the jar can be tightly covered with foil.
It is important to place the jar with all its contents in a cold oven. Otherwise it may burst.
Heat the oven to 180 degrees.
Cooking time for poultry depends on the size of the carcass. Cook for at least forty minutes. Check readiness with a fork. If the meat easily comes off the bone, then the dish can be removed.
Remove the jar from the oven carefully, as the jar is very hot and can burn your hands. It's best to wait until the jar cools down. Place the meat on a plate.
You should get a chicken in a jar like the photo below.
Serve with any side dish. It could be rice, potatoes or buckwheat.
If you cook dietary chicken in a jar in the oven, you can serve it with a light salad dressed with olive oil.
Bon appetit!
Chicken in its own juice with vegetables
The dish is prepared without the use of oil or water. It is stewed in its own juice, thanks to which mind-blowing aromas float around the house.
To prepare chicken in a jar in the oven according to the recipe with vegetables, you will need the following set of ingredients:
- Two kilogram chicken.
- Fine salt.
- A few peas of black allspice.
- Bay leaf.
- A couple of cloves of garlic.
- One piece each of onion, bell pepper, and tomato. We choose vegetables according to the season. You can add zucchini, eggplant and others.
- Three liter jar.
- One tin lid or foil.
- A bunch of fresh herbs for decoration.
Cooking chicken in a jar. Recipe with photo
Let's start preparing the products.
We wash the chicken, cut it into pieces and dry them by placing them on a paper towel.
Peel the onion, rinse and cut into half rings.
Wash the bell pepper and remove the seeds. Cut into small strips.
Before cutting a tomato, it must be peeled. The easiest way to do this is by blanching. Boil water in a small saucepan. Slightly cut the tomato at the base. Place in boiling water for half a minute, then in cold water. After this, the peel can be easily removed. Chop the tomato in any order.
Crush the garlic using a garlic press or grate it on a fine grater.
Sterilize the jar and lid.
We wait until it cools down and start laying out the ingredients.
Place the chicken in the first layer. Add a little salt and pepper, add peppercorns and bay leaves. Place vegetables in the next layer. Next, chicken again. Repeat all manipulations until the jar is completely filled. The last layer should be vegetables. Place squeezed garlic on top. During heating, it will be evenly distributed throughout the jar.
Cover with a lid and place in a cold oven. It is best to place the jar on a wire rack. Firstly, so that it does not burst, and secondly, so that it is convenient to take out.
Place the jar in the oven for an hour and a half at a temperature of at least 180 degrees. After the time has passed, check the meat for doneness. If it easily comes off the bone, then the jar can be taken out.
Wait until it cools down a bit and place on a plate.
Sprinkle with herbs before serving.
Bon appetit!
Sweet chicken in the oven
The recipe is perfect for those who don’t mind adding citrus notes and sweet aromas to any dish, even meat.
Required ingredients:
- One kilogram of chicken. You can buy a carcass that has already been cut up.
- One apple. It's better to choose sour.
- Orange.
- One small onion.
- Fine salt.
- Half a lemon.
- A mixture of ground peppers.
Cooking process
We wash the chicken and dry it. Rub with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
Let marinate for thirty minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the remaining ingredients:
- Peel the onion and cut into thin half rings.
- Peel and pit the apple. Also cut into half rings.
- Peel the orange and fillet it.
- Place all the ingredients in the prepared jar in layers.
- If desired, you can add herbs such as cinnamon, thyme or rosemary.
Place in a cold oven and set the temperature to 180 degrees. Bake for at least two hours. Although you can adjust the time yourself. It all depends on what part of the chicken you are cooking.
Check the meat for doneness while baking.
After turning off the oven, let the chicken sit for half an hour.
You can serve garnished with mint or basil leaves.
Secrets of cooking chicken
We looked at several recipes for cooking chicken in a jar in the oven with photos. We hope that dishes prepared in accordance with them will become a worthy decoration for the festive and everyday table.
Feel free to experiment and replace or completely abandon some ingredients other than the main one. You can add any vegetables, mushrooms, fruits or dried fruits.
The main thing is to follow all the rules for handling the jar, otherwise all your efforts will go down the drain:
- The jar must be intact, without any damage. All labels present must be removed.
- It is better to sterilize the food before preparing it. If you use a metal lid, we also sterilize it.
- Do not fill the jar to the very brim, as the chicken will release juices that may leak out completely. In this case, the chicken will turn out dry and tough.
