Chicken Pacific (A Tiki Classic)
Ingredients:
750 ml (about 2 1/2 cups) sour cream
2 tsp tarragon
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
2 1/2 tsp salt
6 boneless chicken breasts
2 cups Crushed Cornflake crumbs (Yes the Cereal!)
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup diced olives
1 cup Cocktail shrimp (Optional)
Also needed:
1 medium bowl for Cornflake crumbs
1 medium bowl for Sour cream mixture
1 large baking dish
Directions:
1.Crush Cornflakes in a zip lock bag with a Rolling pin or rum/wine bottle.
2.Preheat oven to 350 F
3.Combine sour cream with tarragon,thyme,garlic powder,paprika and salt.
4. Dip chicken into sour cream mixture coating liberally then dip into corn flake crumbs, coating well.
5.Reserve leftover sour cream mixture and add olives and cocktail shrimp to it then set aside.
6.Melt butter in baking dish; place chicken flat side down in dish.Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
7.Turn chicken bake for an additional 20 minutes.
8.Turn Chicken & pour reserve sour cream mixture to cover chicken and continue cooking for an additional 10 minutes.
9.Let stand 10 minutes and serve.(May also heat sauce to serve separately)
*This recipe may be baked and frozen. Thaw, reheat slowly in oven preheated to 350 degrees. Size of baking dish will depend on the amount and size of chicken you use.
Vegetarian Version:
For chicken substitute Extra-Firm Tofu sliced 1/2"thick with deep grooves to soak in sour cream mixture omit Cocktail shrimp.
About the Dish:
This is a rich & decadent main course that is out of this world and should be a must try at your next Luau.My Mother used to make this back in the Sixties to impress her dinner guests and it doesn't disappoint...Enjoy! ~ Dr.Cyclops
