CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS l
4 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion — chopped
3 pounds your favorite chicken parts — cut up
2 cups chicken broth
2 stalks celery
1 tablespoon minced parsley
2 carrots — peeled, sliced
1 tsp black pepper
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 cup dry white wine (optional but really adds a nice taste)
1 can refrigerated biscuits
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons flour
In a large skillet, brown onion in butter and oil just until tender, then brown
chicken parts and place all in a 6-quart crockpot.
Add remaining ingredients except heavy cream, flour and biscuits. Cook on high 2- 1/2 to 3 hours, or on low 5 to 7 hours.
When chicken is done, remove pieces to plate and let cool, then debone. While chicken is cooling, mix flour and cream together, then stir into crockpot. Open biscuits and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Drop into crockpot and turn on high.
These will need to cook about 30 minutes, until they are firm. Return chicken meat to crockpot after deboning and serve. You can use your own homemade biscuit recipe for canned if you prefer.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE PAELLA
2 1/2 to 3 lbs. meaty chicken pieces
1 tbsp. cooking oil
8 oz. cooked smoked turkey sausage, halved lengthwise and sliced
1 large onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp. snipped fresh thyme or 2 tsp. dried thyme, crushed
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/8 tsp. thread saffron or 1/4 tsp. ground turmeric
1 141/2 oz. can reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2 c. water
2 c. chopped tomatoes
2 yellow or green sweet peppers, cut into very thin bite-size strips
1 c. frozen green peas
3 c. hot cooked rice
-Skin chicken. Rinse chicken; pat dry. In a large skillet brown chicken pieces, half at a time, in hot oil. Drain off fat. In a 3 1/2, 4, or 5 quart crockery cooker place chicken pieces, turkey sausage, and onion. Sprinkle with garlic, dried thyme (if using), black pepper, and saffron or turmeric. Pour broth and water over all.
-Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 ½ to 4 hours. Add the tomatoes, sweet peppers, peas, and if using, the fresh thyme to the cooker. Cover; let stand for 5 minutes. Serve over the hot rice. Makes 6 servings* Prep time: 30 min.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
4 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion — chopped
3 pounds your favorite chicken parts — cut up
2 cups chicken broth
2 stalks celery
1 tablespoon minced parsley
2 carrots — peeled, sliced
1 tsp black pepper
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 cup dry white wine (optional but really adds a nice taste)
1 can refrigerated biscuits
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons flour
In a large skillet, brown onion in butter and oil just until tender, then brown chicken parts and place all in a 6-quart crockpot. Add remaining ingredients except heavy cream, flour and biscuits. Cook on high 2-1/2 to 3 hours, or on low 5 to 7 hours. When chicken is done, remove pieces to plate and let cool, then debone.
While chicken is cooling, mix flour and cream together, then stir into crockpot. Open biscuits and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Drop into crockpot and turn on high. These will need to cook about 30 minutes, until they are firm. Return chicken meat to crockpot after deboning and serve. You can use your own homemade biscuit recipe for canned if you prefer.
COUNTRYSTYLE CHICKEN
Chicken
Onion
Oil
Allspice
Bay leaf
Salt
Pepper
Brown chicken in small amount oil with onion, add seasoning and spice, cook slow turning often so it won’t stick or burn until done.
CHICKEN WALNUT
1 lb. chicken boned breast
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. sugar
4 oz. bamboo shoots
3 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1/4 c. apple juice
1/4 c. apple juice
Combine, cornstarch, ginger, garlic, sugar and salt. Roll chicken in mixture. Brown chicken in butter and combine 2 tablespoons soy sauce, one half-cup water and one-quarter cup apple juice. Pour liquid over browned chicken.
Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until fork tender. Stir once, add bamboo shoots. Combine one quarter cup water, one quarter cup apple juice and 3 tablespoons soy sauce with cornstarch mix. Left over, add to chicken stir until thick. Serve hot garnished with French fried walnuts. Make by heating one half cup or more walnuts in boiling water five minutes. Remove skins, dry and fry until brown.
CORDON BLEU
3 whole chicken breast, split, skinned and boned
3 slices (4 oz.) Swiss cheese, cut in half
3 slices (4 oz.) boiled ham, cut in half
2 tbsp. margarine
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 c. milk
Chopped parsley
Flatten chicken breast. Top each with 1/2 slice cheese, then ham. Secure with toothpicks. In skillet brown chicken side down in margarine or butter. Stir in soup, milk and cover. Cook over low heat for 20 minutes. Stir now and then. Top with parsley. Serves 6.