The oven temperature cannot be set above 180 degrees. You won't be able to speed up the cooking process, but the jar may crack. And the more the bird languishes in its own juice, the more aromatic, tender and tastier it will be.
As stated above, the chicken does not need to be covered with water or any other marinade. It contains enough juice to make the meat tender and juicy.
The jar should only be placed in a cold oven. Otherwise, the jar may simply burst due to temperature changes. For the same reason, it is necessary to take out the finished dish after the jar has completely cooled.
To deliciously bake chicken in a can, you need to follow only two rules: choose the “right” bird and, at the end of baking, regularly baste it with the resulting meat juices. Take a broiler chicken and a young one, it will turn out juicy and soft. It is better to refuse domesticated soup poultry, alas, but even steamed in a jar, it will still turn out tough and dry.
Which jar should you choose?
It is important to choose a container (most often they take a 0.7 liter container, you can use a beer can) so that the chicken sits on it steadily and does not fall over on its side at the most crucial moment. Also critically evaluate the size of your oven; the chicken on the can should fit in it freely.
Cooking secrets
- You need to pour hot water into the jar, then the glass will not burst under the influence of high temperatures.
- To flavor the jar, you should add spices and aromatic herbs - they will saturate the chicken meat with aromas from the inside.
- It’s a good idea to marinate the meat before baking in soy sauce, pepper, sweet paprika and turmeric. All of these spices harmonize well with chicken; when baked, they will give not only a wonderful aroma, but also a beautiful color to the crust.
- The final chord is to grease the finished bird with crushed garlic, the aroma will be amazing!
Total cooking time: 140 minutes
Cooking time: 80 minutes
Yield: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
- chicken – 1 pc. (1.9 kg)
- soy sauce – 2 tbsp. l.
- vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. l.
- ground hot pepper – 0.5 tsp.
- turmeric – 0.5 tsp.
- mixture of ground peppers – 0.5 tsp.
- sweet ground paprika – 1 tsp.
- bay leaf – 1 pc.
- allspice peas – 1 pc.
- black peppercorns – 4 pcs.
- coriander grains – 0.5 tsp.
- garlic – 2-3 teeth.
- salt - to taste
Preparation
Wash and dry the chicken, cut off the coccygeal gland. We close the hole at the neck with toothpicks - due to this simple procedure, steam will not escape from the carcass during baking.
In order for chicken baked in a jar to be aromatic and tasty, it must be seasoned in spices. For the marinade, I combined in a bowl: soy sauce (it will replace salt), vegetable oil, a mixture of ground peppers, a little hot chili, turmeric and sweet ground paprika. Mix everything until smooth - you should get about 3 full tablespoons. I did not add salt to the marinade, however, if your soy sauce is not too “strong”, you can add a little salt, 1-2 pinches is enough.
I rubbed the chicken with the aromatic marinade inside and out (it’s better to wear gloves, as turmeric stains your hands). Cover the bowl with cling film and leave to marinate at room temperature for 1 hour. During this time, the chicken will be salted and saturated with the aromas of spices.
I poured boiling water into a jar of a suitable size (to avoid bursting, heat it slowly), filling it 2/3 of the volume. I added bay leaf, black and allspice peas, and coriander seeds to the jar.
I placed the marinated chicken on a jar - the structure must be stable! You need to place a small baking sheet, some kind of mold or frying pan under the bottom so that all the fat and juices drain into the pan during baking. I also poured hot water into the pan. To prevent the outer phalanges of the wings from burning, I wrapped them in foil.
Carefully transferred the structure to the oven, preheated to 180-190 degrees. The chicken in the jar should be baked for 60-80 minutes, it should be cooked and covered with a crust. In order for a beautiful and uniform blush to form on the surface, during the last 20 minutes you need to regularly water the bird with meat juices, which will flow abundantly into the pan. Readiness is determined using a knife and by the flowing broth - it should be transparent and flow abundantly into the pan.
All that remains is to season the still hot dish with garlic sauce. It is very easy to prepare. To do this, I peeled a few cloves of garlic (amount to taste) and passed it through a press, mixed it with a small amount of meat broth from the tray, added pepper and salt to taste. Then I carefully removed the chicken from the can (be careful, it’s very hot!), removed the foil from the wings and brushed garlic sauce on all sides.
Baked chicken is best served hot. Can be supplemented with sauces, fresh vegetables or pickles, sprinkled with chopped parsley and green onions. Boiled or baked potatoes, buckwheat, rice, couscous are perfect side dishes.
