Showing posts with label chicken recipe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken recipe. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Chicken and dumplings - easy to make comfort food your family will love

chicken and dumplings


Chicken and dumplings is a meal that brings back memories of childhood.  And it is easier than you may think to make!  When it’s cold outside chicken and dumplings warms you up like no other meal.

This meal is very budget friendly and can feed 4-6 people.  Every time I fix it, I get tons of compliments.  So tonight warm up from the inside with some chicken and dumplings!

Ingredients:

2 lbs. chicken breast tenders cut into 2-inch pieces
1 lb. petite red potatoes cut into quarters
16 oz. bag of frozen mixed vegetables
½ small onion chopped
Clove garlic, minced
2 quarts of chicken stock
2 tbsp. olive oil
½ tsp. poultry seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tbsps. Flour (optional)
¼ milk (optional)

For dumplings:

2 cups buttermilk biscuit mix
2/3-cup milk
½ teaspoon parsley

Instructions:

Add olive oil in a large Dutch oven pot.  Heat the oil, and add the chicken pieces.  Cook on medium heat until the chicken is slightly brown stirring occasionally. While the chicken is cooking chop the onions and cut up the potatoes.

 Next, add the chopped onion to the chicken and cook an additional 5 minutes. Add the salt, pepper, garlic, and poultry seasoning and stir well.

Now, add the chicken stock, potatoes, and frozen mixed vegetables. Cook on medium-high heat until the potatoes are done.

Mix the dumplings.  In a medium bowl add 2 cups buttermilk biscuit mix, 2/3-cup milk and ½ tsp. parsley.

Check the chicken and vegetables for doneness.  If you like a thicker stew in a small bowl, whisk together 2-3 teaspoons flour and cold milk.  Add to the stew, stirring well, and cook for five more minutes till you reach the thickness you want.  Please note that the dumplings will also thicken the stew slightly when you add them.

Now add the dumplings.  Drop the biscuit mix by teaspoonful onto the boiling stew.  Reduce heat and cook uncovered for 10 minutes.  Cover and cook an additional 10 minutes. 


Serve in bowls.  Serves 4-6

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

How to make one pan chicken and orzo dinner

chicken and orzo recipe


I love cooking, but sometimes, like most people, I’m short on time.  So instead of heading for a carry out for dinner, I enjoy this quick and easy one-pan dinner of Chicken and Orzo. I put all the ingredients together in one pan so the clean up is a breeze.

And bonus!  The Chicken and Orzo dinner is delicious and healthy!  I always buy chicken tenders, which usually come already in strips and are perfect for making the one pan Chicken and Orzo. 

Leftovers heat up great and make a super lunch the next day too!

Chicken and Orzo one pan dinner

Ingredients:

1 can 14.5 ounces chicken broth
One cup uncooked orzo
Tbsp. olive oil
Chicken tenders, about 1 lb. cut into 1-inch pieces
1 clove garlic finely chopped
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1 can fire roasted tomatoes
1-cup zucchini cut into ½” pieces
½ tsp. red pepper flakes, more or less to taste
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

Heat a tbsp. olive oil in a large deep pan.  Add the chicken, garlic, and mushrooms.  Cook on medium heat till browned stirring often.  (About 6-10 minutes.)

Next, add the uncooked pasta and broth.  Heat to boiling, then cover and lower the heat to medium.  Cook 15 minutes, stirring frequently till pasta is tender and liquid is absorbed.

Now stir in tomatoes, zucchini, and Italian seasoning and cook about 5 more minutes.  Finish by adding the red pepper flakes and top with Parmesan cheese.

Serve with a salad on the side for a complete and healthy family meal!

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Make Dinner easy with the best roasted chicken and vegetables

roasted chicken and vegetables


Tonight why not make dinner extra easy with the best roasted chicken and vegetables!

It couldn’t be easier to marinate the chicken while you chop up your favorite veggies.  Season the veggies and then put them all in a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil. Bake for 20-30 minutes.  That’s all there is to it.  And roasted chicken and vegetables is even more delicious for lunches during the week!  You can adapt this recipe with your favorite vegetables or use the ones suggested.  It couldn’t be easier!


Ingredients:

2 lbs. chicken tenders cut into 1” pieces
Medium zucchini, (2) cut into 1” pieces
2 lbs. mini potatoes sliced in half
Pint of cherry or grape tomatoes, optionally sliced in half
1 medium sweet onion, sliced
1 large red pepper, cut in 1” pieces
Clove of garlic, minced
1 tsp. oregano
2 tbsps. chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. rosemary
2 tbsps. Extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup Italian dressing

Instructions:

In a medium bowl mix chicken pieces and the Italian dressing.  Add one tbsp. chopped parsley and set aside while you chop the vegetables.

In a large bowl add all the veggies and stir in the olive oil, garlic, oregano, thyme, rosemary and the rest of the parsley.  Mix until all the ingredients are well blended. 

Line two medium cookie sheets with aluminum foil. On one cookie sheet, place the chicken making sure they are spaced out evenly.  In the second cookie sheet, lay all the veggies.

Place in a 375-degree oven and cook for about 20-30 minutes till the veggies are done.   You may choose to broil for the last 3 minutes to brown the ingredients.