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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: Smokin Don on January 24, 2015, 12:38:05 AM

Title: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: Smokin Don on January 24, 2015, 12:38:05 AM
Jan 23 2015

We had been eating beef so told the wife to get a whole chicken to do. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it but wanted some of the carcass for Italian gravy. I decided I would do a chicken Caesar salad for something a little lighter.

I had some old crusty bread and made some croutons that would be good in the salad. I drizzled on some olive oil and seasoned with Penzey’s sandwich sprinkle and toasted them in the oven. I had spatchcocked the chicken and in brine overnight in the fridge.

I rinsed and dried it this morning and back in the fridge to dry for 4 or 5 hours. I tucked a pat of butter under each breast and seasoned with some Penzey’s Northwoods seasoning and a little granulated garlic. I got it on the smoker at 3:30 at 200 deg. grill level for ½ hour then ½ hour at 270 deg. then ½ hour at 340 deg. to 170 deg. breast IT. I let it cool for about ½ hour before slicing the breasts for the salad.

I baked some Red Lobster cheese and garlic biscuits to have with the salad. I made each salad with ½ head of Romaine,  croutons, Newmans Own creamy Caesar dressing, sliced breast, and shaved parmesan. I nuked each breast skin for a crispy chicorone to top the salad.

It all tasted pretty good! It was good to get back out on the smoker today!

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Smokin Don
Title: Re: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on January 24, 2015, 01:10:21 AM
Great looking chicken Don, nicely done. ;)
Title: Re: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: sliding_billy on January 24, 2015, 03:07:54 AM
Looks like you figured out what to do with it.
Title: Re: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: HighOnSmoke on January 24, 2015, 08:34:46 AM
That chicken looks great Don!
Title: Re: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: sparky on January 24, 2015, 09:14:54 AM
love the color.  chicken looks great SD.   :)
Title: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: Pappymn on January 24, 2015, 09:25:24 AM

Quote from: sparky on January 24, 2015, 09:14:54 AM
love the color.  chicken looks great SD.   :)

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Title: Re: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: muebe on January 24, 2015, 10:18:35 AM
Great looking chicken Don!

I am actually a big salad fan since being on a diet and that is one beautiful salad!
Title: Re: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on January 24, 2015, 10:41:48 AM
Quote from: muebe on January 24, 2015, 10:18:35 AM
Great looking chicken Don!

I am actually a big salad fan since being on a diet and that is one beautiful salad!

We do come up with all kinds of creative ways to make salads when on a diet.  ;)
Title: Re: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: N. Ontario Smoker on January 24, 2015, 10:44:36 AM
That looks so good. Just got the recipe for the biscuits online. Thanks.
Title: Re: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: Smokin Don on January 24, 2015, 11:02:27 AM
Quote from: N. Ontario Smoker on January 24, 2015, 10:44:36 AM
That looks so good. Just got the recipe for the biscuits online. Thanks.
It is about as easy as buying the Red Lobster mix to do your own from Bisquick, adding some shredded cheddar and brush on some garlic butter when done baking. Don
Title: Re: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: jjjonz on January 24, 2015, 08:59:06 PM
I'm not much of a salad man, but I would like one of those with a couple of biscuits.
Title: Re: Smoked Chicken Caesar Salad
Post by: smokeasaurus on January 25, 2015, 12:43:00 PM
Good to see Don back on the pellet grill....of course I am hungry now...... :)