The dish turns out very juicy, the meat literally melts in your mouth, and the crust is crispy and golden, smelling delicious of spices and garlic. You should definitely try it - I’m sure your guests will appreciate your work! Bon appetit!
Poultry is one of the favorite foods of meat eaters. In terms of speed of cooking, no other type of meat can compare with it. Appetizing and tender chicken with seasonings turns out to be a rather tender dish that goes well with any side dish. You can prepare it in many ways.
One group of people eats fried poultry with a golden-brown, crispy crust, while others prefer stewed chicken. Each person prepares it the way he wants. If you've tried all the cooking methods, you've probably never cooked chicken in a can. This is quite an interesting and tasty idea that even an inexperienced cook can handle.
Classic chicken in a jar recipe
Traditional recipes have always been famous for their simplicity. When preparing any dish in the classic way, we follow the list strictly, without adding unnecessary ingredients. Today we’ll try to make delicious chicken in a jar, and we’ll start with the list of necessary ingredients:
- chicken (any part will do).
- garlic.
- bulb onions.
- Bay leaf.
- seasonings, ground pepper.
- salt to your taste.
- jar 3 l.
Preparation
1.If you bought a whole specimen, then you need to cut it into portioned pieces. It’s better to do this in order to preserve all the juiciness of the meat.
2.Remove the skin and cut off unnecessary fat, it will be useful later.
3.Press the garlic. Along with spices and salt, add it to the chicken. Stir and rub the seasoning into the meat, let it brew for about half an hour. If you have a lot of time, then let the chicken marinate longer.
4.In the meantime, you can wash the jar, be sure to remove moisture from the outside and inside.
5. Place chicken in a jar. The first layer will be meat, followed by onions. We alternate this constantly, don’t forget to add a bay leaf.
6. Fill the very top with cut skin and fat.
7. Seal the neck with foil.
8.Place the chicken in the oven. It will take approximately 2 hours to prepare.
9.The broth that has collected in the jar can be used for frying potatoes.
10. The chicken in the can is cooked!
Chicken in a jar with vegetables
This recipe is very similar to the previous one, but with the addition of vegetables.
Ingredients
- chicken 1 kg.
- sweet pepper 2 pcs.
- medium sized carrots 1 pc.
- tomatoes (preferably cherry 4 pcs.), or regular 1 pc.
- onion 1 pc.
- bay leaf.
- garlic.
- turmeric.
- spices for chicken.
- peppercorns.
By the way, if you don’t eat any of the suggested vegetables, you can exclude them from the recipe. This does not play an important role here.
Preparation
1.Remove the skin and fat from the chicken. Rub spices into it, mix with chopped garlic. The meat should marinate for half an hour.
2. Cut sweet peppers and carrots into strips, cut the onion into thin half rings.
3. Divide the tomatoes into 2 parts.
4.Rinse the glass container and fill it alternately with vegetables and meat. Approximately in the center of the jar we place a bay leaf and peppercorns.
5.There will be fat and skin under the neck.
6. Place the chicken in the oven, gradually raising the temperature to 180 degrees. The dish will be ready in 2 hours.
Here is one example of cooking described in the video recipe.
Baked chicken with potatoes
This recipe is a variation of the classic cooking method, and is in no way inferior to it.
You will need
- chicken meat 1 kg.
- potatoes 4 pcs.
- onions, carrots 1 pc.
- garlic.
- spices for meat.
- salt to your taste.
Let's start cooking
1.Cut the chicken into portions, trim off the fat and skin.
2. Rub garlic, spices and salt into it.
3. While the seasonings are absorbed, we will peel and wash the potatoes.
4. Fill the bottom of the jar with chicken, then with a layer of onions and carrots. Next comes potatoes and again meat.
5. All that remains is to put the delicious chicken in the oven for a couple of hours. This time is enough for the meat to be completely stewed.
Tender chicken in a jar of water
Meat prepared using this method is distinguished by its delicate taste. In our area, chicken is often prepared this way.
Products
- whole chicken carcass 1 pc.
- mayonnaise 250 g.
- garlic 3 cloves.
- seasonings for chicken.
- bay leaf 3 pcs.
- allspice.
- salt to your taste.
Let's start cooking
1. We wash the chicken and remove excess moisture with paper napkins.
2.The marinade will be mayonnaise mixed with garlic, seasonings and salt. Mix the ingredients until you get a homogeneous sauce.
3.Pour water (about half) into a 0.7 liter jar, add pepper and bay leaf.
