I was in the mood for a sandwich tonight.
Last week I picked up about a dozen chicken breasts at the farmers market. I brought ’em home and – in packs of two – marinated, sealed, and froze them. I did several different marinades… Apple Cinnamon BBQ, White Wine, Lemon and French Herbs, Marsala and Italian Herbs, a Spicy Chili paste Asian, and a spicy Tequila Chipotle.
Tonight was Spicy Chipotle!
I brought home some rolls from work and toasted them slightly. I made a spicy mayo with mayonnaise, chipotle powder and lime zest and juice. A sliced up a ripe tomato and separated some lettuce leaves… Grilled the chicken breasts and added a couple of slices of havarti cheese. (It may be 10 degrees outside but that doesn’t stop me from firing up the grill!)
In the meantime, I sliced up one big potato, slathered it in olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic and placed them on the grill.
In 20 minutes I had dinner on the table. The flavors worked great together. It was spicy hot, but the lime really helped to cool it down. They were also nice and sloppy. The last few bites, especially, were finger-lickers with everything sliding around just as it should.
I’m looking forward to trying the others…..
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I am intriqued by the idea of freezing fresh chicken breasts in marinades. I haven’t done this before, but I think it would be a great timesaver.
Have you posted the marinades you used somewhere on your site? I’d love to try the white wine and the lemon & French herb marinades you mentioned.
Hi Patsy!
I’ve been “freezer-marinating” for years and years. It’s one of my secrets to “30-minute-dinner-on-the-table.” It’s really easy and only takes a couple of minutes when you get home from grocery shopping!
I have to admit I’m not much of a recipe-follower when it comes to these marinades. I usually just find things in the kitchen and away I go… 🙂 Then, again, most of my cooking is’whatever’s in the kitchen’ at any given moment… 🙂
But – here’s what I did for the various chickens…
Apple Cinnamon BBQ: 1 cup BBQ Sauce, 1/2 cup apple butter, and a hint of additional cinnamon.
White Wine, Lemon and French Herbs: 1 cup white wine (my brother-in-law makes wine – we get his rejects for cooking!!) Juice of 1 lemon and zest, 1 rounded teaspoon French Herbs (commercial blend of chives, parsley, basil, tarragon, rosemary, and marjoram.)
Marsala and Italian Herbs: 1/2 cup marsala wine 1 teaspoon commercial Italian Herbs (Oregano, Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, Sage, and Marjoram.)
Spicy Asian: 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup sherry (or Chinese rice wine if you can get it,) 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil, 1 teaspoon Sambal Oelek (red chili paste,) 2 cloves garlic, chopped.
Tequila Chipotle: 1 cup tequila, 1 tsp chipotle powder.
I just received my order of Moore’s marinades and oh boy! talk about yummy! 🙂
I think I may have to do a “Marinade” page.
Enjoy!
Thanks for sharing with me! I haven’t been very good at throwing together marinades yet, so guidelines are always helpful. I can’t wait to give these a try! I love the idea of not having to wait for the food to marinate over night or for hours ahead of time… I don’t always think that far ahead.