SOUTHWEST CHICKEN BREASTS
This popular recipe can also be a grilled chicken salad! Slice chicken into small strips and place them on top of shredded lettuce with avocado dressing and top with cheese! Makes 6 servings.
Ingredients |
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1/4 | cup dry white | wine | |
2 | tablespoons | olive oil or cooking oil | |
2 | teaspoons | snipped fresh tarragon or 1/4 | |
| teaspoon dried tarragon, crushed | ||
1/4 | teaspoon | salt | |
6 | skinless, boneless chicken breast halves | ||
2 | avocados, | pitted, peeled and chopped |
1tomato, chopped
1clove garlic, minced
2tablespoons finely chopped seeded green chili peppers of your choice
2 | green onions, finety chopped |
1tablespoon soipped fresh cilantro
1tablespoon honey
1tablespoon lemon juice
Preparing the Chicken
Combine wine, oil, tarragon and salt. Rinse chicken and dry with paper towels. Place chicken in plastic
bag and into shallow
hours, turning bag occasionally.
Preparing the Avocado Dressing
Combine avocados, tomato, garlic, chili peppers,
onions, cilantro, honey and lemon juice. Toss well then cover and chill up to 2 hours.
Grilling the Chicken
Remove the chicken from plastic bag and reserve the marinade. Grill chicken directly over MEDIUM heat
with lid up for 5 minutes. Turn chicken and brush with marinade, then grill for
chicken is no longer pink. Serve with side of avocado dressing.
BARBECUED CHICKEN
Another backyard favorite, this recipe includes an easy to make sweet and spicy sauce.
Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup orange marmalade
1tablespoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
12 1/2 to 3 pound
Preparing the Sauce
Combine ketchup, marmalade, vinegar, ceteryseed, chili powder and hot pepper sauce in a cooking pan, and cook directly over a LOW to MEDIUM heat. Leave the cooked sauce in the pan and remove from heat until chicken is prepared.
Preparing the Chicken
Wash chicken and dry with paper towels. Turn outside burners on MEDIUM and place
place cooking pan with sauce into center of grill and reheat. Pour warmed sauce over chicken and serve.