{"id":5335,"date":"2014-09-03T21:17:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T04:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/?p=5335"},"modified":"2014-09-03T21:17:20","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T04:17:20","slug":"spicy-shredded-grilled-chipotle-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/spicy-shredded-grilled-chipotle-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Spicy Shredded Grilled Chipotle Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"

I decided to continue my quest of looking for delicious recipes on some of the fantastic food blogs and one of the top ones is definitely Pinch of Yum<\/a>, which had a delicious sounding recipe called Spicy Shredded Chipotle Chicken<\/a> recipe. \u00a0It seemed tailor made to adapt to the grill and the results were delicious. This recipe is ideal for almost anything that you could use shredded chicken for. \u00a0It would go great on a salad, my son had it on a tortilla, and, as Lindsey at Pinch of Yum<\/a> says, it would go great with black beans and many other accompaniments. I started by adding a little bit of olive oil to a cast iron skillet that I had heating on the grill. I added some minced garlic and minced chiptoles and sauteed for a bit until they were done. \u00a0I agree with Lindsay that those flavors were smelling great! \"Chipotle While that was going I got a\u00a0foil packet of wood chips ready to add the grill while the chicken was grilling. \u00a0It adds another layer of flavor by filling the grill with smoke while the chicken cooks. \u00a0Its easy to do. \u00a0Just put a handful of wood chips on a square of foil. \u00a0Bring the edges together, and seal, leaving some room for air. \u00a0Tear a few holes in the foil packet to allow the smoke to escape. It's important to get that foil packet going early because it takes a little time for the chips to start smoldering.<\/p>\n

Put the foil packet\u00a0right over the part of the grill where you have flames going and in 10 minutes or so,\u00a0it should be sending out smoke through those small holes that you created. \u00a0If you are using charcoal, just wait until you put the chicken on and then add some chips right on top of the coals.<\/p>\n

Next, I put the chicken breasts on the grill and started\u00a0to brown them. \u00a0I wasn't looking to get them completely cooked, because part of the recipe is to finish them in a pan of delicious liquid. \u00a0I just needed them lightly\u00a0browned. While the chicken breasts were\u00a0cooking, I started getting the sauce ready that was going to be used to finish the chicken. \u00a0I added orange juice, chicken broth, and chopped cilantro to the cast iron pan (slowly, so you don't warp or crack the pan). \u00a0I stirred it well, and then closed the grill lid and let the sauce cook to give the flavors time to mingle and bring the sauce up to at least a simmer. \"Orange Once the chicken was nicely browned, I added the pieces to the cast iron skillet and let them finish cooking in that delicious juice that \u00a0I just created. \u00a0I closed the lid of the grill again and let everything cook until the chicken was done (best to use a thermometer to check--I was looking for about 165-170 degrees. Next I pulled the chicken and put on a cutting board to rest. \u00a0I had no doubt that it was going to be delicious, because the aroma attracted several bees that decided to try out the food a little bit early! \"Chicken I left the skillet on the grill, lid closed, to cook down the sauce a bit more. \u00a0In the end, I used more breasts than Lindsay's recipe called for, and didn't increase all the other ingredients as much as I should have. \u00a0Don't make the same mistake! \u00a0It will add a ton more flavor to the chicken if you have the right proportions. \u00a0You'll see why in a minute. \"Chicken After the chicken has rested for about 10 minutes, I took a couple of forks and shredded it, then added it back to the skillet. \u00a0I tossed the shredded chicken with the sauce and then left it on the grill to heat back up and allow the chicken to soak up all that delicious juice. \u00a0That's where you want to make sure that you have enough. \u00a0My result was delicious, but would have been much more moist had I increased the ingredients appropriately. \u00a0As it was, I did go get some more OJ and chicken broth to add. \u00a0To repeat myself, don't make the same mistake! \"Chicken \u00a0 Some fresh cilantro on the top finishes off this dish and shows that you can cook a variety of things on your grill! \"Spicy Here's the recipe (sign up for ZipList.com<\/a> to save it to your recipes on ZipList<\/a>--it will also add the ingredients to a shopping list automatically for you). \u00a0Thanks again to Lindsay from Pinch of Yum<\/a> for this tasty recipe.<\/p>\n

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Spicy Shredded Grilled Chiptole Chicken<\/div>\n
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Recipe Type<\/span>: Entree<\/span><\/div>\n
Cuisine: Grilled<\/span><\/div>\n
Author: Lindsay from P[url href=\"http:\/\/www.pinchofyum.com\"]inchOfYum.com[\/url], Adapted by Scott Carey from [url href=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\"]OutdoorCookingMagic.com[\/url]<\/span><\/div>\n
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