Pimiento Cheese Chicken with Hot Buttered Grits

Name: Pimiento Cheese Chicken with Hot Buttered Grits
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 680 grams skinned and boned chicken breasts; 946 milliliters chicken broth; 0 teaspoons pepper; 177 milliliters premium-quality pimiento cheese; 315 milliliters uncooked quick-cooking grits; 1 teaspoons seasoned salt

Need a gluten free main course? Pimiento Cheese Chicken with Hot Buttered Grits could be a spectacular recipe to try. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 640 calories, 41g of protein, and 27g of fat each. It is a pretty expensive recipe for fans of Southern food. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 23 minutes. A mixture of pepper, skinned and boned chicken breasts, premium-quality pimiento cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat broiler.

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Broiler

Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and flatten to 1/4-inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin.

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Meat

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Meat Tenderizer

Rolling Pin

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; place chicken on a lightly greased rack in a broiler pan.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

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Broiler Pan

Broil chicken 5 inches from heat 5 minutes. Turn chicken, and spoon 3 Tbsp. pimiento cheese over each chicken breast, spreading to edges. Broil 5 more minutes or until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.

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Pimento Cheese

Chicken Breast

Whole Chicken

Cheese

Bring chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; whisk in grits. Cover and cook 5 to 7 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.

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Chicken Broth

Grits

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Remove from heat, and stir in butter.

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Butter

Serve with chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Shopping Note: Find the best quality pimiento cheese in the deli section of your supermarket where it's available by weight or in prepackaged tubs. It has more Cheddar cheese and less processed cheese than many lower priced varieties.

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Cheddar Cheese

Pimento Cheese

MENU IDEA FOR 4 * Pimiento Cheese Chicken with Hot Buttered Grits * Broiled tomatoes with breadcrumbs

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Pimento Cheese

Breadcrumbs

Tomato

Whole Chicken

Grits

GROCERIES NEEDED Check staples: seasoned salt; pepper; butter; fine, dry breadcrumbs * 4 (6-oz.) skinned and boned chicken breasts * 1 tub premium-quality pimiento cheese (we tested with Mrs. Stratton's Premium Gold) * 1 (32-oz.) container chicken broth (we tested with Swanson) * 1 (4-oz.) box quick-cooking grits (we tested with Quaker) * 4 plum or small tomatoes

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Chicken Breast

Breadcrumbs

Pimento Cheese

Chicken Broth

Seasoned Salt

Tomato

Butter

Pepper

Grits

Plum

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Servings:

2Tbsps

butter or margarine 680grams

skinned and boned chicken breasts 946milliliters

chicken broth 0teaspoons

pepper 177milliliters

premium-quality pimiento cheese 315milliliters

uncooked quick-cooking grits 1teaspoons

seasoned salt

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 56 dollars.