Grilled Chicken Baked Wraps With Pico De Gallo Recipes

PICO DE GALLO CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, lime juice, cilantro, jalapeno, salt, and pepper. Set pico de gallo aside.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add chicken and saute until cooked through and juices run clear. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
• Put the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the hot skillet and saute the sliced onion and green pepper until tender. Stir in the minced garlic and saute until the aroma is strong. Mix in half of the pico de gallo and chicken breast meat. Set aside; keep warm.
• In a heavy skillet, heat one flour tortilla. Spread 1/4 cup shredded cheese on the tortilla and top with 1/2 the chicken mixture. Sprinkle another 1/4 cup cheese over the chicken and top with another tortilla. When bottom tortilla is lightly brown and cheese has started to melt, flip quesadilla and cook on the opposite side. Remove quesadilla from skillet and cut into quarters. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve quesadillas with sour cream and remaining pico de gallo.

SKILLET-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH PICO DE GALLO

Steps:

• Chop 1/4 of the red onion and place in a small mixing bowl. Cut remaining onion into rough wedges and reserve for the chicken.
• Add tomato, jalapeno, garlic, and cilantro to the chopped onion. Add olive oil and 1/2 of the lime juice; stir mixture together and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix cayenne pepper, chile pepper, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl.
• Trim and clean chicken thighs. Lightly brush both sides with olive oil, then coat with the spice mixture.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until you can see steam coming up from the pan. Add chicken and sear on both sides until skin is crispy, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove from the heat. Sprinkle with reserved onion wedges and remaining lime juice.
• Place in the preheated oven and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 12 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Plate chicken and top with pico de gallo.

GRILLED CHICKEN BAKED WRAPS WITH PICO DE GALLO

Steps:

• Make the Pico de Gallo:.
• Combine all ingredients in glass bowl. Mix well to combine. Refrigerate at least 1/2 hour or until ready to use.
• Soak Chicken cutlets in water and vinegar for about 10 minutes.
• Rinse several times with cold water, pat dry and transfer to mixing bowl or ziploc bag.
• To the chicken add, garlic, juice of 2 limes, olive oil, oregano, salt and black pepper to taste. Mix well and let marinade for a least 1/2 hour (the longer it marinades, the better it will taste). If marinating more than one hour, refrigerate, but bring to room temperature before grilling.
• Preheat indoor or outdoor grill to medium high heat. (If using indoor grill cook chicken in batches, 2 or 3 at a time).
• Add chicken and cook 3 minutes per side. Let chicken rest for 10 minutes, then dice in small pieces.
• Add chicken to flour tortillas, top with Pico de Gallo and Shredded Cheddar Cheese.
• Roll the tortillas up, place on greased baking sheet seam side down.
• Bake @ 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

SPICY PICO DE GALLO CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Spray 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Grind all rub ingredients in mortar with pestle or in electric coffee grinder until as fine as possible. (Don't worry if larger pieces remain.).
• Dry chicken with paper towels. Brush with 1 tablespoon of the oil; sprinkle tops with half of the rub. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium to medium-high heat until hot. Cook chicken, rub-side up, 2 minutes or until browned; turn. Sprinkle with remaining rub; cook 2 minutes or until browned.
• Pour 1 1/3 cups of the pico de gallo into baking dish. Sprinkle with lemon peel; top with chicken. Cover with foil. Bake 10 minutes; drizzle with lemon juice. Bake, covered, an additional 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Serve with remaining 2/3 cup pico de gallo.
• TIP *One tablespoon chopped canned chipotle chiles can be used instead to make a wet rub.