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Comfort food can’t get much better than this flavor-filled noodle bowl, which incorporates chicken thigh meat, shiitake mushrooms and your favorite Asian spices. Serve with hot sauce on the side for those who enjoy a little kick.

INGREDIENTS

Prep Time: 45 Minutes         Cook Time: 40 Minutes

Directions:

Featured for August in our 2022 UniPro calendar.

This chicken dish with Traina Ultimate Sun Dried Tomato Topper is a hearty, satisfying, Italian-inspired dish. Well-seasoned chicken thighs are sautéd to get the skin crispy, then transferred to finish baking in the oven. The tangy taste of sun dried tomatoes work very well with this dark chicken recipe, especially when you add in the garlic rosemary, and orange zest.

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From Hormel we added delicious, smoky Fire-Braised® chicken options. Choose from pulled chicken thigh or fully cooked 5-6 oz. boneless chicken breasts for a great menu item that adds depths of flavor to elevate your dishes. For our pizza makers, try the 14″ parbaked blonde pizza crust from It’ll Be Pizza. This crust is partially baked before being frozen, which makes it a great labor-saving item for one of the most popular dishes out there. From Sun Merit, we added gourmet table ketchup to pair tasty dipping with your customer’s fries, chicken tenders and whatever they love putting this classic condiment on.

If you’re looking for more beverage options for your guests, get the drink mixes we just added from Highland Market. Available in lemonade and fruit punch, these two juice options are great to add to your menu for kids and adults alike. Lastly, a great option to put those drinks in are the clear plastic cups we got in from Fabri-Kal. We added 9 oz., 16 oz. Squat & 24 oz. for a range of sizes to choose from for your business – perfect for a to go option as well as quick in-person dining. Ask us about our matching cup lids.

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Perdue® Foodservice

PERDUE® HARVESTLAND® Organic Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs are a cost-effective, versatile kitchen staple you can feel great about feeding your family. Chicken thighs are a favorite of chefs and home cooks for their quick cook time, rich flavor, and tenderness. Whether you grill it, bake it or stir-fry it, our boneless, skinless chicken thighs do not disappoint!

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1. Mix all marinade ingredients together, minus the sweet chili sauce and scallions. Mix the chicken thighs with the marinade and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
   2. While the chicken is marinating, take 2 sauce pans, and add the rice wine vinegar to one (with ½ cup of water), and the red wine vinegar (with ½ cup water) to the other. Place ¼ cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons of salt into each pan. Bring to a boil to dissolve salt/sugar, and remove from heat.
   3. Place cucumbers, carrots, and red onions in 3 separate non-reactive/heat-tolerant containers. Pour the red wine vinegar mixture over the red onions, and the rice wine vinegar mixture over the carrots and cucumbers. Let steep at room temperature for 1-2 hours, then refrigerate until ready to use.
   4. For the cilantro aioli, add all of the ingredients to a food processor and puree until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
   5. Once the chicken is finished marinating, remove it from the excess marinade. Place thighs onto a medium to medium-high preheated grill. Grill for 5-6 minutes per side. Make sure that an internal temperature of 170°F is reached at the thickest part of the thigh.
   6. Remove from the grill, let rest for 5-10 minutes, and rough chop into ¼ – ½ inch pieces.
   7. Add the chicken to a medium bowl, and mix with the sweet chili sauce and scallions.
   8. Warm up taco shells and assemble tacos.

There are countless variations of croquettes; including fillings featuring mashed potatoes, cheese, seafood, pork, ground beef and in this case diced chicken thighs. Hormel has taken the labor and yield loss out of the equation with their Fire Braised Chicken Thighs, which we use in this recipe.

Serve 3 or 4 croquettes per order

INGREDIENTS

For the Croquette:

• 6 oz Hormel Fire Braised Chicken Thighs, chopped (Item #7777)
• 1 cup Queso Blanco, shredded (mild cheddar is a good substitute)
• 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened at room temperature
• 1/2 cup red onion, fine dice
• 1/2 cup celery, fine dice
• 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, rough chop
• 1 oz white balsamic Vinegar
• 2 oz Franks Red Hot sauce
• 1 ea whole egg
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Panko to tighten mix
• For breading, flour, egg wash & panko

For the Sour Cream Dip:

• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 ea scallions, thin slice
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 lime zest & juice of
• Salt & Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. In mixing bowl, incorporate all croquette ingredients except for panko, mix until all ingredients are well incorporated. Add Panko to the croquette mix to desired tightness of mix. Keep in mind that by adding too much Panko to your mix the finished product may be a bit dense and on the dry side.When using Panko to tighten I normally add in small quantities (for this recipe start with 1/2 cup) and allow to rest/absorb for 10 minutes before deciding weather or not to add more. Mix should be moist but tight enough to form and work through breading procedure.
2. Form mix into small rounds, about 1.5 oz each, allow rounds to chill for at least 30 minutes; mix will tighten under refrigeration making for an easy flow when breading. Continue to bread croquettes.
3. Mix all ingredients for sour cream dipping sauce. Adjust seasoning to your specifications.
4. Fry at 300 until golden brown, season as desired and serve with smoked paprika sour cream for your dipping enjoyment.

Chef’s Note: 

• Perfect for appetizer or bar bites menu. Make croquettes bite size (3/4 oz) for use a cocktail reception appetizer.