Brazilian Holiday Chicken Food

BRAZILIAN-STYLE GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Reserve 1/4 cup parsley for later use. Mix remaining parsley with next 5 ingredients until blended.
• Loosen skin from leg quarters. Reserve half the dressing mixture for later use; rub remaining onto chicken meat under skin. Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Heat grill to medium heat. Grill chicken 40 to 45 min. or until done (165ºF), turning occasionally and brushing with half the reserved dressing mixture for the last 10 min. Meanwhile, cook rice as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Add cheese and remaining parsley to rice; mix lightly. Brush chicken with remaining dressing mixture. Serve with rice mixture.

BRAZILIAN HOLIDAY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a large stew pot and add 1 teaspoon of oil. Add chicken cubes and cook one or two minutes just until the surface of the poultry is opaque. Add the onions, peppers and garlic and cook an additional 3 minutes.
• Add the tomato sauce, water, bay leaf, garlic powder, cumin and oregano to the pot and bring the stew to a light boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 110 minutes uncovered.
• Season with salt and pepper. Add lemon juice and celery; cook until crisp tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.
• This goes nicely over a bowl of brown rice and a green leafy salad.

HOLIDAY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Lay 4 chicken breasts, not in the baking dish, and top with 1/4 of the spinach and 1 oz of the cheese on each breast.
• Place another chicken breast on top of each one and press down.
• Mix together the flour, salt and nutmeg and then dip the breast"sandwiches" in the mixture, then in the eggs, and then in the cracker crumbs.
• Place in the baking dish and keep each sandwich from touching.
• Bake at 500 for 15 minutes, or until completely cooked.

HOLIDAY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together mayonnaise with paprika and seasoned salt. Blend in dried cranberries, celery, bell pepper, onion, and nuts. Add chopped chicken, and mix well. Season with black pepper to taste. Chill 1 hour.