Recado Rojo Marinated Chicken Thighs
We eat a lot of chicken in our home and I love coming across new and different spice blends. The Recado Rojo is from Mexican cuisine, especially of the Yucatán and Oaxaca areas. You may be surprised at the flavor quality that the achiote provides—this is sometimes added to tamales and empanadas for added color and flavor.
You can mix Recado Rojo with vinegar and a little orange or lime juice until your desired thickness is reached. Hand blended from achiote, coriander, cumin, allspice, Mexican oregano, sea salt, black pepper, garlic, cinnamon, lemon peel and whole cloves.
For this recipe I marinated chicken thighs (with skin) overnight in a little oil and Recado Rojo. The color and flavor of this blend is truly something special—fantastic! You can use chicken breasts if desired. It does not get much easier than this!
I served the Marinated Recado Rojo Chicken with our Bean Salad with Honey Chipotle Vinaigrette. Hope your family enjoys this as much as we did!
Happy cooking!
A glass of Argentinian Shiraz went very well with this meal.
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Bean Salad with Honey Chipotle Vinaigrette
My girls asked me to come up with something filling and healthy they could have for lunch and snack on after school. A bean salad is the perfect quick and easy meal. Protein, lots of veggies with a tangy delicious vinaigrette. It lasts in the refrigerator for almost a week, just stir before serving.
I did a three bean combo and you can use any combination of beans that appeals to you. Same with the veggie combo that you choose. I did a Southwestern spin on this using Honey Chipotle in the vinaigrette. Honey Chipotle is one of our favorite blends. It is hand blended using granulated honey, sea salt, chipotle powder, granulated onion, Spanish paprika and Italian seasoning. The combination of smokey sweet heat is amazing on salmon, shrimp, chicken, veggies and more.
Make your own version of bean salad using the beans and veggies of your choice with any spice blend that sounds good to you. See this handy chart to make your own vinaigrette.
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