Island Chicken Packet Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat grill or cast iron grill pan to medium-high heat.
• Remove any excess fat from chicken and rinse under cold water. Pat dry with paper towels. Use a pastry brush to brush with olive oil and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons jerk seasoning and salt, if desired. Set aside.
• Drain pineapple slices and reserve juice. Season both sides of pineapple slices with 1/2 teaspoon of jerk seasoning; set aside.
• In small saucepan, bring reserved pineapple juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon jerk seasoning, and brown sugar to a boil over high heat. Reduce liquid by 1/2, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Just before grilling, oil grate. Place chicken breasts on grate and grill for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Remove to platter and tent with foil.
• Place pineapple slices on grate and grill for 1 to 2 minutes per side until grill marks appear and pineapple is heated through.
• Serve chicken breasts with pineapple slices and warm sauce.
• NOTE: Chicken may also be broiled 4 to 6 inches from heat source for 6 to 8 minutes per side. Broil pineapple 1 to 2 minutes per side.

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a bowl.
• You can marinate the ingredients for an hour, or you can skip that and go right to making the packet.
• Add ingredients to a large sheet of heavy foil.
• Bring the long sides together and fold down, 2-3 times.
• Roll the ends in, at least 2 folds each.
• Place packet seam side up on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes in a 425°F oven.
• To serve, unroll one end of the packet and pour out or open the top and spoon out.
• Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Mix chicken, cream cheese, chives, milk, and salt in a medium bowl (mixing with hands works best) to make filling, and store in a 1 qt freezer bag.
• Put crouton crumbs in another 1 qt bag, attach it to bag of chicken filling, and freeze.
• Refrigerate crescent rolls.
• To prepare for serving, thaw chicken mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Unroll crescent rolls.
• Each tube will contain 4 rectangles of dough with a diagonal perforation.
• Press dough along each perforation so the rectangle halves will not separate.
• Place about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture into the center of each rectangle.
• Fold dough over the filling, and pinch the edges to seal tightly.
• Dip each packet in melted margarine, and coat with crouton crumbs.
• Place packets on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Packets are good either hot or cold.

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
• Glaze:.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, whisk the soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, ginger, garlic, honey and orange zest together. Reduce the glaze by one-third and then cool to room temperature.
• Chicken:.
• Put the chicken on a wire reack iwth a drip pan underneath. Season outside and inside the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste, then put in the oven.
• Roast the chicken for about 15 mintues, then turn the temp down to 350 degrees F. Roast an additional 20 minutes. Brush the glaze on the chicken and return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes. (If you have a larger chicken you may need to increase the time so the chicken fully cooks.).
• Remove chicken from the oven and sprinkle the shredded coconut over the whole chicken. Place back in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until the coconut is toasted.
• Remove the chicken form the oven and let rest for about 5 minutes. Carve and serve!

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine first 10 ingredients. Set aside 1/3 cup for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken; seal and turn to coat. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight., Prepare grill for indirect heat, using a drip pan. Place chicken over drip pan; grill, covered, over indirect medium heat 45-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°-175°, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade during the last 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Divide chicken strips between two pieces of heavy-duty foil (about 12 in. square). In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; spoon over chicken. Fold foil around mixture and seal tightly., Place packets on a baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and potatoes are tender. Open foil carefully to allow steam to escape.