Red Pepper Sauce Chicken Bake

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This is such an awesome time of year with amazing basketball games going on.  My family, and especially, my daughter go crazy this time of year with their love of the University of Michigan.  Did you see the game Saturday night where they made a shot with no time on the clock to win the game? AMAZING!  With all great sporting events, we all think about food and bringing people together around food.  I know as a food blogger, this is a great opportunity for me to get creative and make something new for family and friends.

Red Pepper Sauce Chicken Bake from Feed Your Soul Too

Red Pepper Sauce Chicken Bake

I love creating so much.  This recipe for Red Pepper Sauce Chicken Bake was like being on Food Networks “Chopped”.  I wanted to create a recipe that used the new Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar and NABISCO’S RITZ® Crackers in one recipe.  I am here to say that the Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar worked awesomely.  I reduced it and it got a nice sweetness to it.  I topped the the bake with a mixture of cheese and the crackers to add really good texture to the overall dish.  Check out this LINK
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I picked up my main ingredients to create my winning basket from my Target Store and the pictures below show how easy it was to find them.  

Shopping at Target

Getting back to the recipe, how could you not love it.  It has melted cheese, crunch from the crackers and sweetness from the Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar.  Or top the RITZ® Crackers with the chicken and cheese and pair it with a refreshing Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar for a wonderful snack or appetizer.  What a great combination to serve for friends and family while enjoy the games. 

The cast of characters including the chicken ingredients and the red pepper cola sauce ingredients.

Ingredients for Chicken and Sauce

Creating the red pepper sauce and adding it to the pulled chicken.  

Adding the Flavor to the Pulled Chicken

Add the cheese and cracker topping.

Red Pepper Sauce Chicken Bake

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Red Pepper Sauce Chicken Bake

A roasted red pepper sauce with Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar added to create this Red Pepper Sauce Chicken Bake  - also served on RITZ® Crackers.

Course dinner

Cuisine Bake, cheese, Chicken, Promotion

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 6 people

Author Feed Your Soul Too

Ingredients

Pulled Chicken

• 6 Whole Chicken Breasts
• 3 Cups Chicken Stock
• 2 Tbsp Adobo Seasoning
• 1 Tbsp Black Pepper

Red Pepper Sauce

• 2 Whole Red Peppers charred
• 3 Cloves Garlic chopped
• 1/4 Whole Red Onion chopped
• 8 Ounces Coca-Cola Zero Sugar

Chicken Bake

• 1/4 Whole Red Onion diced
• 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 Tbsp Adobo Seasoning
• 2 Tsp Cumin
• 1 Tsp Black Pepper
• 2 Cloves Garlic diced
• 1 Tbsp Paprika
• 3 Sticks Smoked Mozzarella shredded
• 2 Ounces Cheddar Cheese shredded
• 1 Sleeve RITZ Crackers

Instructions

Pulled Chicken

1. Combine all the pulled chicken ingredients in the pressure cooker and cook for 35 - 40 minutes.  Let cool and pull with two forks.  Set aside. 

Red Pepper Sauce

1. Combine all the red pepper sauce ingredients in a blender.  Blend into a nice puree.  Set aside.

Chicken Bake

1. Add the oil to a Dutch oven on medium high heat.  Add the onion and spices and cook for 2 - 3 minutes.  Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.  Add in 1/2 of the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and reduce until it is almost gone.  Add in the pulled chicken and the paprika. Mix well.  Next, add in the red pepper sauce blend and mix through.  Add in the remaining Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and mix.

   Pour the chicken mixture into a baking dish.  Top with the shredded cheese and the crackers.  Put into a 325 degree oven and bake for 10 minutes.

   Serve and enjoy!