Southwestern Grilled Chicken With Chipotle Cream Sauce Recipes

SOUTHWESTERN GRILLED CHICKEN WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound the chicken breasts until approximately 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle on 2 Tablespoons of the taco seasoning and rub into the meat. Melt 2 Tablespoons of the butter, pour on chicken breasts, and mix together. Place in refrigerator to marinate for 1 hour. Grill chicken for 4 minutes on each side over high heat. Remove from grill and let rest.
• Brown chorizo over medium heat and break into pieces. Remove chorizo from pan, but leave any remaining grease. Reduce heat to medium low and add 2 Tablespoons of butter. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic to pan. Saute until translucent. Add chipotle pepper and 1 Tablespoon of adobo sauce to pan. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add cream and 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning to mixture and cook for another 5 minutes. Pour mixture into blender (or with immersion blender), blend until smooth. Transfer contents back into pan, add chorizo to mixture, and cook for additional 5 minutes.
• Slice chicken into strips and pour 1/4 of sauce on each breast.

SOUTHWESTERN GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Split chicken breasts.
• Place tomatoes, onions, pepper, garlic, cilantro, soy sauce, oil, lime juice and black pepper in food processor and process for 30 seconds.
• Pour marinade over the chicken breasts and marinate, covered and refrigerated for at least 4 hours, turning frequently.
• Remove chicken from the marinade and grill over medium coals for 20 to 30 minutes, turning frequently and basting with marinade.
• Sprinkle the breasts with parsley before serving.
• Serve with black beans.
• If serving marinade as a sauce with the chicken, be sure to cook thoroughly!

CHICKEN IN CREAMY CHIPOTLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place the chicken pieces in a roasting pan. Brush with melted butter, using it all. Season with salt, pepper, chili powder and onion powder to taste. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn chicken over and cover loosely with foil. Bake until chicken is no longer pink in center, about 20 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, in a blender, mix the chipotle chiles and adobo, the evaporated milk and the flour. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the blended mixture and cook over low heat, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil.Season with salt to taste. Remove from heat once the sauce has thickened.
• Remove chicken from oven and let rest 5 minutes covered with the foil.
• Place chicken in individual serving plates and spoon sauce to cover. Serve.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place chicken in an ovenproof baking dish, and place in preheated oven, and bake for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine milk, canned chipotles, garlic, cumin, onion powder, and salt in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
• Heat butter and flour in a large skillet and blend until smooth; add heavy cream and sour cream, whisking until smooth.
• Stir in chipotle puree, and stir constantly until mixture comes to a boil and thickens; remove from heat.
• After chicken has baked 25 minutes, remove from oven and drain any fat.
• Pour chipotle cream over chicken and top with grated queso cheese.
• Replace chicken in oven and bake for about 20 minutes more, or until cheese just starts to brown.
• Remove from oven and serve with extra sauce spooned over chicken and garnished with minced chipotle chiles, if desired.
• Goes good with steamed rice (and extra sauce on top).