Santa Fe Chicken Cups
Chicken seasoning (combinetogether)
- • 1 ½ tsp. each chili powder and cumin
- • ½ tsp. each garlic and onion powder, Kosher salt, cracked pepper
- • 1 tsp. oregano and smoked paprika
- • ¼ or more tsp. cayenne pepper
Prep
- • Rub chicken breast with sesame oil or peanut at least six hours ahead and sprinkle seasoning above (sprinkle both sides and reserve the rest for the chili), wrap, and refrigerate
Grill
- • Set temperature to 350 degrees
- • Grill chicken and turn when edges turn opaque. When internal temperature is 165 they’re done.
- • Slice into bite size pieces
Cups (ingredients)
- • Scoop shaped tortilla chips
- • Chopped bacon
- • Chopped green onion
- • Diced tomato
- • Finely shredded cheddar cheese
- • Chopped cilantro
Assembly
- • Piece of chicken on the bottom of a scoop chip, topped with above cup toppings
- • Have extra hot sauce on hand for those who like it hot
Grilled Jalapeno Poppers
Prep
- • Wear gloves when prepping and handling peppers
- • Select long, firm peppers, cut off the top and core with corer or paring knife, set aside
- • Have stuffing ingredients ready for peppers
Stuffingideas(order of stuffing the pepper):
- • Soften cream cheese, crumbled bacon, shredded cheddar or favorite cheese
- • Favorite cooked chopped meat (pulled pork, brisket, or chicken), shredded cheese
- • Buffalo chicken: combine softened cream cheese, hot sauce, shredded chicken and stuff pepper
- • Chorizo sausage (cooked) and pepper jack cheese
- • Sauteed mushrooms and onion
Grill
- • Pre-heat grill to 350 degrees
- • Place peppers on pepper rack, spray or rub with vegetable oil, place on grill.
- • Done when they are starting to soften but still firm enough to hold their shape, the top is bubbling, and the bottom is slightly browned.
- • Have extra hot sauce for those who want more fire
Alternative idea: if you don’t want the heat of a jalapeno use the sweet mini peppers sold in most grocery stores. They may not fit as easily in the pepper rack so you should skewer them together so they’ll stand up together.