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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 (1 1/2 lb) boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil or 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup dry white
  • 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon or dried tarragon
  • 4 slices baked deli ham
  • 1 cup shredded gruyere or 1 cup swiss cheese
  • 16 ritz crackers (coarsely crushed)

Recipe

  • 1 adjust oven rack to lower position and heat oven to 475 degrees. pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-hight heat until just smoking. brown chicken, about 3 minutes per side. transfer chicken to 13 x 9 in baking dish, smooth side up.
  • 2 add cream, , 2 tsp mustard, tarragon salt and pepper to taste to skillet and bring to simmer. remove pan from heat.
  • 3 meanwhile, spread 1 teaspoons remaining mustard on each breast, lay 1 slice of ham on top and mound each with 1/4 cup cheese. sprinkle cracker crumbs over cheese, pressing to adhere. pour sauce around chicken without disturbing crumbs. bake until chicken registers 160 degrees, about 15 minutes. serve warm.

Easy Chicken Fajitas

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • pam® original no-stick cooking spray
  • 3 cups frozen bell peppers, strips (from 16-oz pkg)
  • 2 cups vertically sliced onions
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into thin slices
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 (10 ounce) cans ro*tel® original diced tomatoes & green chilies, drained
  • 8 flour tortillas, warmed (6 inch)

Recipe

  • 1 spray large skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. add bell peppers and onion; cook 7 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. remove from skillet; set aside.
  • 2 add chicken to skillet. sprinkle with chili powder and cumin. cook 4 minutes or until no longer pink, stirring occasionally.
  • 3 return peppers and onion to skillet; add drained tomatoes. cook 2 minutes more or until hot. divide chicken mixture evenly between tortillas.

green bean casserole remix

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 2 (9 ounce) packages frozen cut green beans, thawed
  • 10 slices bacon
  • 10 small fresh mushrooms, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 cup half-and-half cream
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins

  • preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). place green beans into a 1 quart or similar sized casserole dish.
  • fry bacon in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat until browned and crispy. remove to drain on paper towels. drain off some of the grease, leaving enough to coat the bottom of the pan. add mushrooms to the grease in the pan and season with garlic powder and onion powder. cook and stir until tender, about 4 minutes.
  • pour the half-and-half into the pan with the mushrooms and stir to scrape the bacon flavor from the bottom of the pan. simmer until thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. pour this mixture over the green beans. crumble bacon over the top and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. season with salt and pepper.
  • bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the sauce is bubbling and the top is toasted.

Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 (10 ounce) can rotel (original or hot)
  • 1/3 cup salsa
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 (14 ounce) bag tortilla chips (i use the yellow corn ones)
  • 1 (26 ounce) bag tyson fajita chicken strips (already cooked, you can also use deboned baked chicken)
  • 1 (16 ounce) bag colby-monterey jack cheese

Recipe

  • 1 spray baking dish with non stick spray.
  • 2 in a med size bowl mix together, mushroom soup, chicken soup, rotel, 1/3 cup salsa, 2 1/2 teaspoons of chili powder.
  • 3 layer tortilla chips so that they cover the bottom of the pan, i press down on them just to make them lay a little flat. add 1/2 of the soup mixture on top of the chips. place 1/2 of the chicken pieces on the soup mixture, then sprinkle that with 1/2 of the cheese. repeat the layers, chips, soup, chicken, cheese.
  • 4 bake in a 350 degree oven for 50 minutes.

Easy Chicken Eggplant (aubergine) Parmesan

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast (thin sliced)
  • 1 medium eggplant (approximately 1 pound)
  • 1/3 cup italian breadcrumbs
  • 3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced thin
  • 1 (26 ounce) jar marinara sauce (approximately 3 cups)
  • 1/4 lb parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
  • 2 peel and slice eggplant.
  • 3 lay between two layers of paper towels for 15-20 minutes to drain moisture from eggplant, then discard paper towels.
  • 4 line bottom of 13x9 inch baking dish with the chicken breast slices.
  • 5 cover chicken with the eggplant slices.
  • 6 sprinkle breadcrumbs over eggplant.
  • 7 cover breadcrumbs with mozzarella cheese slices (or grated if you prefer).
  • 8 pour marinara sauce over cheese.
  • 9 sprinkle parmesan cheese over top.
  • 10 bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees.

Easy Chicken Curry

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 6 tablespoons flour
  • 3 teaspoons curry powder (or to taste)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups milk
  • 4 cups cooked chicken
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 cups cooked rice

Recipe

  • 1 melt butter over low heat in a heavy saucepan. add onion and cook until tender. blend in flour, curry powder, salt, ginger, and sugar.
  • 2 gradually stir in chicken broth and milk. stirring constantly, bring mixture to a boil and cook 1 minute. reduce heat to low; add cooked chicken and lemon juice. simmer until heated through; serve over cooked rice.

Easy Chicken Divan Casserole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 9
  • 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and drained
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2 combine broccoli and chicken in the bottom of a greased 13 x 9 x 2 casserole dish. set aside.
  • 3 combine soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice and curry powder in a bowl, pour over broccoli and chicken mixture.
  • 4 for topping - miz together cheese and bread crumbs with butter. sprinkle over top of casserole.
  • 5 bake for 30 minutes.