Awesome Chicken Food

MARK'S AWESOME CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Season chicken strips or tenders with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and cayenne pepper to taste. Grill on a grill or in a grill pan. Heat olive oil in a skillet and saute mushrooms. Season mushrooms with the same spices as the chicken. Finish mushrooms by deglazing the pan with the Marsala wine and allow to reduce until the wine has evaporated.
• Meanwhile, take a loaf of Italian bread and invert it. Cut a "V" wedge out of the bottom of the loaf and set aside. Into the hollowed out portion of the loaf, sprinkle Parmesan cheese, layer thinly sliced provolone, chicken, Swiss cheese, mushrooms and sliced jarred roasted red peppers. Repeat the layering until it is even with the top of the bread. Put wedge back in loaf and roll tightly in aluminum foil -- shiny side in.
• Bake at 325 for 20 minutes. Remove and let the loaf rest a few minutes. Serve by slicing portions on a diagonal.

AWESOME CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Cook chicken in 1/2 cup broth until cooked.About 5 minutes. Reserve broth. Cool chicken.
• Combine 2-1/2 cup flour, 3/4 teaspoons salt, 1/4 lb. butter and shortening until mix resembles coarse meal.
• Toss 7-8 tablespoons cold water a tablespoons at a time. When mix begins to clump press into a ball, wrap and refrigerate.
• Cut carrots in half length wise then chop. Bring water to boil with carrots. Cook until tender(about 5 min.)drain. Slice mushrooms.
• In a large pan, add remaining.butter. Saute mushrooms until tender. Add 1 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoons thyme. Cook about 5 minute.
• Stir in remaining 1/4 cup flour and cook 1 minute Gradually stir in reserved broth. Add remaining 1-1/4 cup broth and cream. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute stirring constantly.Remove from heat, pour off 1-1/2 cup reserve. Chop green onions. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Heat oven to 425 deg. Beat egg with 1 tablespoons water. Divide dough into 12 pieces. Roll to fit 5" pans. Fill with chicken mixture. Roll remaining 6 balls into top pieces. Flute edges. Cut vents in top.
• Brush with egg mixture. put pies on baking sheet and bake at 450 deg. for 35 minute.
• Serve pies with reserved cream sauce.

AWESOME CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Lightly grease an 11' x 15" baking pan. Place chicken wings in a single layer in the prepared pan. Bake wings at 400° for 35-45 minutes or until juices are running clear and/or beginning to brown; remove from oven and drain off excess liquid/fat.
• While the wings are in the oven, place all remaining ingredients in a saucepan over low-medium heat. Simmer for 15 minutes; stirring often.
• Pour the sauce over the cooked drained wings in the baking pan. Turn the wings in the sauce to coat both sides.
• Return wings in sauce to the oven and continue to bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until sauce is bubbly and sticky.
• Serve w/ lots of napkins;).

AWESOME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle garlic and onion powder onto both sides of each breast.
• Take a fork and poke holes randomly over each breast and cover with Thousand Island dressing.
• Chill covered for 30 minutes.
• Cook on an electric skillet heated to 350 degrees.

AWESOME GOLDEN OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash chicken and soak in salt water for about 20 minutes.
• I use a large bowl and 1 teaspoon of salt.
• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Place oil and butter in a shallow baking pan and set in the oven to heat and melt.
• Combine the flour and seasonings and dredge the chicken in the flour mixture.
• Remove hot pan from the oven and arrange the chicken in the pan skin side down,but do not crowd.
• Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, turn chicken so that the skin side is up and continue baking for 20 to 30 minutes more, until nicely browned and juices run clear.
• Remove onto a platter and let cool at least 10 minutes.