Sunday, January 15, 2012

Creamy "Flamin' Hot" Chicken Thighs over Ziti

I went over to a friend's house today to catch the Giants vs Packers game. The game was on right around lunch time so I decided to make some food to bring over. I didn't have too much at home in terms of ingredients so I just pulled what I had. I had a small bag of the new Flamin' Hot Cheetos laying around so that went right into the recipe as well.

Creamy "Flamin' Hot" Chicken Thighs over Ziti
Boil ziti (or another type of pasta) to al dente. Drain, rinse, and put into a casserole dish. Cut a few slits on the meat side of the chicken thighs perpendicular to the bone and then rub salt and pepper onto both the skin side and the meat side. In a medium skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over low heat. When the butter is all melted and begins frothing, carefully lower the thighs into the hot butter and cook on each side for 3 minutes. Use tongs to transfer the chicken to the casserole dish. At this point, preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Pour about half a cup of heavy cream into the skillet of butter. Stir to remove any chicken bits in the pan. Heat it under low heat while stirring until the mixture starts to bubble. Once it begins to bubble, pour it over the chicken and pasta. Now for the secret ingredient! Open the bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos halfway and then begin crushing the chips within. Mash it as best as you can and then pour it into the casserole dish. Pop everything into the oven for 20 minutes. Take it out, marvel, and enjoy!




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