Chile Crusted Grilled Chicken

*This is a great tasting grilled chicken preparation. The chicken can be served as an entrée served with Grilled Vegetables and Black Beans, thinly sliced and used in a Burrito, over Nachos, or in the Quesadilla we present here.

*Keep your grill grids clean and well seasoned - brush the grids frequently with a brush, and lightly brush the grids with vegetable oil to ‘season’ - keeping the grids clean and ‘seasoned’ keeps products, like the chicken breasts below, from sticking and ‘tearing’ when cooking.

Yield: 1 1/2 Pounds
4 each (Approximately 6 Oz Each) Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
As Needed Vegetable Oil
4 Teaspoons (Approximately) Light Chili Powder (e.g. Gebhardt’s brand)
1/2 Cup Santa Fe Barbecue Butter, softened but not melted (recipe follows)

Preparation:
  1. Place the chicken breasts on a clean, sanitized work counter.
  2. Lightly but evenly brush the top side of each breast with oil.
  3. Evenly sprinkle approximately 1/2 teaspoon chili powder over each chicken breast.
  4. Turn the chicken breasts and coat with oil, then sprinkle with an additional 1/2 teaspoon chili powder per breast side, as described above.
  5. Using medium heat, char-grill the chicken breasts on one side, then turn and continue cooking until the chicken is cooked but still moist. Total cooking time should be 6-8 minutes, depending upon the size of the chicken breasts and grill temperature.
  6. Throughout the cooking process, liberally brush all chicken breast sides with the Santa Fe Barbecue Butter.
  7. The chicken can be served immediately as an entrée, or chilled and used at a later time for other recipes.

    Note: 

    If the chicken becomes too dark before it is thoroughly cooked, remove from the grill, baste with Santa Fe Barbecue Butter and finish in a pre-heated 350 degree oven.


Santa Fe Barbecue Butter
Yield: 1/2 Cup
1/4 Pound (1 stick) Butter, salted, softened but not melted
2 Tablespoons Dean & Danny’s Santa Fe Seasoning
1 Tablespoon Barbecue Sauce (we recommend K.C. Masterpiece Original)

Preparation:
  1. Combine the butter, Santa Fe Seasoning and barbecue sauce in a mixing bowl.
  2. Blend the ingredients until well mixed and the butter is smooth and uniform in color.
  3. Refrigerate for 2 hours prior to using.