Poultry

Grilled Sriracha Sweet Chili Chicken

February 5, 2019 By Mary 3 Comments

Grilled Sriracha Chicken is an incredible combination of whole cut up chicken pieces in a savory marinade, grilled to perfection, and then finished with a sweet and spicy sweet chili glaze. Grilled Sriracha Sweet Chili Chicken is great for a whole quartered chicken, or even chicken breasts. Chicken is a blank canvass, and we love…

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Smoked Buffalo Chicken Dip

January 17, 2019 By Mary 6 Comments

When you combine the magical flavors of Buffalo wings with shredded smoked chicken and a creamy cheese dip you get the most sought after and quickly devoured appetizer at any party or game day spread — Smoked Buffalo Chicken Dip! After posting this recipe for Smoked Buffalo Turkey Dip several years ago the dish has become a staple in…

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Grilled Buffalo Chicken Salad Recipe

January 10, 2019 By Mary 9 Comments

When you’re craving wings, but need to eat more salad. This Healthy Grilled Buffalo Chicken Salad recipe satisfies all your wing cravings, without the guilt. This Grilled Buffalo Chicken Salad recipe is also Keto friendly, gluten free, sugar free, low carb, and can easily be adjusted for Paleo and Whole 30. Damn, this is just one…

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Spicy Grilled Chicken Tacos with Avocado Crema

January 8, 2019 By Mary 9 Comments

Grilled chicken breasts marinated in an easy spicy chipotle marinade, quickly grilled to perfection, and topped with a cooling and refreshing avocado crema. These grilled chicken tacos are perfect for a Taco Tuesday or weekday meal with your family! There’s always room for more taco recipes in your arsenal! We do tacos several time a…

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My Mama’s Green Chili Turkey

December 27, 2018 By Mary 3 Comments

My favorite use for leftover Thanksgiving turkey — My Mama’s Green Chili Turkey. Sautéed onions, bell peppers, and roasted Anaheim chilies combined with leftover turkey is rich and wholesome and perfect served over rice or as a filling for tacos, burritos or filling for enchiladas. It’s been a family tradition for generations. I’ve kidnapped my mom…

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Grilled Chicken with a Cranberry Chipotle Citrus Glaze

November 16, 2018 By Mary 4 Comments

Jazz up Grilled Chicken with a sweet and spicy Cranberry Chipotle Citrus Glaze. This chicken is sweet, spicy, tangy, and a perfect match for a bottle of Beaujolais! We’re always looking for new and exciting ways to jazz up chicken around here, especially when it comes to finding something to pair with a specific bottle…

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Bourbon Brined Smoked Turkey — Ultimate Thanksgiving Turkey

November 8, 2018 By Mary 25 Comments

We’re finally sharing the secrets to the Ultimate Smoked Turkey for your Thanksgiving Dinner. This smoked turkey is jam packed with mega flavor, from a bourbon citrus brine, to an herbed butter, to a dry rub, This is the juiciest and most flavorful turkey that will have your guests going back for seconds… and maybe…

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How to Smoke a Whole Chicken on a Pellet Grill (Recipe)

July 9, 2018 By Mary 11 Comments

A step by step guide to smoking a whole roaster chicken on a pellet grill/smoker. Smoked Whole Chicken is one of the most common things we cook on our smokers, and you’ll see just how easy it is to do on your smoker or grill. Our collection of grills and smokers are like our kids,…

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Dry Brined Smoked Chicken with a Carolina Glaze

July 7, 2018 By Mary 13 Comments

This Dry Brined Smoked Chicken is slowly smoked then finished with a Carolina style BBQ sauce glaze. If you’re looking for your next favorite chicken recipe then you’ve gotta try this! I don’t know about you, but I feel like chicken never gets enough barbecue love. At least that’s what life is like around here…

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Chipotle Honey Grilled Chicken — Great for Tacos

May 11, 2018 By Mary 10 Comments

Chipotle Honey Grilled Chicken is a fantastic and versatile chicken dish that is amazing on anything from tacos to a light salad. This post was sponsored by Albertsons. As always all opinions, statements, and recipes are my own. I’ve been on a huge chipotle kick lately, and no I’m not talking about the restaurant. I’m…

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Grilled Chicken with Ancho Chilies and Prunes

April 6, 2018 By Mary 4 Comments

Before you say, “Whaaaaaa the? Prunes and chicken??” Just take a deep breath and trust me. The combination of grill roasted rich prunes and earthy ancho chilies mixed with grilled chicken is a winning combination! So, there’s an awesome group of wine bloggers I’m friends with and we get together (virtually) a couple times a…

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Turkey Burgers with Bacon Paste – Jazzing up Turkey Burgers

March 8, 2018 By Mary 9 Comments

How to add incredible flavor to boring turkey burgers. Turkey burgers can tend to come out dry and flavorless. Adding bacon paste to ground turkey adds not only flavor but great moisture lacking in most turkey burgers. I’ll be the first to admit, when I transitioned from a vegetarian back into a meat eater it…

