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Spiced Chicken and Blue Cheese

October 22, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
Filed under Broiled, Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Dinner Recipes, Main Course, New Dinner Recipe, Sauce, Supper

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dinner1 Spiced Chicken and Blue Cheese - This spiced chicken breast recipe, marinated in a spicy butter mixture, is wrapped around an abundance of succulent blue cheese. The spice and cheese complement each other perfectly, in this quick dinner recipe, that cooks in under 10 Minutes, making it perfect for those very busy week nights.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 5-8 mins
Servings: 4
Main Ingredient: Chicken Breast
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Spiced Chicken and Blue Cheese

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup hot pepper sauce
5 tablespoons blue cheese, crumbled
romaine lettuce

Directions to make Spiced Chicken and Blue Cheese

Step 1:Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Pound the chicken breasts down to a 1/ inch thickness. In a large glass bowl, make the marinade by mixing together the butter and hot pepper sauce. Add the chicken into the marinade, turning to coat; cover and refrigerate 15 - 30 minutes.
Step 2:Remove the chicken from the marinade and spoon 1 tablespoon of the blue cheese onto the center of each chicken breast. Fold in the sides, rolling the chicken around the blue cheese. Secure with wooden picks. Set the temperature control at broil or 450 degrees. Arrange the oven rack so the chicken is about 8 inches from the heat. Broil the chicken for about 5 minutes or until brown.
Step 3:Remove the wooden picks from the chicken. Arrange lettuce and chicken on platter. Garnish with celery and remaining blue cheese.

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Fresh Lime Scallion Chicken Dinner

August 12, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
Filed under Broiled, Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Dinner Recipes, Main Course, Supper

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din_chk Fresh Lime Scallion Chicken Dinner - This fresh, fabulously marinated, chicken dinner recipe is very light tasting, yet very satisfying. The tender chicken marinates overnight, in one of the most unique, creamy-spiced, homemade marinades you will ever taste. Creamy yogurt and roasted spices blend together phenomenally, to lock in flavor, and give you very moist, tender chicken everytime. A very easy recipe for dinner as all the prep is done the night before, and it cooks in 15 minutes!

Cook Time: 12-15 mins
Servings: 6
Main Ingredient: Chicken Breast
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Fresh Lime Scallion Chicken Dinner

Salt
Lemon juice
8 Boneless chick breasts
1 tb Coriander; whole
1 tb Cumin; whole
4 oz Ginger; grated
1 tb Garlic; crushed
1 ts Cayenne pepper
1 qt Unflavored yogurt
2 sm Bunches radishes; julienned
16 Scallions; washed, trimmed,and cut in half into 3 inch lengths
4 Limes; quartered

Directions to make Fresh Lime Scallion Chicken Dinner

Step 1:Sprinkle a small amount of salt and lemon juice over chicken and allow to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a preheated 350 degree oven, toast coriander and cumin on a baking sheet for 5 minutes. Allow spices to cool and crush in a blender or with the bottom of a heavy pot. Combine coriander and cumin with ginger, garlic, cayenne, and yogurt to make a marinade.
Step 2:Dip chicken breasts into yogurt mixture and marinate, refrigerated for 24 hours. Turn occasionally.
Step 3:Broil marinade-coated chicken 5 inches from heat source, about 8 minutes. Turn and broil other side until tender, 6 to 8 additional minutes
Step 4:Cover the serving plate with a thick layer of julienned radishes, place 2 pieces of chicken on top, and garnish each plate with four pieces of scallion and two pieces of lime

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