South Of The Border Thighs Food

S.O.B. (SOUTH OF THE BORDER) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a small saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook until almost tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Crumble the turkey in a large skillet set over medium heat. Cook and stir until evenly brown; drain. Add onion to browned turkey meat and cook until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, gravy mix and chili powder until combined then mix in the corn and macaroni. Cover; reduce heat to low and simmer, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve on a bed of tortilla chips topped with shredded lettuce and sour cream.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER SHRIMP AND GRITS

Steps:

• Combine evaporated milk, grits, chicken broth, and butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add Cheddar cheese and stir until incorporated. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp and browned, about 3 minutes per side. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and chop when cool enough to handle.
• Add bell peppers to the bacon grease. Add shrimp and taco seasoning. Cook and stir until peppers are heated through and shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in chopped bacon.
• Place a dollop of grits in each bowl and top with shrimp mixture and hot sauce.

SOUTH-OF THE-BORDER THIGHS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Set aside half of marinade for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade in a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 4 hours. , Drain and discard marinade. Grill chicken, uncovered, over medium-low heat, for 20-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°-175°, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade.

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat a gas or charcoal grill.
• Combine chili powder, cumin, coriander, sugar, salt, cayenne and olive oil in a bowl. Mixture will be a little dry.
• Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet or other heavy object until a uniform 1/4-inch thickness. Use your hands to rub chicken with chili mixture. Place chicken on grill and cook, turning 9 to 10 minutes until juices run clear when the thickest part of the breast is pierced with the tip of a knife. Slice crosswise into strips.

EASY SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• cook chicken until it is done, boiling is quicker. ( may also use chicken with the bone in & skin on but will need to boil until cooked through then clean & seperate, for this method use either 4 thighs or 2 breasts).(use more chicken if feeding more than 3 persons, and increase amounts of salsa & preserves to make up the difference).
• next add all the ingredients into a sauce pan and mix together, stirring frequently on med/high heat until boiling & slightly thickened. Remove from heat & let sit 4-5 minutes to let thicken more, then serve over rice or noodles & enjoy!
• hot & spicy salsa gives a nice kick to this dish, try it you'll like it!