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Cooking With Kids: BBQ Chicken BLT

BBQ Chicken BLT

Cooking with your children is a great way to spend quality family time, and, above all, it's fun! Here's a delicious BBQ idea, courtesy of Michelle Stern, owner of What's Cooking. What's Cooking is a Marin-based business that offers cooking workshops in home or school for kids aged 2-1/2 through 19.
   
Mmmmm...BLT's in the summer, when the tomatoes are at their best! The barbeque adds great flavor to the chicken and the bread, but beware: your neighbors might come over to see what you are making for dinner! Make extra chicken to add to a salad or for lunch the next day. Serve with baked chips and pickles.

8 slices of soft country bread  
8 slices of bacon or turkey bacon  
2 tomatoes, sliced  
1 avocado, peeled and sliced  
1 small bunch of Arugula or lettuce  
1/4 cup olive oil  
8 Tbs light mayonnaise  
2 tsp black pepper, crushed  
salt and pepper  
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced through the center, making four thin breast pieces. 
 

  1. Using a brush, coat each slice of bread with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, turn the slices over and repeat on the other side. Next, coat both pieces of chicken with the oil and then season, remembering to coat both sides.
  2. Place both pieces of chicken on the barbecue and grill for 2-4 minutes. Also add the bacon which needs less time. If the flames rise, splash over a small handful of water and move the bacon to the side to stop the meat from burning.
  3. After 2 minutes, turn the bacon and the chicken.Remove bacon when brown and crisp.
  4. Remove the chicken when golden. Place the bread on the grill to the side of the fire and Turn the bread after a minute, remove when just golden.
  5. Mix the mayonnaise and crushed pepper
  6. Add the pepper to the mayonnaise and mix together well.
  7. Assemble sandwiches with remaining ingredients.

 
Servings: 4
  
Call the Kids:

  • Set up a tray to go to the bbq, including foil, an extra plate, tongs.
  • Wash tomato
  • Brush bread with olive oil and season
  • Season chicken (wash hands after)
  • Wash lettuce
  • Help assemble sandwiches

 
Nutrition (per serving): 669.7 calories; 49% calories from fat; 37.4g total fat; 103.4mg cholesterol; 1016.6mg sodium; 764.6mg potassium; 44.4g carbohydrates; 5.8g fiber; 1.2g sugar; 38.6g net carbs; 39.1g protein.