May 3, 2014 by gn0mel0ver

Barbecamole! Crockpot Chicken Sandwiches

Barbecue chicken sandwiches are one of my favorite things to eat. I previously blogged about the recipe I use, here. They are just the easiest things to make. The chicken is simply made in a crockpot. Then it is shredded. Easy peasy! Lazy Dayzy!

This is the same recipe but I just added a little twist.

I had some guacamole in my refrigerator that needed to be eaten before it expired the other day.

I had some leftover shredded barbecue chicken that was suffering from the same timed fate.

And I had an epiphany.

Oh, man. Barbecue. Chicken. Guacamole. Barbecue. Guacamole.

Barbecamole!

I had had a guacamole barbecue sauce at an event in October and could not get the flavor out of my mind.

And that is how the following recipe was formed.

And that is how a new word was formed.

And that is why my thighs. Are formed. From gluttonous decisions.

Ingredients:

Shredded Barbecue Chicken from this recipe
One pack of chibatta rolls
A slice of havarti cheese for each sandwich you plan to make
One bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce
Container of guacamole
3 Tbsp. Chopped cilantro

Directions:

Preheat oven to broil at 500 degrees.

MaKe the barbecue chicken according to the linked recipe.

Take the chibatta rolls (I have also used regular rolls and they work fine, too. The chibatta is easier, because it makes a flatter sandwich. This makes it easier to eat) and cut them in half. Add the shredded barbecue chicken to the bottom half of the roll and leave the top half open. Place a slice of havarti cheese on top of the barbecue chicken and then place the tops and bottoms on a baking sheet and place the baking sheet into the oven underneath the broiler for thirty seconds to one minute depending on your broiler. You just want the top half lightly toasted and the havarti cheese melted.

Remove the baking tray from the oven. Pour a little barbecue sauce onto the melted cheese. Sprinkle chopped cilantro onto the barbecue chicken. On the top half of the roll, spread a generous layer of guacamole.

Put the guacamole top bun onto the bottom bun that is covered in barbecue chicken.

Serve.

And listen to your happy thighs humming.

Oh, yum! Enjoy!

Barbecamole Chicken Sandwiches are my favorite.

I will be making this recipe instead of traditional shredded barbecue chicken sandwiches from this point forth.

Now I’m off to raid my refrigerator. What else can I combine? What do we think of ham and feta?

Hafeta?

Nah.

What about Jenni and McConaughey?

McJenniahey?

“Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!”

I like the sound of that.

P.S. I shared this on Cozy Little House.

And Savvy Southern Style.

And My Romantic Home.

July 30, 2013 by gn0mel0ver

Crockpot Shredded Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches

Sometimes Pinterest can bring about miraculous things. It brought me my Moroccan Chest. It has provided hours of entertainment. And countless delicious recipes.

This is one of them.

It is called Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue Sandwiches.

This is so easy. And just really good.

Ingredients:

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I use tenders)
12 ounces of barbecue sauce (a typical bottle is larger than this. I use the remainder to top the sandwiches with.)
1/2 cup Italian Salad Dressing
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tablespoon Knorr Chicken Seasoning (this is not in the original recipe. I just like to add it.)
Package of rolls (I use Hawaiian rolls. The chicken is also good heated up and served over rice with chopped cilantro and barbecue sauce the next day for leftovers.)

Optional sides:

Salad
Chips
Cole slaw

Spray crockpot with nonstick spray. Place chicken in crockpot.

Combine ingredients in a Measuring glass. I use a fork.

Pour over chicken.

Cook on high for four hours.

Remove chicken from crockpot to a separate bowl. Shred chicken. Pour some of the cooking juices in until moist again.

Serve in rolls. I use Hawaiian Rolls. Top with barbecue sauce. And cole slaw (if you like that sort of thing).

I always make this salad. It is so easy to make. One package of pre-washed romaine lettuce or baby spinach with 1/3 cup crumbled feta and 1/3 cup italian dressing. Done!

I also serve mine with chips.

Now partake in your meal. No one needs to know how very easy it was to make.

Have you made anything from Pinterest? What has been your favorite?

* For an updated twist on this recipe, please click here..

June 30, 2013 by gn0mel0ver

Angry Gnome’s Grilled Lemon & Cilantro Chicken

My husband made this recipe up. And I am in love. We eat this all summer. When we start making it, we know summer has officially begun. Eating this meal invokes instant memories of sunscreen and splashing children.

Ingredients:

3 pounds boneless chicken tenders
3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil (for pita bread)
Tzatziki sauce (preferably the cilantro and chive version available at Trader Joes)
Pita bread (optionally delicious)
2 & 1/3 cup of white rice
1 Tablespoon butter (for rice)

For Marinade:

Juice and zest of one lemon
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tablespoons of Montreal Chicken Seasoning
1 Tablespoon dried parsley
3 Tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
2 cloves minced garlic (or two teaspoons of all ready minced for you garlic in a jar. LOVE!)

My husband mixes and marinates the chicken in a large sealed plastic bag. He lets this marinate for one hour.

He grills the chicken until it is no longer pink. He flips them in the middle of cooking.

I make the rice and pita bread.

Add 2 & 1/3 cup white rice to a large sauce pan. Add 4 & 2/3 cup water. Add one tablespoon butter. Bring to a boil. Immediately reduce burner to lowest setting. Cover and cook for twenty three minutes. (Depending on your stove, this might be twenty to twenty five. Play with what works for you.). Do not peek! Turn burner off. Let rice sit for two minutes.

Buy pita bread or naan bread. Turn burner on medium heat. Place medium sized skillet on burner. Lightly coat both sides of bread with olive oil. Place on hot skillet. Cook approximately two minutes per side. Place on paper towel lined plate. When all your bread is cooked, turn off burner. Cut bread with pizza cutter.

Spoon rice onto plate. Add chicken, bread, Tzatziki sauce. Enjoy!

Oh, and it goes without saying that this is even better with a glass of white wine. Isn’t everything?

Gnome Lover

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