Smokey Mountain Chicken Food

SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place chicken breasts in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Season with pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning to taste. Bake seasoned chicken in the preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until cooked through and juices run clear.
• When chicken is done, remove from oven and pour on barbecue sauce. Layer each breast with slice of ham, then slice of cheese. Return to oven and continue to bake for 5 minutes or until cheese has melted. Remove from oven and top with chopped green onions and tomatoes.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease a baking dish large enough to hold the chicken pieces.
• Place chicken breasts in prepared dish seasoning with the pepper, garlic powder and Italian Seasonings.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until chicken is JUST done.
• Remove from oven and pour barbecue sauce over chicken covering completely.
• Evenly divide the crumpled bacon over chicken and top each piece with cheese.
• Return to hot oven and cook for 8 minutes or until cheese has melted.
• Remove from oven.
• Place chicken on a serving plate or individual plates-garnish with onions and tomatoes.
• Serve.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix together garlic powder, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Season chicken evenly with spice mix.
• Place chicken in pam sprayed baking dish and bake for 20 minutes.
• Carefully remove from oven and top each chicken breast with 1/4 cup bbq sauce, 1 slice of ham and 1 slice of cheese.
• Bake an additional 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top with garnishes. Serve with rice.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly coat 13x9x2-inch baking dish with vegetable cooking spray. In large bowl, stir together sour cream, soup, chipotles, salt and pepper until well blended. Stir in rice, chicken and cheese. Spoon into baking dish. Bake uncovered in preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes, until edges of casserole are bubbly. Turn oven to broil setting and lightly brown casserole.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHIPOTLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour in the bourbon, and simmer for 10 minutes. Have a lid ready to cover the skillet in case the bourbon catches fire.
• Pour in the cider vinegar, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, minced chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, and brown sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 15 minutes. Pour sauce into a bowl, and refrigerate until no longer hot, about 30 minutes.
• Season chicken breasts with grill seasoning, and place into a shallow glass dish. Pour all but 1 cup of the cooled sauce over the chicken breasts, and turn to coat. Refrigerate remaining sauce. Cover the chicken and refrigerate 2 hours. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown and crispy. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, and set aside.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
• Drain marinade from the chicken and discard. Cook chicken on preheated grill, basting with reserved sauce, until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes per side. Meanwhile, brush onion slices with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Secure the rings with toothpicks to keep them from falling apart. Grill over indirect heat until soft, about 15 minutes.
• To serve, place chicken onto serving plates and top with a slice grilled onion, 2 slices of bacon and then a slice of provolone cheese. Remove toothpicks before serving.

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Make up a batch of Appalachian Mountain Seasoning (my own recipe), Recipe #152980 -- the quick recipe is: 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon ground roasted red chilies, without seeds (or plain ground red pepper); 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds, freshly ground; 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt, and; 1/4 teaspoon file (pronounced FEE-lay) seasoning, OR, ground anise.
• Wipe the chicken dry with paper towels. Using a large brown paper bag, pour in 1 cup of the flour and "dust" the chicken parts, one or two at a time. Lay them out on a sheet of wax paper for about 1/2 an hour.
• Preheat your oven to 375-degrees F.
• In a large skillet, heat the Crisco to at least 375-degrees F. (A couple drops of water will "spackle" pretty hard at this temperature but the oil does not smoke.) DO NOT cut short on the amount of Crisco or your chicken will be greasy and dry! It must fry on the sides as it cooks in order to seal in the juices.
• Make up your "drench" in a low sided bowl by mixing the eggs, the buttermilk, and the water.
• Make up your "dredge" on a large plate by blending the Appalachian mountain seasoning, 2 cups of flour, and the salt.
• Drench each piece of chicken, shake off excess liquid, then dredge it in the flour blend. Lay it into the hot Crisco (It should begin frying immediately -- if not, your oil isn't hot enough).
• Drench and dredge only one piece of chicken at a time as you'll need to fry it up in two batches to maintain high oil temperature, and to not "crowd" the chicken in the skillet.
• Fry the chicken until it is golden brown on the bottom and then turn it (only once!), using tongs and not a fork. This should take about 8-10 minutes total, per batch. When it is golden brown on each side, lay it out on a baking pan (use one with sides). Cover the first batch with foil until the second batch is finished frying.
• When all the chicken has been fried, bake it on the lower-middle rack, UNCOVERED, for 40 minutes (375-degree F.).
• Allow the chicken to "rest" for 10 minutes prior to serving.