Sweet Spicey Sticky Chicken

 Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces 
  
  
   
• 1 ½ pounds chicken tenders
• Salt and pepper
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup chicken broth
• ¼ cup white or apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup packed light or dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
• Hot, cooked rice, for serving

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place butter in glass 9X13-pan. Place in oven so the butter can melt. (Don't let it burn!) Remove from the oven when butter is melted. Alternately, you can melt the butter and spread in the pan (but where's the fun in that?).
• Pat the chicken tenders dry with paper towels. Season lightly on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Place the flour in a shallow dish. Dredge the chicken tenders in flour to coat. Shake off excess. Place the chicken in a single layer in the buttered pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes. It will bake longer in a following step. While the chicken bakes, make the sauce.
• In a medium saucepan, whisk together the broth, vinegar, ketchup, granulated sugar, brown sugar, soy sauce and chili garlic sauce. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and return to the oven to bake for 15 minutes until chicken is baked through and the sauce is bubbly and slightly thickened. The sauce will continue to thicken out of the oven as it cools.
• Serve the chicken and sauce over hot, cooked rice.

Greek Chicken Gyro Bowls

 

Ingredients

•  2-3 large, boneless, skinless chicken breasts - pounded to even thickness
•  ¼ cup olive oil
•  juice of one lemon
• 1 tablespoon chopped oregano
• 1 tablespoon chopped dill
• 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• salt and pepper - to taste
• 2 cups cooked rice
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
•  3 pita breads

Cucumber Salad

•  1 cup cherry tomatoes - diced
•  1 peeled cucumber - diced
•  ¼ red onion - diced
•  1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• salt and pepper - to taste

Tzatziki Dressing

• ½ English cucumber - peeled and diced
•  2 cups cold - plain Greek yogurt
•  4 teaspoons minced garlic
• ⅓ cup chopped fresh dill
• juice of ½ lemon
•  ½ teaspoon salt - or to taste
•  ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Dressing

• Puree all sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor. Cover and chill until ready to serve. (If you have time, make this a few hours in advance or the night before so that the flavors can marinate)

Cucumber Salad

• Combine cucumber salad ingredients, stir, and set aside until ready to use. 

Chicken

• Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, dill, thyme, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Combine marinade and chicken in a large ziploc bag, seal and chill for 15-30 minutes. 
• Cook chicken on the stove, or on the grill over medium-high heat for 5-8 minutes on each side until cooked through. Allow to rest for 5 minutes, then thinly slice into strips.

Taco Chicken

 Ingredients

• 1 pound chicken breasts or thighs
  
• 2 limes
• A splash of red wine vinegar
• 2-3 cloves garlic pressed or coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

• Juice the limes and combine with a couple splashes of red wine vinegar. Add garlic. Pour over chicken. This will not completely cover the chicken; just turn it occasionally as needed. Marinate for at least 4 hours, no longer than 8.
• Heat an outdoor grill (you can also use a grill pan inside. Or your broiler in your oven.) Combine salt, chili powder, cumin, and black pepper in a small bowl. Remove chicken from marinade and rub the spices all over the chicken.
• Place chicken on lightly oiled grill over medium heat and close the lid. Cook for 7 minutes, then flip the chicken, close the lid, and cook for another 7 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
• Remove from the grill, lightly cover with foil, and allow to stand a few minutes so it doesn’t lose its juiciness. You can either eat the chicken as it is, maybe with Mexican rice and beans, or use slice it up and use it as you would taco meat.