Spicy Apple-Glazed Chick 'n' Grits Gorgonzola with Apple Butter

Yes, we know it's still Summer, but we're starting to think about Fall. Fall is apple butter making. time at the Graves Mountain Apple Harvest Festival where you can watch apple butter being cooked in kettles over an open fire. It's delicious as a spread but think about getting some apple butter recipes ready! Get some Graves Mountain Apple Butter to try now.

 

Spicy Apple-Glazed Chick 'n' Grits Gorgonzola

Here’s an interesting recipe from Cooking Light: Spicy Apple-Glazed Chick 'n' Grits Gorgonzola. Cheesy, creamy grits pair perfectly with savory chicken brushed in an apple butter and spicy brown mustard glaze. Spicy Apple-Glazed Chick 'n' Grits makes for a unique and impressive meal.

Ingredients:

·         1/4 cup spicy brown mustard

·         1/4 teaspoon salt

·         1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

·         1/8 teaspoon black pepper

    Gorgonzola Cheese Grits – See Recipe

    2 Tablespoons chopped green onion. 
Preheat oven to 350°Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and flatten to a 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Place the chicken breasts in a baking pan coated with cooking spray.Combine the apple butter, mustard, salt, red pepper, and black pepper, brush over chicken. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Cut the chicken into 1/2-inch-thick slices.Spoon the Gorgonzola Cheese Grits into each of 4 shallow serving bowls. Top with chicken, and sprinkle with green onions.

Gorgonzola Cheese Grits

Ingredients:

2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth

3/4 cup uncooked quick-cooking grits

1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

1/3 cup fat-free sour cream

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Bring the broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually add grits, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, for 5 minutes or until thick, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat; stir in remaining ingredients.