Kickin' Chicken

So, yesterday I'm hanging out on Pinterest and a friend pins a chicken recipe that makes my mouth water. (Click here for the recipe that inspired me...I'm still gonna make it I swear!)...I was so hungry, and so excited so I ran to my kitchen certain that I had all the ingredients. Guess what? I didn't. So, I improvised. When I say that I improvised, I mean that my version shares cheese and BBQ sauce. Otherwise, it's nothing like it. I still need to drag my hiney to the store and get the ingredients to make the other chicken because it looks so yummy!

Here's what I ultimately came up with. I lovingly call it Kickin' Chicken, cause I'm tellin' y'all this stuff is for real kickin'!

Here's what ya need:

2 chicken breasts

BBQ seasoning ( I use KC Masterpiece)

Olive Oil

Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce ( Cause as far as I'm concerned this is the best!)

Shredded, or as I used, sliced colby jack cheese

1/2 medium vidalia onion

3 tbsp. Chopped fresh chives

Here's what ya do:

1. Heat 2-3 Tbsp. of olive oil in a frying pan. I used a medium heat setting. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2. Pound a couple of chicken breasts till they're quite a bit thinner than when you brought 'em home (or as        I would say "Beat the snot out of your chicken breasts").... Here's a before and after for ya:

Before

After ya beat the snot out of it.... hehehe

3. Season liberally with BBQ seasoning.

4. Place chicken breasts in the pan and cook slowly until no longer pink in the center.

5. Remove chicken breasts and place into a baking dish. Save your drippings in the frying pan and don't turn  off your heat just yet.

6. Saute sliced onions in the same pan your chicken cooked in until they are tender.

7. Top each chicken breast with 1 Tbsp. BBQ sauce, sliced cheese, and sauteed onions.

8. Finely chop fresh chives and sprinkle over top of chicken.

Yep...grew the chives myself!

9. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes or so until your cheese is all bubbly and melted.

10. Enjoy!!

Baked Sweet Potato and Side Salad makes the meal complete!

Venison BBQ

My husband is an avid hunter. But, he doesn't hunt for sport. He is adamant that you should only hunt if you use the meat to feed your family. I respect him for that. :)

Because of this, I have had to experiment with different ways to cook venison. It is really really good if you know what you're doing and you cook it right. As a matter of fact, the kids and I have grown to love it so much that they get super excited when hunting season rolls around and they know it's time for more tenderloin!

I did a little experimentation a couple of weeks ago, and the results were delicious!! If you like BBQ sandwiches, then you truly need to give the super easy recipe a try.

Here's what ya need:

1 deer tenderloin
1 bottle Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce
1 envelope of Apple Cider mix
Water

Here's what ya do:

1. Place your deer loin in the crock-pot.


2. Mix cider according to package directions and pour over tenderloin.


3. Cook on high for 4 hours.


4. Pour 1/2 bottle or more if you like over the tenderloin and let it cook another hour.


5. Shred the tenderloin with a fork.


6. Serve on hamburger buns. (Add extra sauce to taste.)