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Dill Pickle Chicken

Have you ever heard that saying “He’s just Joshing you” Well, they were talking about this guy right here. My Joshua is 95% of the time just kidding. And my entire family knows it. And even though we do know it…he has this powerful way of convincing you. He could convince a grown man that…


Have you ever heard that saying
“He’s just Joshing you”
Well, they were talking about this guy right here.
My Joshua is 95% of the time just kidding. And my entire family knows it. And even though we do know it…he has this powerful way of convincing you. He could convince a grown man that he has seen the tooth fairy. He also has this nice way of forgetting to tell you that he was just kidding…
Joshua proposed to me about four times before the real deal. And every single time I thought for sure “this is it!”

The best one was probably when we were riding on a ferris wheel. We were the only two people riding. The ferris wheel stopped when we were at the very top. Stopped for a good while. He gave me a cute little speech, and then turned….and pulled out a ring from a bubble gum machine. Thanks for that, Joshua.


We never know when we are just being Josh’d.

 So, A few days ago, Joshua told my grandmother that the reason Chik-fil-a chicken is so good, is because they marinate it in pickle juice. And as convincing as he is, she believed him. And because we never know if Josh is telling the truth, we decided to give it a little test. And thus was born:
 

OH MYLANTA that junk was goooood. I still have no idea if Josh was telling the truth, or if he just made it all up, but he inspired a scrumptious dish. So once again, thank you for that, Joshua. 😉

My almost two year old little girl asked for more of this chicken FOUR times at dinner. That equaled out to 2 1/2 chicken tenders. Lyla has always been a good little eater, but that is the most chicken she has ever had in one sitting. So if you dont trust me, trust her. This chicken is yummy.

Dill Pickle Chicken
Ingredients:

  • 1 lb chicken tenders
  • 2 C water
  • 1/2 C apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 C white vinegar
  • 1 TB pickling spices
  • 1/4 C salt
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 fresh dill heads (or 1 TB dried dill weed) 

Directions:

  • Combine marinade ingredients in a medium bowl.
  • Make a few shallow slits in your chicken, to help absorb the flavors. 
  • Marinate your chicken for 1 hr. 
  •  Preheat your oven to broil.
  • Sprinkle chicken with a tiny bit of s&p to taste
  • Place your chicken tenders on a wire rack, and broil on low for 10 min.
  • Turn chicken, and broil on high for 10 more min. 
I served my chicken with creamy Paleo Pasta and cheese

And perfectly crispy Fried Pickles.

Paleo Pasta and Cheese
Ingredients:
  • 1 batch of Paleo Cupboard’s Paleo Pasta
  • 2-4 oz of cream cheese (depending on your desired creaminess. I used 4.)
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 4 TB butter
  • 1/4 C milk

Directions:

  • make pasta according to directions, cut into small, macaroni size noodles, and boil.
  • in large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
  • add in cream cheese, and stir until melted down.
  • add cheese and milk, stir until combined. 
  • remove from heat, and stir in noodles until coated.
Fried Pickles 
Ingredients:
  • 1 jar paleo-friendly dill pickle chips
  • 1/3 C + 1 TB tapioca flour
  • 2 TB coconut flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 C water
  • 1 C olive or coconut oil

Directions:

  • Combine all but the pickles
  • In a large pan, heat your oil to med-high
  • Dip your pickles in the batter. it will be very runny, thats okay.
  • Fry in about 4 batches, for about 3-5 minutes each, until you see the edges start to brown.
  • dry on paper towels

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