My Familys Favorite Chicken Food

FAMILY FAVORITE ROASTED CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Use the tip of a sharp knife to separate the chicken skin from the meat in the chicken breast and tops of the legs. Sprinkle chicken both inside and out with the pepper and salt. Place in 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Grate the lemon; mix the peel with cream cheese and Italian seasoning. Use a small spoon or your fingers to carefully stuff the cream cheese mixture under the chicken skin, pushing the cream cheese mixture carefully toward the legs, being careful to not tear the skin.
• Cut the lemon in half; squeeze both halves into small bowl. Add dressing; beat with wire wire whisk until well blended. Drizzle evenly over chicken. Place the squeezed lemon halves inside the chicken cavity. Insert an ovenproof meat thermometer into thickest part of 1 of the chicken's thighs.
• Bake 1 hour 30 min. or until chicken is no longer pink in center (165°F), basting occasionally with the pan juices.

MY FAMILY'S FAVORITE SLOPPY JOES

Steps:

• Brown the Ground Beef with the Onion, Salt & Pepper in skillet. Could use more or less onion to suit your own taste.
• Stir in Soup & Ketchup. Could use more or less ketchup to suit your own taste.
• Simmer for approximately 20 minutes & serve on the Hamburger Buns.
• If making multiple batches for a large amount of people, it can be mixed together in a Crock pot after browning the Ground Beef & cook on low for 2-4 hours.

FAVORITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Boil whole chicken in a large pot of water until cooked through (approx. 30 minutes). Remove from pot, cool and shred into small bite-size pieces. I frequently substitute boneless skinless chicken breasts (they cook faster and are easier to work with-boil chicken breast for approx 20 mins) - you'll need about 4-5 breasts (you want to yield about 4-5 cups).
• In a medium bowl, mix cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, diced green chilies (do not drain), mushrooms (drained), olives (drained), and dried onions.
• In a 9x13 pan sprayed with no-stick spray, layer as follows:.
• Layer 1: layer the bottom of the pan with a single layer of tortillas. Tip: I fold and tear the tortillas in 1/2 so that they fit in the pan better. I also dip the tortillas into my soup mixture and coat them with sauce, skimming off the excess with my fingers. A thin layer of sauce on both sides of your tortillas will keep them soft while baking so that they do not dry out and become hard and chewy.
• Layer 2: Spoon 1/2 of the soup mixture over the tortillas and spread to cover.
• Layer 3: 1/2 of the shredded chicken pieces.
• Layer 4: 1/2 of the cheddar cheese.
• Repeat layers 1-4 above (still coat your second layer of tortillas with the soup mixture).
• Cover and bake in a 350 degree oven 35-45 minutes, until hot and bubbly and cheese is melted.
• Serve with sour cream and green or red chili sauce, if desired.

MY FAMILY'S FAVORITE FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan and spread apples evenly over the bottom.
• Beat eggs with a mixer until thick and light. Mix in sugar and oil.
• Stir flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; add to the egg mixture and beat until incorporated. Stir in walnuts, raisins, and vanilla extract; batter will be very thick. Spread batter over the apples in the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in melted butter. Add confectioners' sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice; mix until well combined. Spread frosting over the cooled cake.

MY FAMILY'S FAVORITE FAST CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In saucepan, combine chicken broth, chicken breast, carrots, celery, onion and water.
• Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken; trim meat from bones; add to soup.
• Stir in noodles.
• Simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and grated Parmesan to your liking.

FAMILY FAVORITE CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil chicken breast until tender and cut into pieces. Cook rice as directed on box and drain.
• Mix all above ingredients except cheddar cheese in a bowl and add chicken. Pour mixture in a casserole dish and bake for 45 minutes.
• The last ten minutes of baking, add cheese for topping.