Mexican Chicken Oamc Food

QUICK AND EASY MEXICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat a greased skillet to medium. Rub chicken pieces with garlic, salt, pepper and cumin to taste; place in hot skillet. Cook until brown on both sides and no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to 9x13-inch baking dish or casserole dish, top with salsa and cheese, and bake in preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and starts to brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

MEXICAN CHICKEN- OAMC

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, cook the onion and garlic in oil until tender.
• Add in all ingredients (including spices) except for chicken. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the cooked chicken; continue simmering another 10 minutes or until the chicken is heated through and the barley is tender.
• To freeze: cool, spoon into quart-sized freezer bags, label, and freeze flat.
• To serve: Thaw chicken mixture. Heat in a skillet until hot. Serve over corn tortilla chips or scoop into flour tortillas, fajita-style.
• Note: If you choose to use regular barley rather than quick cooking barley, you'll want to cook it ahead of time, which takes about an hour. Follow the directions on the box.

MAKE-AHEAD MEXICAN CHICKEN (OAMC)

Steps:

• Write "Mexican Chicken - 400 degrees F for 45 min, then melt cheese on top" on the outside of a Ziploc bag.
• Place the chicken in a freezer bag.
• Add all of the ingredients to the freezer bag, except the cheese.
• Coat the chicken well, squeeze all of the air out of the bag, and freeze.
• When you are ready to make the chicken, defrost the chicken in the refrigerator for 24 hours (this also marinates the chicken in the salsa).
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (as you have written on your bag, so you wouldn't forget!).
• Lightly spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Place the chicken in pan, and pour the sauce over the chicken.
• Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle cheddar cheese on the top, and put back into the oven, until the cheese melts (the broiler would be a good alternative for this step too).

CROCK POT BLACK BEAN SALSA CHICKEN (OAMC)

Steps:

• For immediate cooking:.
• Mix corn, beans and 1 cup of salsa together and put in the bottom of the crock pot.
• Add the chicken.
• Salt and pepper to taste if desired.
• Added 1 more cup of salsa over the top of the chicken.
• Cook on low for 6 hours Add 8 oz of cream cheese- cubed and stir in until melted.
• For OAMC:.
• You can dump everything into a freezer bag except for the cream cheese and freeze.
• Dump in the crock pot (frozen is ok).
• Cook on low for 8 hours.
• Add cream cheese when you are done.
• Good served over cooked rice and dipped into with tortilla chips.

MEXICAN CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEANS **CROCK POT** OAMC

Steps:

• In a large freezer bag combine and mix well: chicken, broth, and taco seasoning.
• Seal the bag.
• In a large freezer bag combine: black beans, red onion, chili powder and cumin.
• Seal the bag.
• In a quart size freezer bag add: cilantro (if using) lime juice and salt to taste. Seal the bag.
• Print recipe, insert 3 bags (and recipe) into a large freezer bag. To that bag you have the option of adding the tortillas at this time. I do, so I have everything on hand. Seal the bag.
• To cook:.
• Thaw completely.
• Place chicken, taco seasoning, and chicken broth, into a slow cooker and cook till tender and easy to shred, about 5-7 hours on low.
• Shred the chicken meat.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, then film with a little oil; stir-fry bean mixture until heated through, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Toss bean mixture with chopped cilantro, lime juice and salt to taste. Serve shredded chicken and beans on warmed tortillas; garnish with salsa.

KING RANCH CHICKEN CASSEROLE (OAMC)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix soup, picante sauce, sour cream, chili powder, tomatoes (or Rotel), and chicken.
• In 2-quart shallow baking dish, spread 1/2 of the tortilla pieces to cover the bottom. Top with 1/2 the chicken mixture.
• Repeat layers.
• Sprinkle with cheese and onions.
• Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes or until hot.
• If desired, serve with additional picante sauce, sour cream, onions, black olives, shredded cheese.
• TO FREEZE: Freeze chicken mixture in Ziploc bags uncooked.
• TO SERVE: Defrost chicken mixture. Arrange corn tortillas and chicken mixture according to above directions and bake.

CHICKEN PACKETS (OAMC)

Steps:

• Mix chicken, cream cheese, chives, milk, and salt in a medium bowl (mixing with hands works best) to make filling, and store in a 1 qt freezer bag.
• Put crouton crumbs in another 1 qt bag, attach it to bag of chicken filling, and freeze.
• Refrigerate crescent rolls.
• To prepare for serving, thaw chicken mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Unroll crescent rolls.
• Each tube will contain 4 rectangles of dough with a diagonal perforation.
• Press dough along each perforation so the rectangle halves will not separate.
• Place about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture into the center of each rectangle.
• Fold dough over the filling, and pinch the edges to seal tightly.
• Dip each packet in melted margarine, and coat with crouton crumbs.
• Place packets on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Packets are good either hot or cold.

CHICKEN BOMBAY (OAMC)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except chicken, in a small sauce pan. Heat over medium heat until smooth and slightly warmed.
• Roll each piece of chicken into the sauce and place in a greased, 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 375°F
• Spread remaining sauce over chicken and bake for an additional half hour or until chicken is done.
• To freeze: after casserole has cooled, label and freeze for up to 4 months.
• To serve: thaw overnight and bake until heated through add an additional 30-45 minutes if baking from frozen.