Greek Chicken

I marinated 2 chicken breasts in light Caesar dressing(I used the brand Ken's), sprinkled with salt, pepper, oregano, and paprika. Let sit for 30 min.

I then took one large skillet and one cast iron skillet and placed on the oven. I will cook the spinach mixture in the skillet and the chicken in the cast iron skillet.

For the spinach..

I took 2 tablespoons of grape seed oil(or you could use olive oil) and added to the pan. I then added 1/2 diced onion and 3/4 bag of baby spinach. Once the spinach has withered a bit, I added 2 sliced of pre-cooked bacon(sliced), and two teaspoons of diced sun-dried tomatoes(If they are packed in oil, run them under hot water to get the oil off)., and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic. Continue to cook for 3-4 more min. and set the mixture aside.

For the chicken:

In the cast Iron skillet I added enough grape seed oil just to coat the pan and seared the chicken breast on each side for 4 min. All you want is to brown both sides.

Then set aside.

in a baking dish, add the chicken and top with the spinach mixture.

Then top with a little Feta cheese

In the same iron skillet I cooked the chicken in I added 2 palm fulls of panko bread crumbs(about 1/3 cup) and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic. Let cook for about 3 min. and then place that mixture over the Greek chicken.

Cook in a pre-heated oven of 425 degrees for 20 min. or until juices run clear.

Take out and serve with my "is it mashed potatoes or Cauliflower" recipe posted on 1/29/11

Happy eating Y'all!

A (not so) normal chicken sandwich

Normally this is not something that I would post. It is just a chicken sandwich with bacon, cheese. onion, lettuce and mayo on a french onion roll. NO BIG DEAL!!! Well, the reason that I am posting this is not because of the sandwich. It is how I cooked the chicken(and it was kinda a fluke)!

It was a little chilly out tonight and I did not really feel like lighting the grill for just two chicken breasts. So, I marinated my chicken in some bbq sauce(y'all from Texas, I used Rudy's), and some Franks red hot sauce. Then added my fav. seasonings. Here is where my (as oprah would say) ahhh haaa moment came in. I have a panini press. Really it is a cast iron skillet that can be used as a panini press or an indoor grill. when you cook on this panini press it can get very hard to clean due to the grooves. So.. it needs to be well oiled. Well..................... I used GRAPE SEED OIL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let me tell you something..... for any type of white meat i.e fish, turkey, chicken, duck... use grape seed oil when pan searing!!! It is healthy and is sooooo very flavorful!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you enjoy my new lil' secret! Happy eating y'all!