January 20, 2014

Pickle Brined Chicken

Pickle Brined Chicken
Pickle Brined Chicken



When most people think of cooking from scratch they think of breads, soups etc. However, there many kitchen ingredients that can be made from scratch, saving not only time, but money. Spice mixes can be expensive at the store, but easy and inexpensive to make at home. Plus the taste of homemade spice mixes is fresher and can be the difference between a good and great dish. Later in the week I will share a recipe for homemade chili powder. The amount of heat can be adjusted for families with kids or increased if you like things with a little kick. I also make homemade Greek seasoning and various Indian spice mixes (since it can be hard to find some of them in my area). Homemade spices can last up to 6 months when stored in an airtight container and make throwing together a great meal that much easier. Plus since there are so many recipes available on the internet now making spices from scratch is beyond simple.

On to the recipe! My family is obsessed with pickles. The males in my house could eat pickles three times a day if they had their way. Last week I tried a new recipe for Pickle Brined Chicken from the January 2014 issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. 

This recipe has 11 ingredients. It takes 8 hours and 40 minutes of total time (including brining), 25 minutes of which is active and makes 6 servings. I only made a few changes to the original recipe. First, I used two jars of 32 ounce pickles. My store does not stock 64 ounce jars of pickles so I bought two smaller jar instead. I found that the thighs took longer than the suggest oven time to fully cook. The thighs that I bought were on the larger side and took closer to 25 minutes to fully cook. Most of the time I make my recipes gluten free (so that I can enjoy them). However, I did not eat this meal so I used regular all-purpose flour to dredge the chicken. I chose to pour the pan sauce over each serving instead of pouring it over the entire dish as suggest by the original recipe. I prefer serving sauces at the table so each person can chose the amount of sauce they want to eat and it helps to keep the meat tender on the plate. 

Everyone in my house loved this recipe. My oldest son said this was the best chicken recipe I had ever made and eat four pieces of chicken in two days. The leftovers didn't last very long at all since my kids kept going back for more servings over and over again. My husband thought the chicken tasted like a popular chicken restaurant's chicken sandwiches (which is a compliment coming from him). All-in-all a great recipe. 

For the recipe go to Pickle Brined Chicken. 

16 comments:

  1. I've never heard of pickle brined chicken but I think I'd like it very much!

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    1. I hadn't tried it before either, but it turned out great!

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  2. I laughed at your comment about your husband, nodding my head in understanding, lolol!! My oldest son's MIL makes all of her spices and she does make some delicious dinners!

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    1. Homemade spices are really easy and help make great meals!

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  3. Same here, can't wait to try it out!

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  4. Funny, but my kids don't like pickles at all, which is weird because my husband and I love them!!

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    1. My kids love pickles, I like them, but they love them :)

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  5. The chicken sounds and looks very tasty!

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  6. Yeah...we like pickles too, my mom still makes them herself. Nothing like biting into a firm and tasty pickle. Your chicken dish looks delicious! :)ela

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    1. I make my own pickles during canning season also. Homemade are the best!

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  7. Wow. I should try this one out. My family also loves pickles. As a matter of fact, I am eating pickles as I am writing this. Thanks for the great idea.

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    1. We are big pickle fans in my house too! My kids have been known to eat them for breakfast :)

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  8. I have never done any of those before, make my own spices etc but I'm sure it is much less expensive and probably a lot healthier too. As for that chicken, it looks really good. I've also never had brined chicken and I really want to taste it but not sure I can wait 8hrs for food. :)

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    1. Homemade spices are a lot easier to make than a lot of people think (I promise). The pickle brining in this recipe is delicious (and worth the 8 hour wait)!

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