COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN BREASTS
The distinctive combination of curry, ginger, and fruit gives this classic Southern
dish its character.
2 medium-size Granny Smith apples
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
2 tablespoons dried currants
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 can (about 14 1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes
6 small skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 3/4 lbs. total)
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup long-grain white rice
1 pound large raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/3 cup slivered almonds
Salt
Chopped parsley
-Quarter, core, and dice unpeeled apples. In a 4-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine apples, onion, bell pepper, garlic, currants, curry powder, ginger, and red pepper; stir in tomatoes. Rinse chicken and pat dry; then arrange, overlapping pieces slightly, on top of tomato mixture. Pour in broth. Cover and cook at low setting until chicken is very tender when pierced (6 to 7 hours).
-Carefully lift chicken to a warm plate, cover lightly, and keep warm in a 200 degree oven. Stir rice into cooking liquid. Increase cooker heat setting to high; cover and cook, stirring once or twice, until rice is almost tender to bite (30 to 35 minutes). Stir in shrimp, cover and cook until shrimp are opaque in center; cut to test (about 10 more minutes).
-Meanwhile, toast almonds in a small nonstick frying pan over medium heat until golden brown (5 to 8 minutes), stirring occasionally. Set aside.
-To serve, season rice mixture to taste with salt. Mound in a warm serving dish; arrange chicken on top. Sprinkle with parsley and almonds.
Makes 6 servings.
FAJITA - STYLE CHICKEN BREASTS
–MARINADE–
2/3 c. vegetable oil
1/3 c. lime juice
2 tbsp. chopped green chilies
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Prepare grill. In a 9 inch square baking pan, stir together all marinade ingredients. Add 2 whole chicken breasts, skinned and halved. Marinade for at least 45 minutes in the refrigerator. Turn once. Remove chicken from marinade and drain. Grill chicken over hot coals 7 minutes. Continue grilling until fork tender (6-8 minutes). Top each piece of chicken with 2 slices Cheddar cheese and grill until cheese begins to melt. Serve with salsa.
CHICKEN BREASTS 2
1/2 c. salad dressing
2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 tbsp. honey
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/4 lb.)
Mix salad dressing, mustard and honey. Place chicken breasts on grill or rack of broiler pan; brush with half of dressing mixture. Grill or broil 8 minutes; turn brush with remaining dressing. Continue grilling or broiling 8-10 minutes longer or until tender.
CHICKEN BREASTS
4 chicken breasts, halved and boned
8 slices Swiss cheese
1/3 pkg. Pepperidge Farm stuffing
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 c. milk
1/4 c. margarine
Put chicken breasts, skin side down, in a 9 x 13 inc pan. Lay a slice of cheese on each piece. Dilute soup with milk and divide the mixture equally on each piece. Melt margarine. Mix with dressing and sprinkle on to top. Cover. Bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours. Uncover last 40 minutes.
CHICKEN BREASTS IN CREAM SAUCE
4 chicken breasts halves, boned and skinned and rinsed
1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/4 lb. mushrooms, sliced
3/4 tbsp. garlic, chopped
1 green onion, chopped
1. Add salt, pepper and flour. 2. Dredge chicken breasts in seasoned flour mix, shake excess off. 3. Add butter and vegetable oil to sauté pan, cook on medium heat. 4. Cook chicken breasts for 2 1/2 minutes on each side. 5. Add mushrooms, garlic - cook for approximately 1 more minute until chicken is almost done, add chopped onion. 6. Drain fat from pan and set aside.
Approximately 4 servings.
CHICKEN BREASTS IN SOUR CREAM
6 chicken breasts, split and boned
2 c. sour cream
1/4 c. lemon juice
2 tsp. salt
4 tsp. worcestershire sauce
3 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 c. breadcrumbs
1/2 c. margarine, melted
1/2 c. butter, melted
Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry. In bowl, combine sour cream, lemon juice and seasonings. Roll chicken breasts in sour cream mixture, place in bowl and top with any remaining sour cream. Cover; refrigerate overnight. Remove chicken breasts, taking up as much of sour cream mixture as possible. Roll chicken in breadcrumbs to coat well.
Place in baking dish. Mix margarine and butter; pour half the melted butter and margarine over chicken and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Pour remaining butter sauce over chicken and bake 5 minutes more.
Serves 6.
LEMON - PARSLEY CHICKEN BREASTS
2 whole chicken breasts, boned & skinned
1/3 c. white wine
1/3 c. lemon juice
2 cloves fresh minced garlic
3 tbsp. breadcrumbs
2 tbsp. olive oil
1/4 c. parsley, fresh
In a measuring cup, combine wine, lemon juice and garlic. Pound each breast until 1/4 inch thick and lightly coat with breadcrumbs. Heat olive oil in a large skillet and brown chicken, 5 minutes on each side. Stir wine mixture and pour over chicken in skillet. Sprinkle on parsley and let simmer 5 minutes. Serve with pan juices.
