Having written that, I do have somewhat of a plan to respond to Margie's cooking challenge. I found a recipe on Allrecipes.com that I'm going to adapt. The recipe is Exotic Pomegranate Chicken (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Exotic-Pomegranate-Chicken/Detail.aspx). It doesn't look very exotic but I'm going to do the best that I can.
Thank you so much Margie for allowing me to post on your blog. Please don't slamdunk directly over my head. That's just going to be embarrassing to me.
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ReplyDeleteSince the rules required, for the most part,for me to create our meal with items available at the time that the challenge was accepted, I had to substitute some ingredients
ReplyDeleteRecipe:
3 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 1/2 tablespoons ground coriander*
1 1/2 teaspoons herbes de provence**
1 1/2 teaspoons ground pepper
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 bottle lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
* I don't have coriander so I looked up a substitute for coriander (see next post)
** I don't have herbes de prvence so I looked up a substitute for herbes de provence (see next post)
1. Mix the cumin, coriander, herbes de provence, black pepper and cajun spices together in a small bowl. Place the chicken and garlic in a bowl; sprinkle about 2/3 of the spice mixture over the chicken and toss to coat. Transfer the chicken to a resealable plastic bag. Pour in the lemon juice. Seal and refrigerate for at least 6 hours (it should have be 12 hours but I didn't have time).
2. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Season with the remaining spice mixture and salt. Coat with olive oil, then arrange the chicken in a large baking dish in one layer.
3. Preheat oven to 350degrees. Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes or until the internal temperature is 160 degrees, depending on how hot and even your oven cooks will determine the amount of time it takes