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Showing posts with label Brown rice. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Tex Mex Drumsticks and Rice

Tonight I made a Tex Mex dish that I found from All Recipes, but I made some Mods.  Before I get to that, I must preface that these drumsticks were delish!!!
Ok, so I first took five drumsticks (skin on) and rinsed and dried them, put them in a bowl and poured 2 tbsp of unsalted melted butter over them and massaged the butter into the flesh.  My grill has five burners, so I heated the outer 2 on med high and the inner 3 on low.  The gauge read 400 when I placed the drumsticks on the grill.  I grilled them to perfection for about 30 minutes.  They had a golden brown outside and of course the temp was 166.  While my chicken was grillin, I started the sauce, which I modified for my liking.  I used 1.5 C skim milk, 1 C low fat sour cream,  3 chipotles in adobo sauce and 1 tbsp of the chicken bouillon granules.  I put it all in a large mixing bowl and used my immersion blender to blend it all together.  In the mean time I took a large skillet and heated on med low 1tbsp of unsalted butter.  Once the butter was  melted I added the chipotle sauce to the skillet and simmered it while my chicken grilled.  I also made some rice cooked in chicken stock and added 1 tsp turmeric, 1tbsp cumin, 1 tsp kosher salt 1 can black beans rinsed and drained, 1 C frozen white corn and just just let that cook.
When the chicken had reached temp, I removed it from the grill and  placed it in the skillet with the chipotle sauce and let it simmer in the sauce for about 10 minutes.  I served the drumsticks with a drizzle of the chipotle sauce over top and the rice.  I garnished it with cilantro, chopped onion, dollop of low fat sour cream and chopped jalapenos.  This was really yummy.  The drumsticks were so moist and most awesome.  Give the recipe a try and let me know what you think.  Enjoy!!

Monday, May 16, 2011

Chang's Spicy Chicken w/ Broccoli & Brown Rice

I went to PF Chang's recently for our 9 yr wedding anniversary and I tried the Chang's Chicken. It's similar to General Tso's Chicken, but lighter. The crust is very light, more like it's been seared quickly in hot oil. Anyway, I liked it, so I googled "Chang's Chicken and I found this recipe on Epicurious. This recipe could use some modifications.  Next time I will will only add1 tbs chili sauce, 3/4 C pineapple juice, less sugar and less vinegar. I doubled the recipe and it was pretty intense. The chili sauce and vinegar were a bit much and it was little sweeter than what I had at the restaurant. We served it over brown rice, like in the restaurant, but we added steamed broccoli to it as well.  I will make this dish again, but will modify for my taste. Try it and let me know what you think.