GOLDEN CHICKEN NUGGETS
4 whole chicken breasts, skinned & deboned
1/2 c. unseasoned fine bread crumbs
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. thyme (or 1/4 tsp. powdered thyme)
1 tsp. basil
1/2 c. butter, melted
Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Mix dry ingredients. Dip chicken into butter, then into crumb mixture. Bake on foil-lined cookie sheet at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Serves 8 to 10.
Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar Sauce
2 Whole chicken breasts, boned
And halved Salt and freshly ground Pepper 2 tb Butter; divided
1 tb Vegetable oil
1 tb Finely chopped shallots
3 tb Balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 c Chicken broth
2 ts Finely chopped fresh
Marjoram Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tb butter and the oil in large heavy frypan over high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and cook until skin is crisp. Reduce heat to medium-low; turn chicken breasts over and cook until chicken is no longer pink inside, about 12 minutes. Transfer chicken to heated platter and keep warm in oven. Pour off all but 1 tb fat from frypan. Add shallots and cook over medium-low heat for 3 minutes or until translucent, scraping up any browned bits. Add vinegar and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes or until reduced to a glaze, stirring constantly. Add broth and boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove sauce from heat and whisk in remaining 1 tb butter and marjoram. Whisk in any juices from chicken. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.
SWISS CHICKEN CASSEROLE
* 6 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
* 6 slices Swiss cheese
* 1 can cream of mushroom soup
* 1/4 cup milk
* 2 cups stuffing mix
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
Lightly greas Crock Pot or spray with cooking spray. Place chicken breasts in pot. Top with cheese. Combine soup and milk, stirring well. Spoon over cheese; sprinkle with stuffing mix. Drizzle melted butter over stuffing mix. Cook on low 8 to 10 hours or high 4 to 6 hours.
Serves 6.
SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH CHICKEN & SAUSAGE
* 1 lb. Italian sausage
* 3-4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
* 1 cup chopped green pepper
* 1 cup chopped onion
* 1-2 tsp. Italian seasoning
* 2 (4 oz. each) cans mushroom stems and pieces, drained
* 2 jars favorite spaghetti sauce
* Hot cooked pasta
In skillet, brown Italian sausage, piercing casings to allow excess fat to run out.
Remove to plate and cut into 1/2 to 1-inch chunks.
In same skillet, brown chicken pieces. (I like to sauté the pepper and onion a bit, too.) Place sausage and chicken in slow cooker. Add pepper and onion. Sprinkle with
Italian seasoning. Add mushrooms. Pour sauce over everything. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Stir before serving over spaghetti or other pasta.
MAPLE-FLAVORED BARBECUE CHICKEN
1 c. ketchup
1/2 c. maple flavored syrup
2 tbsp. prepared mustard
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
4 boneless, skinned chicken breasts
Place all ingredients in slow cooker/Crock Pot and cook on low for about 7 to 8 hours or until chicken is done. Remove meat, shred and return to sauce. Place on buns for sandwiches or serve over hot rice.
Serves 4 to 6.
LOW-FAT GLAZED CHICKEN IN SLOW COOKER
6 ounces orange juice, frozen concentrate-thawed
3 chicken breasts, split
1/2 tsp marjoram
1 dash ground nutmeg
1 dash garlic powder (optional)
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp cornstarch
Combine thawed orange juice concentrate (not regular orange juice) in bowl along with the marjoram, garlic powder and nutmeg. Split the chicken breasts to make 6 serving sizes. Dip pieces into the orange juice to coat completely. Place in slow cooker/Crock Pot. Pour the remaining orange juice mixture over the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours, or cook on high for 4 hours if you wish. Precise cooking time is not important in slow cooker/Crock Pot cooking. When chicken is done, remove to serving platter. Pour the sauce that remains into a saucepan. Mix the cornstarch and water and stir into the juice in pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbly. Serve the sauce over the chicken.
LEMON BAKED CHICKEN
16 ounces skinned and boned uncooked chicken breasts, cut into 4 pieces
1 lemon
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
Place chicken pieces in a slow cooker. Squeeze juice of half a lemon over chicken. Sprinkle lemon pepper and paprika over top. Cut remaining lemon half into thin slices. Arrange slices around chicken. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours.
GREEN CHILE-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
With the cheese mixture in the center, these chicken breasts come out tender and
moist.
* 4 boneless, skinned chicken breast halves, pounded thin
* 3 ounces cream cheese
* 3/4 cups shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese
* 4 ounces green chiles
* 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1 can cream of mushroom soup
* 1/2 cup hot enchilada sauce
Combine cream cheese, shredded cheese, chiles, chili powder and salt and pepper.
