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
1/4 | cup dry white wine |
2 | tablespoons olive oil or cooking oil |
2teaspoons snipped fresh tarragon or 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon, crushed
1/4 | teaspoon salt |
6 | skinless, boneless chicken breast halves |
2avocados, pitted, peeled and chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2tablespoons finely chopped seeded green chili peppers of your choice
2 | green onions, finely chopped |
1tablespoon snipped fresh citantro
1tablespoon honey
1 | tablespoon lemon juice |
Preparing the Chicken
Combine wine, oit, tarragon and salt. Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Place chicken in plastic bag, add marinade and seal bag. Rotate chicken to
coat well. Place sealed bag into a shallow dish and chill up to 24 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
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
1 2 1/2 to 3 pound
Preparing the Sauce
Combine ketchup, marmalade, vinegar, celery
seed, 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 pat dry with paper towels. Turn outside burners on MEDIUM and place
chicken pieces (bone side down) in center of grill. Close lid and cook indirectly for 1 hour or until
chicken is no longer pink. Brush occasionally with sauce. Remove chicken from gdll once cooked, then place cooking pan with sauce into center of
grill and reheat. Pour warmed sauce over chicken and serve.