Pumpkins aren't just for pies or Halloween decorations. These large, orange gourds - while naturally sweet - also work well in savory dishes. They pair well with poultry and pork (and especially bacon) and their creamy-when-cooked texture blends easily into soups.
Bacon-Wrapped Chicken With Rice And Molasses Coffee Glaze
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ready in:
30-60 minutes
30-60 minutes
ingredients
1 tomato, sliced thin
1 white onion, sliced thin
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
3 sprigs thyme, leaves removed
1 bottle mojo criollo marinade
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut through the side for stuffing
1/2 pound bacon, sliced
1 package basmati rice, follow instructions
2 pinches saffron threads
3 tomatillos
2 cups green peas, frozen
1 large red tomato, quartered
3 habanero peppers
1 onion, diced
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 shallot
2 cloves garlic
1 small onion, diced
1 vanilla bean
2 cups black coffee
1 cup molasses
cornstarch
directions
Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
Arrange tomato and onion slices on a sheet of parchment paper. Season with drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper, thyme leaves and mojo criollo. Bake until almost cooked through. Let cool.
Cut almost through chicken breast from the side of the thickest part. Season with salt and pepper. Stuff tomato and onion into chicken breast. Wrap each chicken breast in one slice raw bacon.
Prepare rice using package directions and adding saffron.
Toss tomatillos, peas, tomato, habaneros, and onion in a drizzle of oil and salt and pepper. Roast for 15 minutes. Blend in mixer with vinegar and water.
In a saucepan, saute shallot, garlic and onion with two slices bacon. Add sliced open vanilla bean, coffee, molasses and cornstarch. Cook down. Slurry about 1 tablespoon into sauce, strain and set aside.
In hot saute pan in a drizzle of olive oil, sear chicken breast. Brown on both sides. Finish chicken in the oven.
Serve with rice and sauces.
Recipe Source: Casey, Top Chef Season 3
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terri
nutrition data
759 calories, 30 grams fat, 77 grams carbohydrates, 45 grams protein per serving.
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