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Valentine’s Day Recipes for your Smoker or Grill

February 8, 2018 By Mary 3 Comments

Avoid the restaurants this year and dine in. Here are 10 ideas for Valentine’s Dinner you can cook on your Smoker or Grill. I used to be one of the many Valentine’s Day haters. You know the ones. Those who harp on the day for being an overly corporate holiday. Hater’s gonna hate. I…

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Simplified Smoked Salsa Verde Chicken Soup

October 27, 2017 By Mary 11 Comments

A quick, easy, soul-soothing, cold-calming, delicious Smoked Salsa Verde Chicken Soup for when you’re not feeling well. And three ways to prepare in advance of cold season. This post was sponsored by Albertsons. As always all opinions, statements, and recipes are my own. I have bad news, friends. Cold Season is here! Have I ever…

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Grilled Buffalo Chicken Jalapeño Poppers

September 29, 2017 By Mary 3 Comments

This Grilled Jalapeño Popper recipe is perfect when you’re craving chicken wings, but also jalapeño poppers. Grilled Buffalo Chicken Jalapeño Poppers are the perfect compromise! It’s like the two perfect appetizers, jalapeño poppers and chicken wings, got married and had a beautiful baby and named it Grilled Buffalo Chicken Jalapeño Poppers. In all seriousness though (can we…

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Grilled Chicken with Blackberry BBQ Sauce — Recipe and video on AM Northwest

June 22, 2017 By Mary 2 Comments

When my two favorite seasons – Grilling Season and Berry Season – combine you get grilled chicken with a berry makeover. We joined AM Northwest to cook up our new recipe for Grilled Chicken with Blackberry BBQ Sauce and it was awesome! Berry season is a universal favorite in my household. We take the kids…

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Smoked Buffalo Chicken Wings (the VIDEO!)

January 16, 2017 By Mary 20 Comments

We did it. We finally made a video of one of the most popular recipes here on Vindulge. Smoked Buffalo Chicken Wings. One of the challenges of smoking wings is that you’re cooking them at a low temperature, and that’s not conducive to achieving crispy skin (something that’s pretty darn necessary in chicken wings). You get great flavor,…

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Smoked Coq au Vin — and wines to pair

January 5, 2017 By Mary 6 Comments

How to add smoked flavor to a traditional Coq au Vin. After several requests from the photo I posted on Instagram of our Christmas dinner I decided to share some insight… It was just the four of us for Christmas this year. No family. No traveling. Just us. Typically we go big and smoke a prime…

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Last Minute 4th of July Recipe Ideas for your Smoker or Grill

July 1, 2016 By Mary 6 Comments

Have you figured out what you’re cooking up for your 4th of July BBQ yet? This holiday is one of my absolute favorites. I feel so strongly about this weekend that it’s one that we block out each year and dedicate it strictly to family and friends. That means we go all out, and our…

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Grilled Chicken Thighs for a Crowd — New article on Wine4.Me

June 27, 2016 By Mary Leave a Comment

Let the countdown begin. T-minus 7 days until the 4th of July. That means grills and smokers will be fired up throughout the country with hungry feasters waiting to get their BBQ on. Over on Wine4.Me this weekend I shared one of my favorite (and super easy) recipes fit for a crowd and perfect for…

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Smoked Chicken Tacos — and feeding a crowd for Cinco de Mayo

May 5, 2016 By Mary 4 Comments

Feliz Cinco de Mayo! I know I know I know, the last thing you probably need right now is ANOTHER blog post filled with Cinco de Mayo ideas. Or maybe I’m wrong? Maybe you woke up this morning and it finally dawned on your that today is the day, and you feel like being a…

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BBQ Chicken Pizza and Friday Wine!

April 29, 2016 By Mary 15 Comments

It’s Friiiiiiiiidaaaay!!! Around here that usually means two things: Bubbles and Pizza Night (and by bubbles I mean sparkling wine, and by Pizza Night I mean we eat pizza nearly every single Friday night). Actually I lied, if the weather is warm it means three things — “Friday Night Lights” with our neighbors, which has…

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Glazed BBQ Chicken

April 27, 2016 By Mary 18 Comments

Recipe for Glazed BBQ Chicken. Tips and tricks for getting incredible flavor from chicken on the smoker, including using a dry rub, and dipping in a glaze during the final minutes of cooking. You’re gonna love this barbecued glazed chicken! We are huge fans of chicken on the smoker. Though it hasn’t always been the…

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Smoked Chipotle Chicken Fajitas… and the Many Magical Wonders of a Garlic Chipotle Marinade

April 19, 2016 By Mary 26 Comments

If you’ve followed along here for awhile then you probably already know that several of my mom’s recipes have made appearances on this blog, like her green chili turkey, red chile enchilada sauce, or her famous blender salsa to name a few. One of the very first times I ever featured one of her recipes was…

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