What is a "Franken Chicken"? W/Qview

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wingman

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I was trying to come up with something out of the box and I was thinking of mu favorite chicken dishes. Chicken Cordon Bleu, Buffalo Wings and Teriyaki chicken. I thought why not combine it all in a whole yardbird. I wasn't sure what to call it at first. I could only come up with "Franken Chicken". like Franken Stein...
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It starts with two pieces of Black Forest Ham rolled up around some garlic & herb cheese and Jack Daniels Honey Dijon mustard. I make two of these. I then cut open a cavity in each breast and pour in some Zesty Italian dressing. For flavor and it makes getting the ham rolls in much easier.

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Once they are both inserted I mixed 3 tbsp melted butter and 3 tbsp Frank's RedHot for buffalo sauce. I injected the wings with the buffalo sauce for Buffalo Wings. All this is on the bird by the way...

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Next I mixed 1/3 cup Yoshida's and 1/2 cup pineapple juice for a sweet Teriyaki. I injected this into the thighs and legs.

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From here I mopped the bird with butter and dusted it with garlic powder. This was followed by a mopping of Zesty Italian dressing and then McCormick's Sweet & Smoky rub. then I rubbed in some brown sugar and a dash of Mrs. Dash. A low & slow smoke on the Traeger tp 165 degrees produced a very tasty bird.

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This is a fun smoke for the family. A little something for everyone. My only regret is not making at least two.
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This really turned ou well.
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That looks great, Wingman. I did two birds yesterday-went with Olive oil, Mrs. Dash Chicken grill and some garlic salt. They will be dinner for Tuesday night.
 
Yes you have to get some
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for that one. It is very creative all right. It looks awesome and delicious too. Great job
 
Ha Ha! Keyword there is "almost"...

Thanks all. Just sharing the yardbird love! I have to admit... I had planned to put the pineapple rings on top 1/2 way through the smoke but my daughter ate them. When I went for the can... Nothing but juice!
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Wingman, food and art have just collided... the aftermath was beautiful. I wanna try that. Especially the cordon blue part. Bet it was juicy!
 
Verry creative.... Looks like you did a heck of a job there. Thats what i love about this site. Seeing some of these posts are really inspiring. Just goes to show what you can do with some ingredients and a little imagination.
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HA! no a couple of beers and I would have wrapped Franken Chicken in bacon!
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