4. Coat the inside of the meat with the sauce we made, leave a little to spread on the outside of the chicken. We put the carcass on the jar.
5.The legs and wings need to be tied together.
6. You will need to find a frying pan or tray in which the jar will be located, fill it with water (this will prevent the fat from burning).
7.Put the meat in the oven for 120 minutes.
8.You can serve the juicy chicken as is or make an additional side dish of potatoes.
Here is one of the cooking options according to our recipe with date sauce.
Bon appetit!
Appetizing chicken with beer
The recipe is very similar to the previous one, but slightly modified.
Here we will not coat the chicken with sauce, so it will almost be grilled. This method of cooking will make your meat just as tender and tasty.
Ingredients
- chicken carcass 1 pc.
- garlic 3 cloves.
- paprika 2 tbsp.
- beer 0.5 l.
- butter 200 g.
- ground pepper and salt to your taste.
Preparation
1. Melt the butter. Divide into 2 parts, combine one with chopped garlic, paprika and pepper. Mix.
2.The second part must be combined with beer and the remainder of the garlic.
3. Wash the chicken in advance and dry it. Place on the jar and spread with the creamy mixture with seasonings. You also need to tie the legs and wings.
4. Place the jar in a deep frying pan, add water into which the fat will drip during baking.
5. Cook the chicken at a temperature of 180 degrees for about 2 hours.
6.In the meantime, make a side dish of vegetables for the meat dish. Bon appetit!
Here is another way to cook meat with beer.
Bon appetit!
In order to make an appetizing and tender dish from chicken, you must adhere to all the subtleties of preparation. There are many tricks that will allow you to prepare a real meat masterpiece from a chicken carcass.
- To get a truly tasty dish, you need to take care of the marinade. The chicken needs to marinate for almost a day so that it absorbs all the spices. Be sure to take care of this, otherwise it won't have that rich flavor you love.
- Carefully inspect the glass containers in which you will cook meat. The jar must be clean, without cracks or other damage. Be sure to remove the sticker if present.
- Pour about half a can of water. Keep in mind that it will fill with fat during the cooking process. If you don’t want to dirty the oven, then listen to this advice.
- Do not bring the oven to the desired temperature in advance. The glass will simply crack due to a sudden change.
As you already understand, preparing meat using these recipes is quite simple. The main thing is to adhere to the cooking rules.
If you do everything correctly, you will definitely end up with a tasty and appetizing meat dish that your family or guests will definitely like.
We cut the chicken, if it is a whole carcass, into portioned pieces as if we were just going to fry it in a frying pan. Season each piece with salt and pepper. You can add a little curry, because... chicken goes well with this seasoning.
Curry is a powdered orange-colored spice mixture based on turmeric root. Now we try to compact all the pieces of chicken into a jar, placing each layer of chicken with cloves of fresh garlic:
If desired, and if there is still free space in the jar, you can also add raw peeled potatoes. In this case, the potatoes will turn out especially tasty, because... it will absorb all possible juices that form inside the jar.
Now cover the neck of the jar with foil and place the jar in a cold oven. The oven will heat up along with the jar inside it. Otherwise (if the jar is already placed in a preheated oven), it will simply burst there.
It will take at least an hour, or even an hour and a half, to simmer the chicken in a jar in the oven until it turns a nice brown color. But this long process is worth it. The end result is such an appetizing and incomparably tasty dish:
The whole “zest” of this dish (even though there are no raisins in the recipe) is that the chicken is cooked exclusively in its own juice - this is the first thing.
And secondly, having mastered the process of cooking chicken in a jar using improvised means, you can be sure that you will not remain hungry no matter what, even the most difficult living conditions.
Baked in its own juice, it amazingly retains all its taste properties? And the most surprising thing about cooking is the absence of any spices or marinade. Let us prepare this simple and very healthy dish.
Chicken in a can: recipe with onions
To prepare the dish, we need a clean, dry liter jar and a metal or glass lid. And here is a list of products that are needed for cooking:
- pieces of young chicken with skin - 600g;
- onion - 1 head;
- salt;
- ground black pepper.
First, let's reveal the secret of preparing the pieces. You should not cut the cooked carcass into too small pieces. The larger the piece, the better the juice will release from it during baking. There is no need to remove the skin under any circumstances, and after washing the carcass, dry it with a paper kitchen towel. The best option for the dish would be 3 cut in half. We found out the secrets of choosing meat, now we find out in a jar.
