Paula Deens Busy Day Chicken Recipe 355 Food

PAULA DEEN'S CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place frozen broccoli in 1/2 cup water in a saucepan and boil about 6 minutes; drain well and set aside.
• In a "large" bowl mix together the soup, mayonnaise, sour cream, cheddar cheese, lemon juice, curry powder, salt, pepper and wine or broth; mix well. Add broccoli and chicken and mix thoroughly.
• Spray a 13 x 9 Pyrex dish with vegetable spray. Pour in soup/chicken mixture. Smooth mixture with a spatula or the back of a spoon.
• Combine bread crumbs, parmesan cheese and butter. Sprinkle on top of mixture.
• Bake 30-45 minutes or until heated through.
• Note: TO lighten up you can use 98% ff cream of mushroom soup, light mayonnaise, light sour cream and low-fat cheddar cheese.
• This is really yummy and makes alot!

BUSY DAY CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet, place the chicken and sprinkle with onion soup mix and brown sugar. Pour sauce over all. Turn heat to med and cook until mixture starts to bubble, then turn to med-low and cover. Cook 35 to 45 minutes or until chicken is done.
• 2. For crock pot, cook low 4 hours or high 2 hours. Serve with potatoes, rice or noodles.

CHICKEN SCALOPPINI (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Heat a small amount of oil and 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet. Dredge chicken in seasoned flour and saute in pan, turning once, until brown and cooked through. Remove chicken from pan.
• Add remaining ingredients, up to and including the capers, to the pan.
• Heat until mushrooms soften and are cooked.
• Add chicken back to pan to reheat on low.
• To make Lemon Butter sauce:.
• Heat the lemon juice and white wine in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and reduce by one-third.
• Add cream or half and half and simmer until mixture thickens, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Slowly add butter, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until completely incorporated, whisking constantly.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat and keep warm.
• To serve:
• Add half of butter sauce to pasta mixture and toss, then plate. Add rest of sauce to chicken mixture and toss. Place chicken mixture over pasta. Garnish with parsley.

PAULA DEEN'S SPICY CHICKEN EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Mix all ingredients (except the dough and egg) in a large bowl using rubber spatula.
• Roll out the pie crust dough and cut circles, about 5 inches in diameter.
• Spoon filling into the middle of the dough circles.
• Wet your finger and run it along the edge of the circle(this helps it stick shut) - fold circle in half and pierce the edges with a fork that has been dipped in flour (to prevent sticking to the dough).
• Beat the egg and brush over the empanadas.
• Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.

PAULA DEENS FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix seasoning together and store in airtight container for up to 6 months.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs with water. Add enough hot sauce so mixture is bright orange.
• In another bowl, combine flour and pepper. Season chicken with house seasoning. You can let the chicken sit in hot sauce for up to 1 hour. It will not make the chicken spicy.
• Dip Chicken in egg and coat well with flour mix.
• Heat oil to 300 degrees in deep pot. Don't fill pot more than half full of oil.
• Fry chicken in oil until brown and crispy. Dark meat goes in first and takes 13-14 minutes. White meat takes 8-10 minutes.
• Preparation depends on how long you let the chicken soak in hot sauce.

CHICKEN BOUDINE PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, toss together the noodles, soup, broth, and sherry.
• Add the chicken, 2 cups of cheese, almonds, pimento, mushrooms, and salt and pepper, to taste, and toss to combine.
• Transfer the mixture to a greased 13x9x2-inch casserole and top with the remaining cup of cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.
• Note: When I make this I make it without the almonds but I kept them in the recipe as this is how Paula made it on her show.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Remove the outer wrappers from the box of spinach. Open 1 end of each box. Microwave on full power for 2 minutes, until thawed. Drain the spinach and put into a large bowl. Add the shredded chicken.
• In a medium bowl, combine the soup, mayonnaise, sour cream, Cheddar, lemon juice, curry powder, salt and pepper, to taste, and wine. Whisk together to make a sauce. Pour the sauce over the spinach and chicken. Mix well with a spatula.
• Place the mixture into an 11 by 7-inch casserole dish or 2 (9-inch) square disposable aluminum foil pans that have been sprayed with vegetable oil cooking spray. Pat down evenly and smooth with a spatula. Combine the Parmesan and bread crumbs and sprinkle over the top. Dot with the butter.
• Wrap the uncooked casserole securely with plastic wrap, then with aluminum foil. Place each pan into a plastic freezer bag and seal. Place into freezer.
• Allow casserole to thaw 24 hours in refrigerator. When ready to bake, remove the plastic wrap and foil. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes until bubbly.

PAULA DEEN'S BUSY DAY CHICKEN RECIPE - (3.5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Place chicken in large skillet with cover; sprinkle with onion soup and brown sugar 2. Pour tomato sauce over all 3. Turn heat to medium high and cook until mixture starts to bubble 4. Turn heat down to medium low and cook or slow cook for 4 hours 5. For a crowd, use 1 can tomato sauce and 2 tbsp sugar for every 3 lbs of chicken. Do not increase onion soup