There was a recipe circulating a couple of years ago that I'd forgotten about 'til last night. Faced with some defrosted chicken and not a lot of ingredients on hand, this recipe that originated with Weight Watchers fit the bill perfectly. It's called Diet Coke Chicken.
Stop! Wait! I was skeptical, too, but it's actually quite tasty. I "kicked it up a notch," as Emeril Legasse would say, by adding in some of Penzey's medium-hot chili powder. Give this pseudo-barbecued chicken a try for a quick meal. It was great with some rice-and-noodles and some broccoli steamed with a little garlic.
Salsa can be substituted for the ketchup; if you go that route, try using chili powder and cumin.
Diet Coke Chicken
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 cup diet Coke (I used caffeine-free)
1 cup ketchup
1-2 tablespoons chili powder
Put chicken in nonstick skillet. Combine Coke, ketchup, and chili powder, and add to skillet.
Cover and bring to a simmer. Cook chicken until done, about a half hour, turning as needed.
Remove chicken to a warm plate, and bring sauce to a boil, stirring often. Reduce until thick. Return chicken to skillet and coat with sauce.
2 spoons thrown:
My mom (and many others I imagine) used to use soda when cooking a pork roast or a ham to enhance the sweetness, so this is not weird to me. In fact, it really does sort of sound like an instant BBQ sauce
There's a new Jim Henson book out. It's smallish and blue and called something like 'Jim Henson's Doodles'. I cannot remember the exact title.
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