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Mexican Chicken Braise

August 31, 2019 By Terry Leave a Comment

Mexican Chicken Braise
With chicken so tender you can cut it with a fork, red and green peppers, and onions, how could you lose?

This is a delicious way to prepare chicken that can be served over rice, buckwheat, or just with corn tortillas. The chicken is fork-tender and this dish heats up for leftovers nicely.

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Mexican Chicken Braise
Mexican Chicken Braise
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 8 chicken thighs
  • Juice of 1 lime no zest
  • 1 tbl. tequila
  • 2 tbl. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. oregano
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 14 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 2 cup chicken broth
  • 2 tsp. Adobo sauce with chipotle peppers
  • 1/2 tsp. brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup green pepper chopped
  • 1/2 cup Red Pepper chopped
  • 4 oz. can sliced olives drained
  • juice of 1 lime + zest Zest lime first, then juice
  • salt (optional) and pepper
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 8 chicken thighs
  • Juice of 1 lime no zest
  • 1 tbl. tequila
  • 2 tbl. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. oregano
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 14 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 2 cup chicken broth
  • 2 tsp. Adobo sauce with chipotle peppers
  • 1/2 tsp. brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup green pepper chopped
  • 1/2 cup Red Pepper chopped
  • 4 oz. can sliced olives drained
  • juice of 1 lime + zest Zest lime first, then juice
  • salt (optional) and pepper
Mexican Chicken Braise
Instructions
  1. Wash and trim off excess fat from chicken thighs. Pat dry.
  2. Zest one lime. Add the juice from the lime and the zest to a small prep bowl and set aside. Combine juice from another lime, tequila, and worschestershire sauce in flat pan.
  3. In a small prep bowl, mix chili powder, cumin, oregano, and cinnamon together and set aside.
  4. Add chicken to pan and season with salt (optional), pepper, and a small amount of the seasoning mix. Marinate chicken for up to 30 minutes.
  5. In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes and their juice, broth, adobo sauce, and sugar and set aside.
  6. Dice onion and mince garlic and set aside onion in a small prep bowl.
  7. Chop green and red peppers and set aside in another small prep bowl.
  8. Heat skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add oil. When oil is shimmering, add chicken and brown for about 15 minutes, alternating sides every 3-4 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and drain off excess fat from skillet.
  9. Return skillet to heat, lowering temperature to medium. Add 1 tbl. oil and heat until shimmering.
  10. Cook onion until tender, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes.
  11. Add garlic and and seasonings and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  12. Add tomato mixture to onion and bring to a boil, stirring frequently to pick up browned bits in skillet.
  13. Return chicken to skillet and reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, flipping chicken halfway through.
  14. Once chicken is fully cooked (165 degrees F at minimum), remove chicken from skillet and shred with two forks.
  15. Return shredded chicken to skillet. Add peppers and olives and cook until sauce is thickened and clings to chicken, about 10 minutes.
  16. Stir in lime zest and juice.
  17. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe Notes

To make preparation easier, use 4 small prep bowls, 1 medium bowl, a dish in which to marinate the chicken, and a large skillet.

The adobo sauce/chipotle pepper mixture can be purchased in 4 oz cans. Using a pair of gloves, dice the peppers, then put the amount needed for this recipe in a small prep bowl. The remainder of the adobo sauce/chipotle pepper mixture can be put onto wax paper and frozen in 1 - 2 tsp. portions. Whenever you need this seasoning again, just pull what you need from the freezer, being sure to not touch the mixture with your fingers.

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Southwestern Turkey Salad

July 31, 2018 By Terry 2 Comments

This Southwestern Turkey Taco Salad is easy to prepare and can be made with an endless variety of condiments.

The original recipe for this southwestern turkey salad came from a cookbook called Today’s Turkey Favorites which we sent away for in 1990. This book was only thirty-five pages long, but it contained a number of good recipes. “Today” is always a relative term because the original recipe is now nearly thirty years old. However, with a few little additions, this recipe is better than ever!

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Southwestern Turkey Salad
This is a colorful way to create a turkey salad without using lettuce or tomato. It's very tasty and can be modified to be "hotter" very easily by modifying the spices or using a different salsa.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
  • 2 zucchini
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 tbsp. lime juice
  • 2 tbsp. taco seasoning
  • 1 jar mild salsa We prefer mild salsa, but you could also use hotter salsas
  • 2 avocados
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 4 oz. can sliced olives
  • 2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
  • tortilla chips
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
  • 2 zucchini
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 tbsp. lime juice
  • 2 tbsp. taco seasoning
  • 1 jar mild salsa We prefer mild salsa, but you could also use hotter salsas
  • 2 avocados
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 4 oz. can sliced olives
  • 2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
  • tortilla chips
Instructions
  1. Slice the zucchini 1/8" inch thick, shred the cheddar cheese, and chop the cilantro.
  2. Bring a pot containing 4 qt. water to a boil. This will be used to blanch the zucchini. If the water comes to a full boil before you're ready to blanch the zucchini, just turn the heat off and leave a lid on the pot.
  3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. When the skillet is hot, add the olive oil. When the oil is shimmering, add the turkey and cook until turkey is barely pink. Add the chili powder, lime juice, taco seasoning and stir together well and cook until turkey is no longer pink.
  4. Add the salsa and simmer the turkey mixture for 5 minutes. While the turkey mixture is simmering, it's a good time to slice the avocado.
  5. When the turkey has about a minute to go, blanch the zucchini by putting the slices in boiling water for about a minute. Drain the zucchini and place zucchini slices in a circle on a plate.
  6. Spoon the turkey mixture on top of the zucchini, top with avocado slices and cheddar cheese. Serve with tortilla chips.
Recipe Notes

I like to get my prep work done in advance. This sometimes means I wind up with more dishes to do, but it relieves so much stress while you're in the "assembly phase". When we make this, we make individual plates, but you could make one large plate if you prefer.

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