A microwave-cooked chicken can decorate any event. Thanks to the microwave on the surface of the bird, an appetizing crust of a bronze hue is formed, while the burning of meat is excluded. The average cooking time is 40 minutes.

Microwave Chicken in a Roasting Bag

Products Required:

  • chicken - 1.5 kg;
  • cloves of garlic - 4 pcs.;
  • salt - 1 tsp;
  • basil;
  • turmeric;
  • thyme;
  • marjoram;
  • chopped white pepper.

The process of preparing chicken in a baking bag:

  1. The chicken should be washed and cleaned of skin, fat should also be removed. To remove the remains of feathers it is necessary to singe the bird over the fire.
  2. Remove excess moisture from the chicken with paper napkins.
  3. Grate the carcass with spices and salt mixed in one bowl. Leave the meat for half an hour.
  4. Peel the garlic cloves from the husk, go over them with a knife blade to let the juice go. Put the garlic inside the bird.
  5. Place the meat in a bag intended for baking so that the back of the chicken is at the top. Tie a bag to a knot or secure with a strong thread.
  6. Pierce the packet with a fork. This is necessary so that air does not accumulate, and it does not burst.
  7. Transfer the chicken onto a baking sheet and microwave. Bake the dish for 30 minutes at 800 watts.
  8. 7 minutes before cooking, tear the bag so that the meat is browned.

To give a richer taste and aroma, it is recommended to supplement the dish with marinade. It can be prepared from ketchup, mustard, sour cream, various spices and vegetables.

How to bake a whole bird deliciously

Ingredients:

  • carcass - 1 kg;
  • mayonnaise - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • paprika - 1 tsp;
  • garlic - 4 cloves;
  • spices, salt, ground pepper.

How to bake whole chicken:

  1. From feathers and down, clean the carcass and remove the entrails.
  2. Rinse the bird and rub it inside and out with spices.
  3. To make the cooked chicken covered with a bright appetizing crust, it is necessary to coat the bird with paprika, which should be mixed with mayonnaise.
  4. Peel and chop the garlic into small pieces, place it inside the chicken.
  5. Transfer the prepared bird to the dishes for cooking in the microwave oven.
  6. Set maximum power and cook meat for half an hour.
  7. After a specified period of time, turn the chicken over on the other side, pour over the resulting juice and cook for another 25 minutes.

To make the dish tastier and more aromatic, it is recommended to put chopped bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots inside the chicken with garlic.

In a glass bowl

Required Recipe Components:

  • ham - 500 g;
  • adjika.

How to cook chicken:

  1. Coat the adjika carcass thoroughly. The spice should not be liquid.
  2. Coated Adzhika bird for 10 minutes, leave to marinate at room temperature.
  3. Put the ham in a glass dish.
  4. Set the maximum power in the microwave oven and place the dish in it for 20 minutes.

Due to the fact that microwave oven models can differ in maximum power, after 10 minutes you need to open the door and look at the dish. If there is no golden hue, you need to increase the cooking time.

Grilled chicken in the microwave with grill

Components:

  • broiler chicken - 850 g;
  • salt - 3 tsp;
  • ground pepper;
  • head of garlic;
  • mustard seeds - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • sweet chopped paprika - 7 g;
  • Turmeric - ½ tsp

How to grill chicken:

  1. Rinse the bird well under running water and wipe it with dry paper towels to remove excess moisture.
  2. Grate dry carcass with pepper and sea salt.
  3. In one bowl, mix the following ingredients: paprika (sweet), turmeric, and mustard seeds. Grate the bird with a mixture of spices.
  4. Peel the garlic from the husks and divide into 2 parts. Grind one with garlic presses, and cut the second with a knife. Rub the garlic, passed through the press, into the skin of the bird, and chopped - stuff it.
  5. It takes 45 minutes for the meat to marinate.
  6. Lay the chicken on its grill belly with its belly down. Place a drip pan under the grill.
  7. Cook in the microwave in the Grill mode for 20 minutes. After that, turn the chicken over on the other side (downside down) and bake for another 25 minutes.
  8. Transfer the bird to a large plate and serve. The juice that was extracted from meat during baking is used as the basis for the sauce.

