Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts

Friday, June 29, 2012

Hawaiian Grilled Chicken
*I found this recipe on adashofthyme.com


3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cups low sodium soy sauce
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 bunch of green onions, chopped (save some for the top)
1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic (I like a little more so I upped it to 2 teaspoons)
1 teaspoons sesame oil
1 (13.5 oz) can of coconut milk


Remove any fat from chicken breasts. Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, coconut milk, sesame oil, onions, garlic and water in a bowl.  Marinate chicken for at least 4 hours (I did mine overnight).
Grill chicken on a low heat so the marinade does not burn.  I cooked it about 4 minutes on each side.  Serve with rice or noodles and top with green onions and soy sauce.
*I served this with coconut quinoa and it was perfect! When cooking your quinoa or rice, simply replace half of the water with coconut milk.
*I also reserved 2 cups of the marinade BEFORE I put it on top of the chicken.  I then added 1 1/2 to 2 Tablespoons of corn starch to thicken it to make a sauce.  I used this to drizzle over the grilled chicken and quinoa. 
*I also served this like a kabob.  The recipe didn't call for it but I wanted to squeeze some veggies in there.  I used leftover zucchini, yellow squash and onion. SOOOO good!
 Before hopping on the grill!
 Cooked up and on top of coconut quinoa!
 Close up so you can see the sauce!  It was fantastically delicious!

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Garlic and Brown Sugar Chicken
*I modified this recipe from Food.com
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
4 Tablespoons brown sugar
3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.  Lightly grease baking dish.
In a small saute pan, saute garlic onion and oil until tender.
Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar.
Place chicken in greased baking dish and cover with the brown sugar and garlic mix. Salt and pepper to taste. Bake uncovered for 15-30 minutes.  (I only did one chicken breast and it only took 15 minutes).
After done cooking, I put the chicken on a plate and poured the remaining sauce over top of it. This came out incredibly moist and full of flavor.