Honey Glazed Chicken

This is a picture of the most beautiful chicken I ever made...before it was cooked. The reason I do not have an after picture is because we were so hungry after smelling it for 2 hours that we forgot to take the after shot.

Ingredients:

Whole Fryer Chicken

1 1/4 cup honey

1 cup Orange juice

4 TBS flour

4TBS butter

2TBS Lemon juice

1 TBS Soy Sauce

1TBS terriyaki Sauce

1/2TBS cinnamon

2tsp salt

2tsp pepper

Directions:

preheat oven to 400

combine all ingredients in sauce pan and bring to boil.

pour half of it over the chicken coating all parts.

cook for 1 hour 45 minutes.

pull out of oven and pour other half over chicken and cook for additional 15 minutes.

Chicken Parmigiana

I have been sick for the past week so I have not really felt up to cooking. Today is the first day that I have felt half way like myself- So I made a wonderful dinner and it made me feel all the way like myself.

Ingredients:

• 4 whole (up To 6) Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, Trimmed And Pounded Flat
• ½ cups All-purpose Flour
• Salt And Pepper, to taste
• Olive Oil
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 whole Medium Onion, Chopped
• 4 cloves Garlic, Minced
• ¾ cups Red Wine
• 3 cans (14.5 Oz.) Crushed Tomatoes
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• Chopped Fresh Parsley
• Chopped Fresh Basil
• Grated Parmesan Cheese
• Thin Linguine

Directions:

Place chicken breast in a gallon sized zip lock bags and zip the bag almost all the way shut.

Take a meat tenderizer and beat the chicken until it is thin.

coat each breast with flour and then sprinkle with salt and pepper.

in deep skillet over med heat pour in olive oil and 2TBS of butter

once butter is melted add chicken.

While chicken is cooking chop up onion garlic and a few basil leaves and set aside.

cook chicken until the edges are a crispy golden brown.

flip chicken and cook a few more minutes

remove chicken and put on a plate and put in microwave(do not turn it on we are just storing it there to keep it warm)

In the same skillet add the garlic, onion and basil to the existing oil.

simmer a few minutes and then add wine.

let simmer until it is reduced by 1/2.

Add the crushed tomatoes

let simmer for 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally.

add some fresh parsley,basil, and a pinch of parmesan cheese

add the cooked chicken and cover with cheese

sprinkle with basil and parsly and cover until the cheese melts

serve over cooked linguine

Thank you Pioneer Woman!

Chicken Tacos and Second Day Soup

Ingredients:

6-8 Chicken Breasts

Flour tortillas

Shredded Cheese

Salsa

Guacamole

Sour cream

Cumin

Onion powder

Salt

Pepper

Garlic powder

Chili powder

Cayenne

Directions:

In a pot pour just enough water to cover the chicken breast.

Add in cumin, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder and cayenne to taste.

Boil until cooked all the way through.

once cooked shred.

Serve with tortillas, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa.

SAVE LEFT OVER CHICKEN!

Second Day Soup.

Ingredients:

Left over shredded chicken

Chicken bouillon

Bag of frozen mixed veggies

egg noodles

dry basil

onion powder

garlic salt

pepper

thyme

rosemary

Directions:

bring all items to boil in pot

Never Go Hungry Again... With These Staples in Your Kitchen

So Stephen and I were married October 17, 2009. I used The Knot to help get the creative juices flowing. As a wedding gift The Knot has been sending me copies of a magazine from their other site The Nest. I usually thumb through it and find nothing really exciting, however; this time was different. I found this and it is really cool so I have to share.

I am thinking I may buy these items and try it out this week.

With these 12 ingredients plus some basic herbs and spices and have a different meal every night.

If you have:

1. olive oil
2. rice
3. parmesan cheese
4. butter
5. onions
6. canned whole tomatoes
7. spaghetti
8. chicken
9. cream
10. ground beef
11. carrots
12. chicken broth

You can make the following using the above numbers

• chicken risotto 1,2,3,4,5,8,12
• spaghetti marinara 1,3,5,6,7
• chicken alfredo 1,3,4,7,8,9
• grilled chicken with rice 1,2,8
• baked chicken 4,8
• black-pepper pasta 1,3,7,9
• arroz con pollo 2,4,5,6,8,12
• chili 5,6,10
• pasta with meat ragout 1,3,6,7,10,11
• chicken and rice soup 2,5,8,11,12
• italian chicken soup 1,5,6,8,11,12
• mexican chicken 1,5,6,8

Baked Apple Chicken and Second Day Chicken in Dumplings

Thanks Chauna - this recipe was great! My only complaint... my husband and son ate ALL the chicken so we did not have any left over for Chicken in Dumplings.

Apple baked chicken

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken
1 container of apple juice or apple cider
3 granny smith apples
1 onion
rosemary
thyme (I was out of both this time and used basil and was fine)
salt
pepper
a big heap of butter

Directions:

~First make an "oven"in the bottom of your dish, out of foil to cover your chiken
~Put chicken in dish
~Pour apple juice over chicken until the dish is about half full.
~Cut up the apples removing seeds and put around the chicken
~Cut up the onion and put around chicken
~Sprinkle with rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper (I use a LOT!)
~Put a large amount of butter on the top of the chicken
~Cover and bake at 400 for about 2 hours depending on the size of the chicken.
~When ready to serve pour the juice surrounding the chicken over portion and enjoy!!
IMPORTANT: dont throw anything away!! This is important for the chicken and dumplin!



Second Day Chicken and dumplin's

Ingredients:

1 large pot
all of the leftovers from the baked chicken
3 chicken bouillons
celery or celery flakes
garlic
onion
seasoned salt
pepper
parsley flakes
bisquick

Directions:

~In large pot boil all of the chicken, bones and all, until the meat falls off the bones
~Scoop out the bones
~Add everything else but the bisquick
~Cover and let simmer for a few hours (or if in hurry for 30mins or so)
~When ready to serve make the bisguick following the directions for bisquits
~Drop in by the spoon full (some of them you will have to dunk under the water to make sure they are cooked in the middle)
~Let simmer until the juice thickens, ready to serve

Raspberry and Walnut Shortbread

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cold butter (no substitutes)
• TOPPING:
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup raspberry jam

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press onto the bottom of a greased muffin pan. I used a mini muffin pan - the regular sized muffin pan might yield prettier results. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes or until set and the edges are lightly browned.
2. Meanwhile, for topping, combine eggs and brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; add to egg mixture. Stir in walnuts. Carefully spread jam over hot crust. Pour egg mixture over jam. Bake 16-20 minutes longer or until browned and set. Cool.

Margarita Fajitas and Second Day Quesadillas

Ingredients:

boneless skinless chicken tenders

Frozen Bacardi Mixers margarita mix (on the frozen juice aisle)

onion sliced

bell pepper sliced

minced garlic

salt

pepper

tortillas

sour cream

guacamole

salsa

cheese

Directions:

in a deep skillet cook all veggies and chicken in the margarita mix over medium heat stirring occasionally.

Lower heat and cover for 10 minutes.

Serve with tortillas, cheese, sour cream, salsa, and guacamole.

* left over meat and veggies are great for second day quesadillas.

butter one side of a tortilla and cook in skillet.

layer chicken and veggies.

butter another tortilla and place on top and cook like a grilled cheese sandwich.