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If your
looking for a quick smoke to
prepare with great flavor
stuffing chicken breast is a fun
way to go. The options and
flavor mixes are endless. In
this recipe we will be stuffing
chicken breast with Pastrami,
smoked Gouda cheese, honey
mustard, green onion and garlic.
Lets start
by rinsing and cleaning the
chicken breast. Next lay 3
slices of Pastrami overlapping
50% of the next slice. Mop with
fair amount of Jack Daniels
Honey Mustard. Sprinkle on some
fresh chopped garlic. Cut cheese
into 1/4 inch wide strips. Stack
3 to 4 1/4 inch slices on top
one end of the pastrami in a
stack. Lay a green onion next to
the cheese then roll it up into
a pastrami roll. Proceed to roll
up one for each chicken breast.
Using a small
sharp knife cut a ˝ inch opening
in the large end of the chicken
breast. Working the knife in a
sawing motion cut a pocket in
the inside of the chicken
breast. Pour in 1 Tsp Zesty
Italian dressing. Using your
finger work it around the inside
cavity. Take a pastrami roll and
insert it into the end of the
chicken breast while twisting in
the direction the pastrami is
wrapped. This will allow it to
be pushed into the cavity with
little effort. If it does hang
up just press it in with your
finger. Be careful not to breach
the outer layer of meat. Pinch close
the opening as best possible.
Place
Chicken breast in 1 gallon
Ziploc bag and pour in 1/2
bottle of Zesty Italian
dressing. Place in the
refrigerator to marinate for 4
to 6 hours minimum.
Once the
chicken has marinated, remove
from Ziploc bag but don't rinse.
Coat chicken breast with a fair
dusting of
Jacks Old South dry rub, top
sides and bottom. Use a
toothpick to stitch up the open
end. Weave the toothpick through
the bottom to the top and back
through the bottom. See video.
Place on
smoker grate and smoke @ 230
degrees mopping once after 1
hour with Zesty Italian
dressing. Mist frequently with
apple juice. Smoke until the
internal temperature reaches 168
degrees. Pull chicken, cover in
foil and let stand for 20
minutes. Serve
with smoked bell peppers, beans
and cornbread.
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