Tailgating Recipes: Jalapeno Chicken

“Stuffed jalapeno peppers are wrapped in marinated chicken breasts. Tasty bacon seals the deal!”

Ingredients

  • 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – pounded to 1/4 inch thickness
  • 1 (16 ounce) bottle Italian dressing
  • 3 fresh jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 6 slices bacon
  • toothpicks

Directions

  1. Place chicken breasts in a dish with the Italian dressing. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
  2. Preheat the grill for high heat.
  3. Stuff each jalapeno half with cream cheese. Roll chicken breasts around jalapeno peppers. Wrap each chicken breast with a slice of bacon. Secure with toothpicks.
  4. Lightly oil the grill grate. Arrange wrapped chicken breasts on the prepared grill. Cook for 20 minutes, turning frequently, or until bacon is browned and the chicken juices run clear.

SOURCE: Cristi Rhymes via AllRecipes.com

Tailgating Appetizers: Black-Jack Chicken Quesadillas

These quesadilla appetizers bites are made with chicken and Monterey Jack cheese with a blackberry and chipotle pepper sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup blackberry preserves
  • 1 Tbsp canned chipotles in adobo, seeds removed
  • 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 12 oz fully cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into small chunks
  • 1/2 cup diced onions
  • 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 10 (6 inch) flour tortillas

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, whisk together blackberry preserves, chipotle in adobo, balsamic vinegar, cilantro, garlic and black pepper.
  2. Turn heat to medium and heat just until mixture begins to bubble. Remove from heat.
  3. Add chicken to saucepan and toss to coat chicken in berry mixture. Toss onions and cheese together. Spoon 2 tablespoons cheese/onion mixture evenly down center of each tortilla. Spoon chicken & berry mixture over cheese, dividing equally among tortillas.
  4. Fold tortillas over to make quesadillas.
  5. Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle to medium and cook quesadillas for 3-4 minutes each time or until cheese is melted and edges are golden brown. Cut each tortilla in half with a pizza cutter to make 20 triangles.

Number of servings: 10

SOURCE: Submitted by: Correvon, Photo by: LaurenB248 (via BetterRecipes.com)

Grilled Chicken and Tapenade Sandwiches

Layer grilled chicken, feta cheese, and an olive- and tomato-topping for these fantastic dinner sandwiches. The tomato mixture also tastes wonderful when served on slices of toasted baguette as an appetizer.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)
Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups diced seeded tomato
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped pitted kalamata olives
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 5 teaspoons extravirgin olive oil, divided
  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled feta cheese
  • 4 (2-ounce) ciabatta sandwich rolls, halved

Directions:

  • Combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl. Add 2 teaspoons oil; toss gently to combine. Let stand 15 minutes.
  • Prepare grill.
  • Brush chicken evenly with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Place chicken on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 6 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Remove from grill. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing thinly.
  • Add cheese and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt to tomato mixture; stir gently to combine. Arrange sliced chicken evenly on bottom halves of rolls. Top each serving with one-fourth of tomato mixture, and cover with top halves of rolls. Serve immediately.

SOURCE: Jennifer Martinkus, Cooking Light, JUNE 2007 (via MyRecipes.com)

Tailgating Recipes: Chicken Lollipop

Ingredients:

  • 10 pieces chicken wings
  • 3/8 ounce garlic, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1/4 ounce ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 3/8 ounce fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
  • 3/8 ounce green chillies, finely chopped
  • 4 7/8 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons cornflour
  • Salt, to taste
  • 1 egg
  • panko bread crumbs to coat
  • oil, to deep fry

Directions:

1. Break each chicken wing into two parts at the joint.

2. Take each part and pull back the meat from one end of the bone to the other carefully, making sure that you do not pull the meat completely out.

3. Put all the chicken lollipops in a bowl.

4. Add ginger and garlic to the chicken. Mix well.

5. Add green chillies and coriander leaves to the same. Mix well.

6. Add half a cup of all purpose flour and quarter cup of cornflour to the same. Mix well.

7. Break one egg into the bowl.

8. Add salt to taste.

9. Mix well and keep aside for 1 hour to marinate.

10. After an hour is up, heat oil in a wok.

11. Coat the chicken lollipops with panko bread crumbs

12. Deep fry the chicken lollipops in the hot oil by holding the tip of the bone and placing the meaty section of the lollipop in the oil.

11. Drain on clean kitchen paper napkins. Serve hot.

Tidbit: Mix Chili Sauce, Ketchup and Mayonnaise and serve as a dipping sauce.

SOURCE: Khauwar Dol

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