Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Easy Moist Grilled Chicken (Bar-Be-Que)

This recipe is so easy, and I always get raves.

Super Easy Barbecue Chicken

Place thawed chicken pieces into a large bowl.   The recipe for four to six servings:

Combine

1/4 cup cooking oil
3 pounds thawed chicken pieces

Sprinkle with

1 teaspoon Adobo seasoning (or other seasoning salt or lemon pepper blend)
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
1 1/2 teaspoons Italian Seasonings (herb blend)

Stir the seasonings and the oil with the chicken well to coat.  Allow the chicken to rest in the seasonings at least 5 minutes up to overnight refrigerated.

Pre-heat a gas grill or barbecue until it is medium-hot.  Place the chicken skin down to sear it, then turn the heat down to low and turn the pieces over.  Be sure and watch for flame spurts.  Move the chicken off of any flames.  Cook it until it is golden brown and heated to 170F for breasts, 180F for other pieces.

This method can be used successfully with other meats, but it is the best with chicken!

Delicious Chocolate Cake -- Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Egg Free

Delicious Chocolate Cake -- Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Egg Free

This has made a great birthday cake.  We used the store-bought sugar free chocolate frosting.

Melt over low heat in a small saucepan and set aside:

3 "squares" (ounces) unsweetened baking chocolate -- Hershey's or Ghiradelli's preferred

Combine in a bowl and set aside:

1 1/4 cups flour mixture
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
(1 packet Knox gelatin, optional)

In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat until light:

1/2 cup butter (or other fat that is tolerated)

Add:

1/2 cup Stevia in the Raw measureable
1/2 cup fructose
1/2 cup dextrose

1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons ground flax seed mixed with 1/3 cup water
1/2 cup applesauce

Add the dry ingredients from above alternately with

1 cup cold water

Pour batter into a 9"x13"x2" cake pan that has been sprayed with cooking oil spray.  Bake at 350F for about 25 minutes.  Cool completely and frost.