Garlic Parsley Chicken Under a Brick

I did not get the picture of the first meal, but this was what Lisa and My leftovers looked like for the next day at work

I was watching Rachael Ray over the weekend and could not resist trying this recipe. It needed more salt, but after I added salt even the leftovers were excellent.

Recipe:

4 large cloves garlic, cracked away from skin

1 cup flat-leaf parsley, a few generous handfuls

1/2 cup Marcona almonds (Spanish peeled, toasted nuts available in bulk section of many markets) or, toasted slivered almonds (I used toasted almonds)

1 lemon, grate 1 tablespoon zest then cut into wedges

4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts or thighs

2 tablespoons grill seasoning blend (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick) Extra-virgin olive oil, for liberal drizzling

Preheat a heavy bottomed skillet over medium-high to high heat and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Combine the garlic, parsley, almonds and lemon zest in food processor (I would also add 1/2 tsp salt) and pulse to grind into a dry paste. Loosen skin on chicken and layer 1/4 of the mixture under the skin on each piece of chicken. Wash your hands, grease the breasts with a liberal drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and season with grill seasoning. Place skin side of the breasts down in the skillet and top with another, smaller skillet. Weight the pan with a brick. (I used a cast iron dish) Cook to crisp skin, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the pan to hot oven and roast for 15 minutes. YUM!