Olive oil is a part of my daily cooking routine. Basically, if it is something that I cook on the stovetop – – it has olive oil in it. Likely it could have verist been seasoned with this easy chicken marinade with extra virgin olive oil.
Other dishes (i.e. in the oven, in the slow cooker, etc.) may also have olive oil, but if I cook it on the stove, then it is a given – it will be in there! So, I was pretty excited to head to Walmart and check out STAR Usage Pairings Olive Oil.
Even though I cook with olive oil frequently, I guess I don't know everything there is to know about it. Did you know that like wine, certain varieties of olive oil pair best with certain types of dishes? STAR has taken the guess work out of figuring out the best type of oil to use by offering three unique varieties of STAR Usage Pairings Olive Oil: Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Vegetables, Hojiblanca Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Poultry/Fish and Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Beef/Lamb. All three varieties are gluten free and they are a great alternative to butter and margarine (seriously – does anyone even use margarine any more?)
I chose the Hojiblanca Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Poultry/Fish to try first. According to the STAR web site, it is a “fruity oil, smooth, but persistent wit han aroma that lingers on the palate and in the memory”. We cook a lot of chicken so I knew I would get a lot of use out if this oil right away. Since I like to cook from scratch, but don't always have time to do it. I find one thing that makes quick meals more possible is to keep a stash of cooked chicken in the freezer. That takes a little planning ahead, but it's easy. Here's how:
Easy Chicken Marinade with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Ingredients:
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 cup white cooking wine
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp Italian seasoning
salt and pepper
How to make an easy chicken marinade:
To make this easy marinade, I mix all the ingredients together and pour over chicken in a covered baking dish, turning the chicken to coat all sides. Then it sits overnight in the fridge to soak up the flavor.
The next day I throw the chicken in the oven in the covered dish to cook at 350 for 30-45 minutes or until cooked through. Once it's cool, I just chop it up and put in meal size portions in the freezer. When mealtime comes, I can grab cooked chicken to stir fry with veggies, add into a quesadilla, or make a quick chicken and rice dish. When I make the final dish, I will also add a drizzle of the Hojiblanca Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Poultry/Fish to enhance the flavor.
Since this particular STAR Hojiblanca Olive Oil in intended for poultry, I figured it would also work for eggs – and I was right!! I used it to fry an egg this morning and it turned out delicious! All I did was coat the bottom of my fry pan with a teaspoon of Hojiblanca Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Poultry/Fish and then cooked my egg as usual. It had great flavor!
Easy Chicken Marinade with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
This easy chicken marinade adds so much flavor thanks to olive oil, garlic and seasonings.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/4 cup white cooking wine
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together and pour over chicken in a covered baking dish, turning the chicken to coat all sides.
- Let sit overnight in the fridge to soak up the flavor.
Enter to Win: Right now you can enter the STAR Fine Foods Facebook Sweepstakes for your chase to win a set of 3 Usage Pairing Extra Virgin Olive Oils. There will be 5 winners! Promotion ends December 20, 2013.
For more information on STAR Usage Pairings Olive Oils you can visit the STAR web site, follow them on Twitter or check them out on Facebook.
LauraOinAK says
I’ve tried that same Star Olive Oil and LOVE it. I’m anxious to try the others and see how the flavors differ.
Angela says
Using good olive oil makes such a difference!
Kristin Wheeler (@MamaLuvsBooks) says
Great post! Love the variety of oils! #client
Cristine says
Olive oil is so versatile – love cooking with it.
Jenn @comebackmomma says
Great ideas. I love cooking with Olive oil. So many great options.
Shannon Gosney says
I love these new olive oils! I picked up a bottle recently too!
Jennifer says
I had no idea that different types of olive oil were used for cooking different things! I cook with olive oil all the time, but I’ll have to try out the different varieties now!
Tammilee Tillison says
I had no idea there were so many different types of olive oil. I am going to have to check these out. I have been using regular plain old olive oil. I like the idea of trying the new flavors.
Mary says
I love STAR olive oil! Thanks for the chicken marinade, we will be trying this. I love to grill chicken and keep it in the fridge for an easy to grab lunch or dinner in a hurry.
OurFamilyWorld says
The chicken marinade sounds so delicious! It definitely makes plain chicken so much more interesting.
Sarah L says
OK, I always know that there is much out there that I don’t know about. The different EVOOs for different foods? No idea. Will look for them. Thanks.
Lisa Brown says
i love olive oil, cook with it daily. looks like a great brand.
Jean says
Interesting! I had no idea such pairings existed but it makes complete sense. Thank you for including your chicken marinade. I love having a stash of cooked chicken at hand!
Tammy S says
I love the Star brand olive oil. We use it all the time. Your recipe looks great for the Chicken Marinated. Have you ever used the Garlic flavored Star Olive Oil? It is amazing brushed on french bread and then toasted on the grill. Yum!
Chrysa says
Oh, that does sound good!
Lori Pace says
A great oil makes a great dish! Thank you for your work! #client