Best Route 66 Diner Philly Chicken Recipes

ROUTE 66 DINER PHILLY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion and green pepper in vegetable oil.
• Add tarragon, lemon pepper and garlic.
• Cook until vegetables are tender.
• Add cream, cream cheese, milk, chicken and heat to simmer, but do not boil.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Serve over rice, pasta or potatoes.

PHILLY BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN WITH FRIED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, chives and lemon juice in a bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Slice a slit in the chicken breast and use your fingers to create a pocket. Fill chicken with 1/4 of your cream cheese mixture and secure closed with toothpicks.
• Wrap chicken in bacon (2 pieces each) and bake in oven for 45 min or until chicken is cooked throughout.
• Green Beans (start prep when chicken has been cooking about 30min).
• Slice bacon into 1/2 inch strips.
• Pan fry bacon and onions until bacon is crispy.
• Turn frying pan to low and mix in green beans.
• Pan fry beans on low for 10 min or until cooked.

ROUTE 66 ROADHOUSE CHILI FIX

Steps:

• Brown meats and bacon with onion and garlic with oil in an extra large skillet.
• Transfer to crock pot and stir in remaining ingredients, except crushed corn chips.
• Cook on low for 7-8 hours, then add chips and cook another half hour to hour, until chips have incorporated into chili, thickening it somewhat.
• Serve hot with oyster crackers or tortilla chips and a selection of hot sauces on the side.

ROUTE 66 CHICKEN FRIED STEAK SANDWICH

Steps:

• Combine milk, cola, and steak sauce in a large resealable dish or bag and add the tenderized round steak. Marinate for 30 minutes, or overnight.
• Combine flour, salt, pepper, paprika, granulated onion, and granulated garlic for the chicken fry breading in a shallow dish. Whip egg in a second shallow dish until light and frothy for the chicken dip. Add buttermilk, salt, and pepper.
• Drain steaks from the steak marinade and dredge in chicken fry mixture, shaking off excess. Then dredge in the chicken dip mixture, allow excess to drip off. Dredge in the chicken fry mixture again, shaking off excess. Place steaks on a sheet pan and press any remaining flour mixture onto the steaks. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place steaks in the air fryer basket. Lightly coat with vegetable oil spray.
• Air fry for 4 minutes. Carefully turn steaks and coat the other side with vegetable oil spray. Air-fry for another 4 minutes. Serve each steak on a toasted bun, topped with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayonnaise.

ROUTE 66 DINER PHILLY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, sauté the celery, onion, and pepper in vegetable oil. Add the tarragon, lemon pepper, and garlic. Cook until vegetables are tender. Add cream, cream cheese, milk, and chicken and heat to simmer, but do not boil. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve over wild rice or pasta.

PHILLY-STYLE CHICKEN CHEESE STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy plastic on a work surface. Firmly pound chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a 1/2-inch thickness.
• Cook chicken breasts on preheated grill until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 2 to 3 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Shred chicken; season with seasoned salt.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms; cook and stir until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in chicken; cook until heated through.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler, or preheat a toaster oven.
• Spread chicken mixture on the bottom half of each hoagie roll. Lay 2 pieces of provolone cheese side-by-side over chicken mixture.
• Place hoagie rolls under broiler or in toaster oven and cook until provolone cheese is melted and bread is crunchy, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Spread 1 teaspoon mayonnaise on top half of each hoagie roll. Top each half with 2 tomato slices and 1/2 of the lettuce. Fold halves together and roll each hoagie tightly in foil, using a knife to push any filling back inside. Set aside for flavors to blend, 1 to 2 minutes.