BBQ Spiced Chicken, Salsa Salad and Pumpkin-Chipotle Polenta

Name: BBQ Spiced Chicken, Salsa Salad and Pumpkin-Chipotle Polenta
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 425 grams pumpkin puree; 473 milliliters chicken stock; 2 Tbsps chili powder; 1 chipotle in adobo, finely chopped and 2 teaspoons adobo sauce; 1 handful A fresh cilantro leaves, chopped; 1 Tbsp coriander; 3 Tbsps dark brown sugar; 1 Tbsp grill seasoning; 1 Tbsps ground cumin; 2 Tbsps honey; 2 limes; 237 milliliters milk or half-and-half; 4 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 0 fresh pineapple, cut into spears and grilled; 4 plum tomatoes, chopped; 177 milliliters quick cooking polenta; 1 red onion, chopped; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped

BBQ Spiced Chicken, Salsa Salad and Pumpkin-Chipotle Polenta might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 683 calories, 35g of protein, and 28g of fat per serving. A mixture of honey, onion, chicken breasts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the dark brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown Butter Brown Sugar Cookies as a dessert. A couple people really liked this Mexican dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat grill pan over medium-high heat.

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Grill Pan

Mix spices and sugar in a large plastic food storage bag. Coat chicken with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and add to bag. Coat the chicken evenly in the spices and sugar.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Spices

Sugar

Let the chicken hang out a few minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Chop and combine the tomatoes, bell pepper, onions and grilled pineapple spears.

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Bell Pepper

Pineapple

Tomato

Onion

Place chicken on grill and cook 6 to 7 minutes on each side.

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Whole Chicken

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Grill

Dress the salad with lime and a couple tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. Season the salad with cilantro, salt and pepper.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt And Pepper

Cilantro

Lime

Heat the stock and milk or half-and-half in a sauce pot with chipotle and adobo sauce.

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Adobo Sauce

Chipotle Chiles

Sauce

Stock

Milk

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Pot

Whisk in the polenta and thicken 2-3 minutes, stir in pumpkin to warm through. Stir in butter and honey and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Polenta

Pumpkin

Butter

Honey

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Whisk

Serve polenta with chicken and salsa salad.

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Whole Chicken

Polenta

Salsa

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Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Cuvaison Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 29 dollars per bottle.