Sunday, August 26, 2012

Chicken Spaghetti

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8 ounces angel hair pasta
  • 2 cups chicken (already cooked)
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 10-ounce can Rotel diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained OR just a can of diced tomatoes
  • 8 ounces sour cream
  • Sprinkling of Parmesan or mozarrella cheese
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    Boil pasta as package directs and drain. Mix all other ingredients (except cheese), add to cooked pasta and put in a 9" x 13" baking dish. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with your choice of cheese and return to oven to melt.

    Tuesday, August 7, 2012

    Chicken Pillows

    Chicken Pillows

    Ingredients

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 400 F
    2. Soften 1/4 cup butter and 8oz. block of cream cheese. Then stir to a smooth consistency. Add cooked shredded chicken to the bowl.
    3. Lay out the 8 crescents on a cookie sheet. Stretch the crescent out.
    4. Place a couple spoon fulls of the creamy chicken mixture into the center of the crescent to fill it. Then fold the crescent around the mixture so that none of it is showing. I'll call this the "pillow".
    5. In a separate smaller bowl, put the egg and a little bit of water, maybe a couple Tablespoons worth and beat together.  Dip the "pillow" into the blended egg. After dipping into the blended egg, proceed to dip it into the crushed club crackers and place on cookie sheet. Repeat for the remaining 12-16 crescents.
    6. Cook the pillows at 400 F for 20 minutes. Keep an eye on them your oven might cook them quicker.
    7. For the sauce topping: Put can of cream of chicken and milk into a sauce pan. Add as much milk as you want to get it to the consistency you want i.e. thicker or runnier. When hot enough add 5 spoonfuls of sour cream and cheese to your liking.

    Friday, August 3, 2012

    Crispy Chicken with Creamy Italian Sauce and Bowtie Pasta

    Crispy Chicken with Creamy Italian Sauce and Bowtie Pasta

    Time: 45 minutes
    Yield: 6 servings

    3 large chicken breasts
    5 C corn flakes
    3/4 C flour
    1/2 t salt
    1/2 C milk
    6 T olive oil
    1 12 oz package bowtie noodles (farfalle)

    Sauce:
    1 10 oz container Philadelphia Cooking Cream (Italian Cheese and Herb Flavor)
    2 cans cream of chicken soup
    1 C chicken broth
    1/2 C milk


    1. Crush the corn flakes into crumbs.

    2. Add the 1/2 t salt to the 3/4 C flour. Stir to combine.
    3. Place the flour, milk and crushed cornflakes each into their own separate pan. Loaf pans work well for this. If you don't have three loaf pans, you could use pie tins, or round cake pans...what ever works for you.



    4. Place your chicken breasts in a gallon sized Ziploc bag and seal the top.

    Pound the chicken flat with a meat mallet. You will really be thankful for the Ziploc bag in this step. Who wants a bunch of chicken guts flying around their kitchen? Not me...that's who. Take a pair of sharp kitchen scissors and cut each breast in half.






    6. Dredge the chicken in the flour. Be sure it gets covered on both sides. Lay the floured chicken onto a small cookie sheet and slide the sheet into the freezer. Let it hang out there for about 5 minutes.

    7. Start cooking your pasta.

    8. Remove the chicken from the freezer and dredge each piece in the milk.....and then immediately into the corn flake crumbs. Again, be sure both sides are covered well

    9. Add the olive oil to a hot skillet.
    10. Carefully lay each chicken piece into the hot oil. Sprinkle with a little bit of salt and pepper. Cook over medium high heat for about 5 minutes....or until the underside of each piece is nice and golden brown. Turn the pieces over. If the bottom of the pan is dry add just a bit more olive oil to the side of the pan. Swirl the pan around a bit to let the oil flow
    11. Cover the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Let the chicken cook for about 7 more minutes, being careful not to burn the bottoms.
    12. When your chicken has been cooked through remove it from the pan and place it on a plate. Cover with tin foil.

    13. Into the same pan pour your broth. Philly Cooking Creme,  Cream of Chicken, and milk. Whisk the sauce around and let it get all warm and bubbly. Should only take about 3 minutes.

    Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits

    Cheddar Bay Biscuits (Tastes like Red Lobster biscuits)


    Yield: 24 biscuits

    2 cups Bisquick mix
    1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
    1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar
    2/3 cup milk
    2 tbsp butter
    1 tsp dried parsley
    1 tsp garlic salt


    Cheddar Bay Biscuits

    Preheat oven to 400˚ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or use a baking stone.

    Combine Bisquick, garlic powder and cheese in medium bowl. Stir in milk until just combined. Drop lumps of dough onto cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

    Meanwhile, melt the butter. Stir in parsley and garlic salt. When the timer goes off after 10 minutes, brush the butter mixture onto the biscuits. Bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until golden brown.