I have 6lb of boneless chicken breast and a potluck dinner I'm hosting this weekend...

foodmuse

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I have 6lb of boneless chicken breast and a potluck dinner I'm hosting this weekend and no clue what the heck to make.

Please post your favorite potluck dinner recipe made with chicken breast that can be eaten with just a fork.

I don't have enough bowls for the crowd so it can't be anything to soupy, so that rules out chilli.

Any thoughts, recipes? Help!!

Thanks all,

Muse

 
Please see my comments below about the Orange Hoisin Chicken - it would be great for

your potluck, sliced and served as part of a main course salad.

 
Ron's Peacock chicken at post 1172 is easy and can feed a crowd. I made it with just

breasts and it was very good. I prefer boneless thighs, but all I had were breasts. I doubled the chicken for the amount of sauce called for. It's actually more of a glaze.

 
REC: Hazelnut-Crusted Chicken Breasts

(I copied this out of a friend's cookbook years ago. Can't remember the name of the book--Thirty minute something-or-other? I wish I could give proper credit because it's really good. I usually use a handful of fresh breadcrumbs in place of the dry crumbs, and add the wine, cream and mustard at the end with a free hand for a little extra sauce.)

½ cup hazelnuts
1 egg
2 Tbs. Dijon mustard
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Salt and pepper
Flour
2 Tbs. fine dry bread crumbs
1 Tbs. butter
1 Tbs. salad oil
2 Tbs. dry white wine
½ cup whipping cream


Toast hazelnuts in a dry skillet. Rub in a towel to remove loose skin. Let cool slightly.

In a blender or processor, grind hazelnuts. Mix with bread crumbs in a shallow pan.

Beat egg with 1 tbs. of the mustard in a shallow bowl. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dust with flour. Dip in egg mixture to coat lightly, then dip in nut
mixture.

Melt butter with oil in frying pan. Add chicken and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides and cooked through, about 10-12 minutes. Lift out of pan.

Deglaze pan with the wine. Add cream and remaining mustard and boil to sauce consistency.

Serve chicken with sauce.

 
How about this: Rec: Szechwan White Cut Chicken with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Szechwan White Cut Chicken with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Yield: 3 Servings

1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts
1 whole green onion, cut in half
1 quarter-size slice of fresh ginger
1 tbsp dry sherry
1/2 tsp each salt and sugar
2 cups water
1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce (sometimes I use romaine hearts)

Peanut Sauce:
1-1/2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
2-1/2 tbsp salad oil
2 tbsp each soy sauce and sugar
2 tsp white vinegar
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 tbsp each minced green onion and fresh cilantro

Place chicken in a 2-quart pan with the onion, ginger, sherry, salt, sugar and water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand until chicken is cool enough to handle. Strain broth and save for soup. Remove and discard skin from chicken. Pull meat from bones, then pull meat in long shreds. If made ahead, cover and chill. Sauce - Stir together peanut butter and salad oil until well blended. Stir in soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil, red pepper, green onion and cilantro. To serve, mound lettuce on a serving platter. Arrange shredded chicken over lettuce. Drizzle peanut sauce over all.

Source: http://www.soulcityinc.com/restaurant/title8.htm

Pat's notes: This salad is soooo good. The peanut dressing is delicious (go easy though, you may not need all the dressing). Along with the lettuce I sometimes add some thinly sliced cabbage, shredded carrots, fresh bean sprouts, and garnish with canned chow mein noodles, for crunch. A few chopped peanuts are a nice addition as well.

 
Personally, I don't care for the taste of re-heated chicken. I did eat it

as leftovers @ room temp with the salad, and it was fine.

 
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