A 20-Minute Chicken Parmesan
4 Boneless and skinless; chicken breast halve
1 Egg; slightly beaten
1/2 cup Seasoned bread crumbs
2 tablespoons Butter or margarine
1 3/4 cups Spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup Shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon Grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup Chopped fresh parsley
Using palm of hand flatten chicken to even thickness. Dip chicken into egg then into crumbs to coat. In skillet over medium heat, in hot margarine, brown chicken on both sides. Add sauce. Reduce heat. Cover; simmer 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cheeses and parsley. Cover; simmer 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Makes 4 servings.
Chicken Italian Style
4 large chicken pieces
2 tablespoon s oil
1 jar ragu italian cooking sauce (traditional style)
In large skillet brown chicken on both sides in hot oil. Drain excess oil. Pour jar Ragu sauce over chicken. Cover and simmer 45 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken prior to serving.
Chicken Breasts Roma
4 chicken breasts — boneless
1 mdonion — diced
3/4 pound italian sausage; bulk
1 green bell pepper — diced hot
1 red bell pepper — diced
4 ounce mozzarella cheese
1/4 pound mushrooms — sliced cut in sticks
2 liter tomatoes — diced
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup red wine or chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoon olive oil
Place chicken between sheets of plastic wrap. With flat mallet, pound until 8 inches in diameter. Press together to patch any holes. In large skillet, saute sausage until done. Skim fat. Leave drippings in pan. Spread 1/4 of the sausage on each chicken breast. Top each with 1 cheese stick. Roll up, encasing sausage and cheese. Fold in sides. In a bowl, mix flour, salt and oregano. Roll chicken breasts in mixture. In pan drippings, brown chicken on all sides over medium heat. Remove chicken. Wipe pan dry with paper toweling. Place chicken back in pan. Add olive oil, onion, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, wine, basil and pepper. Cover. Simmer over low heat 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
Chicken Granville
2 Pkg. Artichokes
10 Chicken Cutlets — boneless & skinned
3 Tbls. Oil
2 Cups Cream Of Chicken Soup
1 Cup Mayonnaise
1 Tsp Lemon Juice
1/2 Cup Shredded Cheese (Your Choice)
1/2 Cup Bread Crumbs
1 Tbls Butter — melted
Cook artichokes according to pkg. directions, drain. Arrange in (greased) baking dish. Brown chicken in oil. Place chicken on top of artichokes. Combine sou p, mayonnaise, lemon juice. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese. Combine bread crumbs and butter, sprinkle over all. Bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes. Serves 6-8
Arroz con Pollo
1/2 cup Olive oil
1/4 cup Tomato sauce
1 eachFrying chicken cut up
1/8 teaspoon Saffron (powdered)
1 eachSmall onion chopped
2 1/2 cupsChicken broth
1 eachClove garlic minced
1 cup Uncooked rice
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat oil, brown chicken on both sides. Add onion and garlic, fry a few minutes, then add tomato sauce, saffron dissolved in chicken broth, salt and pepper.
Cover and cook for 20 minutes. Add rice, stir well, cover again and simmer for 30 minutes longer, or until all liquid has been absorbed and chicken is tender.
Brown Chicken Stock
Ingredients
5 pound chicken, parts, (backs, necks, carcasses, and giblets), (no livers)
2 lg onions, coarsely chopped
2 md carrots, peeled, trimmed and coarsely chopped
2 lg celery, stalks, with leaves, trimmed, coarsely chopped
2 each garlic, cloves, crushed
1 bn parsley, stems
2 each thyme, sprigs, or
1 pn thyme, dried
1 each bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon salt, coarse
6 each peppercorns
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 450 F.
Roast the chicken bones in a roasting pan in the oven for 30 minutes, then add the vegetables and roast for 15 minutes more. Transfer everything to a stockpot.
deglaze the roasting pan with a little water, scraping up the little browned bits, and add them to the stockpot.
Add cold water to cover by about 2 inches and slowly bring to a boil, skimming all of the froth from the surface as it forms.
Lower the heat and add all of the remaining ingredients except the peppercorns. Simmer, uncovered, for 3 hours. Add water as needed to cover the ingredients and skim when necessary.
Add peppercorns for the last fifteen minutes of the simmering process.
Strain the stock into a large bowl through a colander lined with a double layer of dampened cheesecloth. Gently press the solids to extract all of the liquid possible.
Discard the solids and cool the liquid to room temperature.
Refrigerate until chilled and lift off the solid fat that forms at the surface. Discard the fats.
Pour the stock into containers for storage, label and date.
Stock keeps for about 3 days in the refrigerator, and up to six months in the freezer.