Fresh zucchini and tomatoes cooked in a double boiler will help to spice up the dish. They can decorate the chicken before serving. It is also recommended to pour the surface of the bird with soy sauce.

With potatoes

What to cook from:

  • potatoes - 1 kg;
  • chicken fillet - 270 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. l .;
  • sour cream 30% - 3 tbsp. l .;
  • mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • clove of garlic - 1 pc.;
  • spices for potatoes, chicken;
  • salt;
  • water - 160 ml.

How to cook:

  1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into medium-sized pieces. Transfer the chopped vegetable into a container designed for microwave ovens.
  2. Add salt and spices for potatoes, add sunflower oil. Mix everything.
  3. Cut the peeled onions and attach to the potatoes.
  4. Cut chicken into small pieces, season with salt and season with spices.
  5. Combine the meat with sour cream, finely chopped garlic and mayonnaise.
  6. Stir the meat well and place it on top of the potatoes with onions.
  7. Pour in water, cover the pan with a lid and put in the oven. It takes 45 minutes to fully cook. Power should be 700 watts.

It is important that you choose the right potato before cooking. It must be of such varieties that it does not boil when cooking in the microwave. It is recommended to serve the dish hot with fresh or salted vegetables.

Chicken fillet with cheese crust

What ingredients are required:

  • chicken breast - 1 pc.;
  • chicken eggs - 2 pcs.;
  • hard cheese - 160 g;
  • mayonnaise - 80 g;
  • salt.

Stages of preparation:

  1. To make it easier to rub the cheese, it should be frozen in the refrigerator. If the meat is frozen, thaw to room temperature.
  2. The sternum must be cut along the transverse bone. After that, separate the meat from the bone with your hands and cut lengthwise. Press the surface of the breast with a palm and grind it into small pieces again, sprinkle with salt.
  3. Fry the pieces in a pan. It is important not to overcook the meat, juice should stand out from it.
  4. While the pieces are fried, prepare the cheese mixture. To do this, mix in one container chicken eggs, mayonnaise and grated cheese on a fine grater. Stir the mass with a blender.
  5. Cut each piece of fried meat lengthwise and put on a plate.
  6. Pour fillet with cheese mixture.
  7. Send the dish to the microwave for 3 minutes by setting the power to 800 watts.

To obtain a golden crust, it is necessary to use the following varieties of hard cheese: Beaufort, Cheddar, Gouda, Parmesan, Emmental, Russian.

Cook chicken

Ingredients:

  • chicken carcass - 1 pc.;
  • water;
  • chicken seasonings;
  • salt.

Technology:

  1. To make the meat evenly boil, take chicken weighing about 1.5 kg. The frozen carcass should be thawed, remove the entrails and thoroughly rinse the bird with running water. To get a diet dish, you need to remove the skin from the chicken.
  2. Tie legs and wings to the carcass, fix them with long toothpicks. The bird should take the shape of an oval. If you do not plan to cook the whole chicken, you need to cut it into pieces, then sprinkle with salt and season to taste with spices.
  3. Transfer prepared meat to a bowl intended for use in the microwave. If the carcass is intact, lay it sternum down.
  4. Put a container of water on the fire and bring to a boil.
  5. Pour boiling water into the bowl where the chicken is. It should completely cover the bird, however, leave a place for boiling.
  6. Cover the dish with a domed lid with a steam hole.
  7. Install a power of 1000 W on the microwave, place a container with chicken for 5 minutes in it, until the water boils.

To check the readiness of meat, the chicken needs to be pierced in several places with a toothpick. If transparent, not pink juice stands out from the bird, the dish is ready. Do not immediately remove the meat from the broth, it should stand until it cools.

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