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Mesquite Tin Foil Chicken

Mesquite Tin Foil Chicken is full of mesquite flavor with a hint of curry, cumin and liquid smoke for bbq flavor. Quick and easy as well as quick clean up.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword BBQ, Chicken, Hickory
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 554kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup Hickory BBQ Sauce find the recipe on my blog
  • 1/4 tsp curry
  • 1/2 tsp mesquite liquid smoke
  • 1/4 tsp cumin

Salt and Pepper to taste

Mesquite BBQ Sauce. Pour in the liquid from the tin foil packets into a saucepan.

  • 2 tsp tapioca flour
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

Mesquite TIN FOIL CHICKEN

  • Preheat oven to 400 F. 
  • Rip off a piece of tin foil and fold in half.
  • In a small bowl combine bbq sauce, curry, liquid smoke, cumin, pink salt, and pepper stir until combined. 
  • Next salt and pepper both sides of the chicken breasts. 
  • Crimp and seal. 
  • If using thawed chicken breast bake 25 minutes to 30 minutes. If using frozen chicken bake 45 minutes – 1 hour. 

Making Sauce from the packet juices

  • First, stir together the tapioca and water to make a slurry.
  • Bring the Packet juices to a simmer in a saucepan on the stove over medium heat.
  • Once it has become to simmer add in the slurry and stir until the desired consistency.
  • Remove from heat and add a little of the sauce on top of the chicken.

Notes

Nutrition Facts
Servings 4.0
Amount Per Serving
Calories 554
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 10 g 16 %
Saturated Fat 0 g 0 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 165 mg 55 %
Sodium 1019 mg 42 %
Potassium 659 mg 19 %
Total Carbohydrate 2 g 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0 g 0 %
Sugars 0 g  
Protein 104 g 208 %
Vitamin A 2 %
Vitamin C 7 %
Calcium 17 %
Iron 16 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

Nutrition

Calories: 554kcal