Best El Pollo Loco Marinade Copycat Recipes
EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN/RICE BOWL
I'm crazier about black beans than pintos so I think I'd change that out. And the Serrano chile, I think I'd sub a jalapeno for that. Oh, to the rice...I'd add a handful of sauted onions, too. What I'm saying, make it your own. The prep time includes the marinade time.
Provided by gailanng
Categories One Dish Meal
Time P1DT30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- For the Spanish rice:.
- In a saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 25 minute or until rice is tender. Garnish with green onions.
- For the chicken:.
- Combine oil, butter, onion powder, garlic powder, food coloring, cumin and lemon juice in large shallow pan. Add chicken halves (or boneless chicken breasts), turning to coat well. Cover and marinate overnight. Remove chicken from marinade and season with salt and pepper. Cook on grill over medium coals until browned on both sides and meat is done, browning and basting frequently, about 25 minutes. Cut into pieces.
- For the pinto beans:.
- Heat oil and whole chile in sauce pan. When chile is tender, add ground chiles, beans and water. Stir well. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
- Assembly:.
- Place some rice and beans in the bottom of the bowl, followed by several strips of the chicken. Top with a helping of cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions and cilantro sprigs.
EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN
El Pollo Loco knock-off recipe. This is it, from Nancy Berry from the Orange County Register newspaper. The company used to sell a dry seasoning packet that you just added the juice too, but I cant find it anymore. This is as close as you will get to the origianal
Provided by LsuGrrl
Categories Poultry
Time P1DT48m
Yield 1 chicken dinner, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Marinate chicken in zip-lock bag over-nite.
- Reserve 1/4 cup marinade to baste while cooking, making sure the chicken cooks on both sides minutes AFTER basting the final time--we don't want our Italian friend Sal Monilla to show up :-).
- Grill over indirect heat, turning 4 times, 12 minutes each time.
- Serve with your favorite tortillas, rice and Borracho beans.
EL POLLO LOCO MARINADE COPYCAT
Found this on the internet awhile back. Haven't tried it yet. Prep time does not include marination time.
Provided by Kerena
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h5m
Yield 2 chickens, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients and let chicken marinade a minimum of 1 hour.
- Grill chicken until done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 783, Fat 64, SaturatedFat 15.1, Cholesterol 195.1, Sodium 417.2, Carbohydrate 0.6, Sugar 0.2, Protein 45.8
EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN (COPYCAT RECIPE)
One thing (there are many) that I miss in California...was the El Pollo Loco Chicken places!! I found this recipe on a copy cat site! I serve this with warm tortillas and salsa!!
Provided by katie in the UP
Categories Chicken
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- For marinade, mix all ingredients, except chicken, together.
- Add chicken and marinate for 4-24 hours.
- Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade.
- Cook chicken on a hot grill for about 10 minutes on each side.
- Serve with tortillas and salsa.
- Time does not include marinating.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 390.8, Fat 20.4, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 92.8, Sodium 791.6, Carbohydrate 16.7, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 9.8, Protein 32
CITRUS EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN
*EDIT* after several reviews general opinion says that it's NOT the real deal. Be that as it may I still think that it makes a fine flavored chicken *EDIT*. Reportedly this is the real thing. Please decide for yourself, I can't say as I have never had chicken from this restaurant. While I don't know if it's "The Real Deal" I do know that it's mighty good chicken.
Provided by Annacia
Categories Chicken
Time 23m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Briefly simmer the cut-up chicken in a deep-sided skillet, keeping pieces in single layer without crowding them, until the meat appears milky white and the juices run clear, no longer pink. Allow to cool in the broth, uncovered, while you prepare the basting sauce.
- Arrange the chicken pieces skin-side up on broiler pan in single layer and baste with enough of mixture to evenly coat skin side. Turn and baste other side. Turn again to skin side up and broil 6" from the heat, brushing with additional sauce every few minutes until skin is really crispy and golden brown, approximately 5 to 8 minutes for large pieces.
- BASTING MIXTURE.
- Mix juices, oil, turmeric, garlic salt and pepper. This makes enough to baste nine pieces.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 86.8, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 0.7, Sodium 0.5, Carbohydrate 1.9, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.4, Protein 0.1
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