Margarita style chicken and cherry pepper poppers

tarheelmatt · February 2015

Wife wanted more margarita style chicken breast, so I marinated some up last night with simple marinade (canola, EVOO, red wine vin., balsamic vin., lemon juice, lemon zest, fresh garlic, oregano, parsley). Finished with fresh mozzarella and tomato (only on mine). Made some rice pilaf and then added green beans to the lineup.

Cherry pepper poppers was something similar I do on the oven. However, on the oven I coated with panko and shallow fry. On the Egg, I only did sausage.

Starting on the peppers

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Stuffed with cream cheese....

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Surround with sausage (I use Neeses)

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On the Egg they go... Placed them near the rim for a non-direct type of cook.

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They're done!!!!

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Chicken is shaping up nicely!

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Added the mozzarella and tomatoes....

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Upclose and personal....

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Plated, but forgot the fork :(

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Wife made oatmeal/cinnamon/brown sugar raisin cookies...

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These things are GOOD!

Thanks for taking a look!

Chubbs · February 2015

Beautiful cook man. Looks insane. Me wants a cookie or 8

texaswig · February 2015

Cherry pepper poppers! He'll yes man.

paqman · February 2015

Looks good!

theyolksonyou · February 2015

Nice cook Matt. Those peppers sound great!

TTC · February 2015

Great job

pgprescott · February 2015

Beautiful! I like this one all around.

grege345 · February 2015

Round the bases and tip your cap. Stellar!

anton · February 2015

Looks awesome. Pepper poppers ftw.

Mattman3969 · February 2015

Very strong cook indeed!!!!

blind99 · February 2015

seriously? Those peppers look ridiculous. Then you drop some cookies and milk to seal the deal. Winner!!

Hawg Fan · February 2015

Cherry pepper poppers wrapped in sausage! That's a keeper. Can you share your marinate recipe? It sounds terrific.

tarheelmatt · February 2015

Thanks everyone for the kind words... It was a great tasting meal for sure.

Hawg Fan said:

Cherry pepper poppers wrapped in sausage! That's a keeper. Can you share your marinate recipe? It sounds terrific.

Terry, I don't really have a clue as to the amounts. I really don't go by recipes. The following is the ingredients. Amounts are estimates at best.

Canola Oil 1/4 cup
Red wine vinegar 2-3 tablespoons
Balsamic vinegar 2-3 tablespoons
Juice and zest of one lemon
2-3 cloves fresh garlic
salt tablespoon
fresh cracked pepper 1 tablespoon
dried oregano 2 teaspoon
honey 1 -2 tablespoon
Whirly Bird 1 - tablespoon

Place all that in a Mason jar and shake vigorously. Taste it. Should be pungent. Taste tang, add more oil. Taste oily, add more acid.

Hawg Fan · February 2015

Thanks for sharing Matt.

tarheelmatt · February 2015

Hawg Fan said:

Thanks for sharing Matt.

Anytime budd!

Auburntgr · February 2015

Great write up and has been marked for a future dinner. Great to see something out of the normal cooks.

caliking · February 2015

Wow and wow! The poppers and chix look amazing. I've got a big sweet tooth, so cookies and milk would be the perfect cap to a meal like that.

tarheelmatt · February 2015

Auburntgr said:

Great write up and has been marked for a future dinner. Great to see something out of the normal cooks.

Thank you for the kind words.

tarheelmatt · February 2015

caliking said:

Wow and wow! The poppers and chix look amazing. I've got a big sweet tooth, so cookies and milk would be the perfect cap to a meal like that.

Thanks @caliking ... Those cookies were amazing... Best cookies I have had in a long time.

stemc33 · February 2015

Bravo! I'm with the others on the cherry pepper poppers. Scrumptious

tarheelmatt · February 2015

stemc33 said:

Bravo! I'm with the others on the cherry pepper poppers. Scrumptious

Thanks Steve!

JohnnyTarheel · February 2015

Great looking meal... The pepper poppers look amazing!

saluki2007 · February 2015

Boo-Yah! Bookmarking for later.

tarheelmatt · February 2015

Thanks @JohnnyTarheel and @saluki2007 !

Roll these in panko and shallow fry in oil is pretty tasty too!

Margarita style chicken and cherry pepper poppers

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