Place a generous dollop on each flattened chicken breast, then roll up. Place chicken rolls in the slow cooker/Crock Pot, seam-side down. Top chicken breast rolls with remaining cheese mixture, soup, and enchilada sauce. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours. Serves 4.
CROCKPOT JAMBALAYA
* 1 pound Chicken breasts, boneless
* - cut in 1″ cubes
* 1 pound Smoked sausage, sliced
* 1 pound Shrimp, cooked
* 28 ounces Crushed tomatoes
* 1 md Onion, chopped
* 1 Green pepper, chopped
* 1 cup Chicken broth
* 1/2 cup White wine
* 2 teaspoons Oregano
* 2 teaspoons Parsley
* 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
* 1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
* 2 cups Rice, cooked
Cut chicken and slice sausage. Chop onion and green pepper. Put all in slow cooker/Crock Pot. Add remaining ingredients, except shrimp and rice. Cook in slow cooker/Crock Pot on low for 6-8 hours. 30 minutes before eating, add cooked shrimp and cooked rice; allow to heat.
Can be cooked on high for 3-4 hours instead.
CROCKPOT CRANBERRY CHICKEN
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 cup fresh or frozen (unthawed) cranberries
12 skinless, boneless chicken thgihs (about 2 1/4 lbs. total)
1/4 cup catsup
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons cider vinegar 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch blended w/2 tablespoons cold
water
salt
-In a 3-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine onion, cranberries. Arrange chicken on top. In small bowl, mix catsup, sugar, mustard and vinegar and pour over chicken. Cover. Cook at low setting until chicken is very tender when pierced (6 1/2 to 7 1/2 hours).
-Lift out chicken when done, blend cornstarch mixture into cooking liquid. Increase cooker heat setting to high; cover and cook, stirring 2 or 3 times until sauce thickens (10 to 15 more minutes). Season to taste with salt; pour over chicken.
Makes 6 servings.
-REAL WORLD COOKING: I cooked at a higher heat setting than they did because I was in a hurry. I also did not remove the chicken, just threw the cornstarch in and stirred it in and then cranked up the heat a bit. Didn’t stir again more than once. Then dumped it onto a big platter. It was fine. I also chose to use 7 chicken breasts instead of the 12 thighs. It also didn’t take as long as 6 1/2 hours.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN WITH CHEESE SAUCE
Serves 2
-Place two chicken breast halves in crockpot (frozen or thawed)
-Mix together one can cream of chicken soup & half soup can of white wine; pour over chicken
-Place two slices swiss cheese over top of chicken breasts (processed cheese melts and blends more easily)
-Cook in crockpot for 2-3 hours (on high) or 3-4 hours (on low)
-Serve over steamed rice
(This recipe is also good with a little lemon juice in place of the wine.)
CROCKPOT CHICKEN STEW MEXICAN STYLE
2 lbs skinless boneless chicken breasts cut into 1 1/2″ peices
4 med russet potatoes, peeled and cut very small
1 (15 oz) can mild salsa
1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies
1 (1 1/4 oz) pkg taco seasoning mix
1 (8oz) can tomato sauce
Mix all ingredients together in crockpot, cook 7-9 hours on low. Serve with warm flour tortillas.
You can also served corn with this. It is good mixed in it too.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN PARMIGIANA 1
3 Chicken breasts
1 Small egg plant sliced
1 Egg
10 1/2 oz Can pizza sauce
1 ts Salt
6 Slices mozzarella cheese
1/4 ts Pepper
1 c Dry bread crumbs
1/2 c Butter
If using whole chicken breasts, cut into halves. In a bowl beat egg, salt, and pepper. Dip chicken into the egg, then coat with crumbs. In a large skillet or crockpot with a browning unit, saute chicken in the butter. Arrange eggplant and the chicken in pot, (place eggplant on the bottom or it will not cook completely.) Pour pizza sauce over the chicken. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours. Add mozzarella cheese; sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top. Cover and cook 15 minutes.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN PARMIGIANA
3 Chicken breasts
1 Egg
1 t Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1 c Dry bread crumbs
1 1/4 c Butter
1 cn Pizza sauce — 10 1/2 oz
6 slices Mozarella cheese
Parmesan cheese
If using whole chicken breasts, cut in to halves. In bowl beat egg salt and pepper dip chicken into egg. Then coat with crumbs. In large skillet saute chicken in butter. Arrange chicken in pot. Pour pizza sauce over chicken. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours. Add mozzarella cheese, sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Cover and cook 15 minutes. Makes 6 servings.
