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Featured Recipe:
Mike Golic’s Barbecue Blitz Chicken Wraps
Barbecued chicken thighs and onion fill these wraps for a tasty dinner. It’s a surprise to find former football greats enjoying cooking for the family. In a recent interview with Mike Golic, Host of ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike in the Morning” show, he told me, “I’m a simple cook, I just throw everything on the grill. ” And that’s just what he does.
Juicy boneless, skinless chicken thighs, sliced onion and corn on the cob all cook together in 10 minutes on the grill.
For the corn on the cob, he peels the corn and wraps it in foil with butter and Parmesan cheese.
Mike uses a charcoal grill with quick-lighting briquettes. I’ve adapted his recipe for this quick barbecue dinner with a guide to using a gas or stove-top grill.
Helpful Hints:
- Any type of barbecue sauce can be used.
- The timing in the recipe is for a covered grill. If using one without a cover, extend the grilling time by 10 minutes. A stove-top grill does not need to be covered. The original timing is correct.
Countdown:
- Prepare tomatoes and lettuce.
- Place chicken, onion and corn on the grill.
- Preheat the grill.
ENTREE: MIKE GOLIC’S BARBCUE BLITZ CHICKEN WRAPS
3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 1/4-inch onion slices
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 cup diced tomatoes
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
6 6-inch corn tortillas
Heat a gas grill. Remove visible fat from chicken and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place over direct heat with the onion slices. Close grill.
Grill onion slices and chicken 5 minutes, turn and grill 3 minutes. Spoon barbecue sauce over onions and chicken. Grill, covered 2 more minutes. A meat thermometer should reach 170 degrees. Remove to a plate. Using 2 forks, shred the chicken. Separate the onions into rings.
Wrap the tortillas in foil and add to the grill for 3 minutes to warm through. Fill each tortilla with chicken and onions. Top with diced tomato and lettuce. Roll into a wrap. Makes 2 servings.
SHOPPING LIST
Here are the ingredients you'll need for tonight's Dinner in Minutes:
To buy:
- 1 bag shredded lettuce
- 1 small tomato
- 1 small bottle barbecue sauce
- 1 medium onion
- 3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 package 6-inch corn tortillas
- 2 medium ears corn
- 1 small piece Parmesan cheese
Staples:
- black peppercorns
- salt
- butter
NUTRITION INFORMATION
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Linda Gassenheimer is the author of sixteen cookbooks including her newest, The Portion Plan: How to Eat the Foods You Love and Still Lose Weight and Good-Carb Meals in Minutes. Visit Linda on her web page at www.miamiherald.com or send her an email.
