Grilled Chicken Breasts with Pimiento Sauce
Oriental Pasta Salad
Cooking time: 30 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for instructions
With leftover Pimento Sauce and Pasta salad - another easy summer dinner.
Grilled Chicken Breasts with Pimiento Sauce
Total time: 30 minutes
Marinated, grilled chicken breasts with a drizzle of Pimiento Sauce..... Simple and delicious take on barbecue sauce. You can warm it slightly if you like.... I didn't.
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- Marinade:
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbs red wine vinegar
- 2 tbs ketchup
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1/3 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- Pimiento Sauce - leftover or
- 2oz (60gr) pimientos
- 3 tbs ketchup
- 1 tbs Balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Tabasco or hot pepper sauce optional
Instructions:
- Chicken:
- In small bowl whisk together Worcestershire, vinegar, ketchup, oil, garlic and oregano for marinade.
- Put chicken breasts in glass baking dish and pour marinade over. Let marinate for 15 - 20 minutes or up to 2 hours.
- Cook on barbecue grill for 8 - 12 minutes a side or until done (test - take a peak).
- OR sauté in nonstick skillet for 8 - 10 minutes a side until nicely browned and done.
- Pimiento Sauce:
- If you need to make it: Put all ingredients for the sauce in a blender and purée. Add Tabasco if you like it hot.
- To finish:
- When chicken is done, remove and slice into 1/2" (1.25cm) slices.
- Arrange on small platter, drizzle with Pimiento Sauce and serve.
Oriental Pasta Salad
Total time: 2 minutes
Ingredients:
Instructions:
- remove from fridge and serve
Cooking schedule: 25 minutes
Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes
Utensils: measuring cups, spoons, knives,
small bowl, dish to marinate, barbecue grill or skillet
Make marinade, pour over chicken
Light/turn on grill if using
Remove salad from fridge, stir
Remove Pimento Sauce from fridge, stir |
Pause while chicken marinates
Cook the chicken
Pause while chicken cooks
Turn the chicken
Pause while chicken cooks
Remove chicken
Slice chicken, drizzle with Pimento Sauce
Serve |