A Feast of Chickens

Dinner is coming...so get out those skillets, and let's get cooking!

Last week we showed you what to do with a dragon egg when things don't turn out as planned. I know, you sat in fire all night, and that egg just didn't want to hatch into a baby dragon. Oh well... at least there's guacamole! 

But with dinner coming, you'll need something to do with that guacamole that's more than just an appetizer. For that we have delicious chicken breast marinated in lime, jalapeño, and cilantro and topped with guacamole. This delicious meal will make you forget that dragon egg ever failed to hatch.

Chicken Breast with Guacamole Topping Recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes, Marinade time: 2-4 hours, Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves: 2-4

Ingredients:

2 Boneless chicken breasts

1/2 Cup of lime juice or juice from 3 to 4 fresh limes

20 Cilantro leaves 

1 Medium sized jalapeño finely chopped

1 tsp olive oil

Step 1: Thaw the chicken and place it in a ziploc bag. Add in olive oil, lime juice, cilantro leaves, and chopped jalapeño. Close the bag and shakes it so that the marinade fully covers the chicken. Then open the bag and reseal it so that the air is out of the bag. Place bag in the fridge for at least 2-4 hours. I find it's best if you let the chicken marinade over night, or if you put it in the fridge first thing in the morning and let it marinade until dinner time.

Step 2: Heat a skillet on medium heat. Remove chicken breasts from the ziploc bag and place them in the skillet. Cook each side of the chicken breast for five minutes. Remove from heat and slice the breast into strips. Place the strips back in the skillet and cook until brown on both sides. Cooking the strips won't take longer than five minutes.

Step 3: Prepare our delicious guacamole recipe, which you can find here. Serve with guacamole on top of the chicken. Make sure you have your favorite chips around for the leftover guacamole!

Mother of Dragons! Guacamole

Sometimes you learn the hard way that walking through fire doesn't always turn eggs into dragons. It's disappointing but true. Even the mother of dragons had to learn this the hard way. 

The question is: what do you do with the egg? If you're anything like us, you turn it into delicious guacamole. Our guacamole recipe is fast, easy, and tastes excellent. Keeping it simple makes for a tastier guacamole that anyone can make. In no time at all you can turn that dud dragon egg into spicy dip that your whole army will envy. 

Prep time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 avocados (squishy is better)
• 1 roma tomato
• 15 fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/2 - 1 (depending on how spicy you like it) medium-sized jalapeño
• Juice from two fresh limes
• Onion powder - ½ tsp
• Garlic salt – ½ tsp
• Table salt – ½ tsp
• Finely ground red pepper - ¼ tsp

Step 1: Don't peel the avocado. Simply start at the stem and cut all the way around the pit until it is sliced in half. Remove the pit. Cut the avocado into a grid while still in the peel and then squeeze each half into the a medium sized mixing bowl. Do this to all three avocados.

Step 2: Chop the roma tomato and add it to the bowl.

Step 3: Finely chop or tear the cilantro leaves and put them in the bowl.

Step 4: Very finely chop the jalapeño (either half or whole, depending on level of spice you want). Make sure to chop it into very small pieces (you don't want to take a bite with a big piece of jalapeño in it). Add to the bowl.

Step 5: Add all spices to the mix. Add lime juice.

Step 6: Don't stir this with a spoon. Take the knife you used to chop the ingredients and cut through the mixture. Cut all the way through the mixture until the larger pieces of avocado are chopped and then stir using the knife. This will keep the guacamole from becoming too mushy when you stir. The guac will taste better if it’s not too finely mashed. If you cut through the mixture, it will leave pieces of avocado - which provides a much nicer taste and texture.

Step 7: Taste it. Add salt or lime juice as needed. Serve with corn chips. Or if you want a healthier and tasty option, try sweet potato chips instead.

Enjoy your dip, and next week we'll show you how to make a spicy chicken to go along with your guacamole.