Cooking method
When the lack of spices and marinade was mentioned at the beginning of the article, it did not mean the absence of ground black pepper in reasonable quantities. However, any additional spices can overwhelm the original taste of chicken meat, so we’ll do without any additions. So, salt and pepper the chopped chicken pieces. The younger and fresher the chicken, the fewer additions in the form of vegetables it requires. Therefore, our chicken, cooked in a jar in its own juice, will be supplemented with only one juicy onion. This will be the perfect combination of taste. We cut the onion into half rings and proceed to laying out the ingredients.
Laying the pieces
Let's start placing the cut pieces quite tightly into the jar, alternating them with onions. You cannot add water to the jar! All that remains is to cover the container with the prepared tin or glass lid and place the contents in a cold oven. We will heat the oven gradually so that the container does not burst. Chicken in a jar in its own juice can also be cooked using the “aerogrill” function; an additional expansion ring is installed. Now all that remains is to set the temperature to 180 degrees and wait about 1 hour 20 minutes. Important: do not preheat the oven above the specified temperature to avoid the formation of cracks in the jar. If you use the air fryer function, turn the fan position to
After the time is up, the chicken in the jar, cooked in its own juices, should stand in the oven for another 15 minutes. This is also done to prevent sudden temperature changes. There is nothing to be done, glass containers are a capricious thing. But these are not all the nuances, because we will also have to stock up on a hot stand. No contact with a cold surface - and the dish will be safe and sound. Well, now you can transfer the freshly prepared juicy pieces into plates and enjoy your meal.
Step-by-step recipe with photos: chicken in a jar with vegetables
The previous dish is so self-sufficient that it must be eaten without a side dish. Now let’s present for your consideration another recipe, supplemented with vegetables. A dish prepared in this way will give all the juiciness of the meat to the vegetables. Here is a complete list of required ingredients:
To prepare the dish, we will need 2 half-liter (or liter) jars, therefore, we will also get two servings. It is better to choose the juiciest thighs; instead, you can use drumsticks or wings if desired.
Chopping vegetables
First, wash and dry the meat pieces, salt and pepper them. Let the thighs soak a little in the salt while we start chopping the vegetables. Wash and peel the potatoes (4 small pieces), onions and carrots. Chop the onion and set aside about a third of it. We will cut the carrots into semicircles of regular thickness. Chicken with vegetables in a jar does not tolerate grated ingredients, so all the pieces must be large enough. Cut the potatoes into slices and start putting the ingredients in the jars. During the installation process, it is necessary to ensure that the amount of ingredients in both jars is approximately equal.
Place ingredients in jars
At the bottom of the jars, first place most of the chopped onion, and then the carrots. Immediately after the carrot layer comes the potato layer. Fill the jars halfway with slices. Now you need to salt and pepper the ingredients, cover with a lid and shake the contents thoroughly. This procedure is necessary, because chicken baked in a jar with potatoes must be evenly soaked in spices. Open the jar and lay out the remaining onions, which should come into contact with the pieces of meat in order to give all their flavor to the thighs. Place the chicken pieces and make sure there is room at the top of the jar. Advice: it’s better not to take risks and use a liter container for preparing the dish.
Cover the jars with metal lids or, alternatively, pieces of foil. Before putting the contents into a cold oven, place the containers with food in a wide frying pan without a handle. Turn on the slow mode and leave the portions for about 1 hour 30 minutes. After completing the baking process, following the advice of the first recipe, do not rush to remove the finished dish from the oven immediately. After 15 minutes, remove and place on serving plates. Bon appetit!
This recipe is suitable for all lovers of taste aesthetics and healthy eating, because the recipes do not contain mayonnaise or vinegar.
Alternatively, you can add 2 cloves of garlic, cut into thin slices, and a bay leaf to the chicken.
In addition to the vegetables presented in the recipes, fresh white cabbage and tomatoes are also added to the jars. You can use eggplant and zucchini as additional ingredients. However, it should be remembered that the most delicious pieces come from cans with a minimum content of vegetables.
If you seal the neck of the jar with foil, there will be no evaporation and the chicken will turn out especially aromatic and juicy.
Since the dish takes a long time to cook in the oven, the potatoes can be cut into large pieces. This option will be especially appreciated by representatives of the stronger half of humanity.
The bottom of the jars in the oven should be either in a frying pan or on a baking sheet.
Conclusion
Many readers will immediately notice the analogies of the presented dish with chicken baked with However, the taste of our today's dish is in many ways different from any similar ones. And those who cook this recipe regularly note that the meat turns out incomparable.
