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Ranchero Salsa Stuffed
Chicken Breasts

 

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Recipe Information

Ingredients:
6 - 9 Large Chicken. Breasts
2 - 24 oz. Rojo's Fresh Cut Salsa
4 Cloves Chopped Garlic
2 Slices Red Onion Chopped
1 Cup Sliced Jalapeno's - Optional
Garlic Powder
Cattleman's Ranchero Seasoning
Available @ atbbq.com
64 oz. Orange/Pineapple Juice. Any Brand.
Smoked Pepper Jack to Melt On Top
(1 & 1/2 Slice for Each Chicken Breast)
 

Preparation:

I stumbled on this recipe one Saturday when I was fooling around. I was trying different things and thought how about a south of the border type stuffed boneless chicken breast. I made some up and the family went nuts over them. They were gone in no time. This got my attention so I decided to go one further and add additional Onions, garlic, sliced Jalapeno's and Orange/Pineapple juice as a marinade.

Oh Hell Yeah!

So let's get to cooking!

In a large mixing bowl, combine garlic, red onion, Jalapeno slices, and salsa. Mix contents thoroughly.

First thing, wash your chicken and trim the breasts. Using a sharp knife cut an opening in the large end of the chicken breast. Holding the knife parallel with the cutting board push the knife deep into the breast and using a sawing action open a pocket inside the breast.

Once all the breasts are opened, begin stuffing the salsa mix inside the breasts giving each one equal amounts. Use your finger to push the mix deep inside each breast. Once the chicken breasts are all stuffed, pin the opening of each closed using a toothpick.

Place the breasts into two 1 gallon Ziploc bags. Pour in 1/3 of the Orange/Pineapple juice in each bag and squeeze out the air. Zip each bag closed and refrigerate for several hours. The remaining juice will be used to baste the breasts once an our while they cook.

After the chicken as bin in the marinade for several hours, drain the juice and place them on a cookie sheet.  Lightly apply garlic powder to both side. Liberally apply the Cattleman's Ranchero seasoning. Do this to both sides.

Get your pit pre-heating to 190 degrees. Wood cookers can start off at 245. With the pellet smokers I like to smoke for 1 hour at 180 - 190 degrees. It allows for better smoke flavor in the meat. In this recipe I used a BBQRs Delight Peach wood pellets.

Put the chicken into the smoker and smoke for 1.5 hours on 180 degrees then increase the temp to 245 degrees. Wood pit owners just start with 245 degrees. Once the chicken reaches 140 degrees mop both sides of the chicken with the Orange/Pineapple juice. Continue to smoke @ for .5 hours and mop again. Increase temp to 245 and cook until breasts reach 168 degrees internal temp.

When the chicken reaches 167 lay some smoked Pepper Jack on each breast and let it melt. I cold smoke Pepper Jack the day prior using the AMAZE-N-SMOKER. You don't have to go with smoked cheese but it sure does put a stellar icing on the cake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SmokingPit.com - Yoder YS640 - Smoked Ranchero Salsa stuffed chicken breasts slow cooked on a Yoder YS640

SmokingPit.com - Yoder YS640 - Smoked Ranchero Salsa stuffed chicken breasts slow cooked on a Yoder YS640

SmokingPit.com - Yoder YS640 - Smoked Ranchero Salsa stuffed chicken breasts slow cooked on a Yoder YS640

SmokingPit.com - Yoder YS640 - Smoked Ranchero Salsa stuffed chicken breasts slow cooked on a Yoder YS640

SmokingPit.com - Yoder YS640 - Smoked Ranchero Salsa stuffed chicken breasts slow cooked on a Yoder YS640

SmokingPit.com - Yoder YS640 - Smoked Ranchero Salsa stuffed chicken breasts slow cooked on a Yoder YS640

 

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