I of course altered it a little. I used boneless, skinless breasts and I used six. Instead of plain bread crumbs, I used Italian. I cut the amount of butter in half. For the mozzarella cheese, I used Healthy choice garlic lover’s blend. I used fresh grated parmesan and I used a jar of pizza sauce (14 oz).
CROCKPOT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS II
1 Lg. can Enchilada sauce
4 chicken breasts
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 sm. can sliced black olives
2 dozen corn tortillas
1 chopped onion
1 pkg sharp cheddar cheese
Cook chicken and shred. Mix soup, olives and onions. Cut tortillas in wedges. Layer crockpot with sauce, tortillas, soup mix, chicken and cheese all the way to top, ending with cheese on top. Cook on low temp all day.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN CORDON BLEU
4-6 chicken breasts (pounded out thin)
4-6 pieces of ham
4-6 slices of swiss cheese (I use mozzerella,my kids like this better!)
1 can cream of mushroom soup(can use any cream soup)
1/4 c. milk
Put ham and cheese on chicken. Roll up and secure with a toothpick. Place chicken in c.p. so it looks like a triangle /_\ Layer the rest on top. Mix soup and milk. Pour over top of chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve over noodles with the sauce it makes.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN CASSEROLE
4 lg. chicken breasts
1 sm. can cream of chicken soup
1 sm. can cream of celery soup
1 sm. can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c. diced celery
1 c. Minute Rice
Mix in crockpot the soups and rice. Place chicken on top of mixture, then sprinkle diced celery over chicken. Cook on low for 4 hours. Makes 4 servings.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND RICE II
3/4 c. rice
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 sm. can whole mushrooms
1 sm. jar pimento strips, drained
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
1 can water chestnuts, drained, sliced
8 to 12 chicken breasts, halved
Grated Parmesan cheese
Place rice in crock pot. Combine remaining ingredients except chicken and cheese in bowl. Mix well. Pour half of mixture over rice. Place chicken on top. Pour remaining soup mixture over all. Cook on high for 3 hours or until chicken is tender. Garnish with cheese.
CROCKPOT CHEESY CHICKEN ALA TIFFANY
1 can mushroom soup
1 can cream of broccoli soup
1 can broccoli cheese soup
2 pkgs Chicken Breasts (boneless, skinless)
1 can Mixed vegetables
1-2 T Tapioca for thickening
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Dice chicken put in crockpot sprinkle with salt and pepper, Pour all three cans of soup over chicken and stir. Cover and cook on low about 4-6 hours. About an hour before serving add mixed vegies, cheese and thicken with tapioca. I served poured over white rice. I thought the flavors blended and complemented each other well.
CROCKPOT BOURBON BREAST OF CHICKEN
4 chicken breasts halves
1/4 c flour
1/2 tsp paprika
Salt
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp onion, chopped
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
1/4 tsp dried chervil
1/4 c bourbon
1 (4 oz) can mushrooms, undrained
1 (10 oz) can tomatoes
1/4 tsp sugar
Salt & Pepper
Dredge chicken in flour which has been mixed with paprika and a little salt. Heat butter and oil in a skillet and saute chicken on both sides until lightly browned. Stir in onion, parsley and chervil and cook a moment. Remove from heat. Place chicken in crock cooker. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours. Serve with noodles of rice. Serves 4
CROCKPOT AUTUMN CHICKEN
2 large or 4 small chicken breasts
2 parsnips - 2 carrots
1 acorn squash
1 14.5 oz. can of chicken broth
garlic
salt
pepper
nutmeg
honey
Peel and chop carrots and parsnips and place them in the bottom of the crockpot.
Sprinkle with garlic (I used a teaspoon of pre-chopped garlic. I’m not sure how many cloves of fresh garlic that would be.) Place chicken on top. Pour in broth.
Cut squash into chunks and slice off the skin. Place on top of chicken. Sprinkle desired amounts of salt, pepper and nutmeg on top of squash and drizzle enough honey on top to lightly cover the squash. Cook on low 8-10 hours.
COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN BREASTS
The distinctive combination of curry, ginger, and fruit gives this classic Southern
dish its character.
2 medium-size Granny Smith apples
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
2 tablespoons dried currants
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 can (about 14 1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes
6 small skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 3/4 lbs. total)
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup long-grain white rice
1 pound large raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/3 cup slivered almonds
Salt
Chopped parsley
-Quarter, core, and dice unpeeled apples. In a 4-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine apples, onion, bell pepper, garlic, currants, curry powder, ginger, and red pepper; stir in tomatoes. Rinse chicken and pat dry; then arrange, overlapping pieces slightly, on top of tomato mixture. Pour in broth. Cover and cook at low setting until chicken is very tender when pierced (6 to 7 hours).
-Carefully lift chicken to a warm plate, cover lightly, and keep warm in a 200 degree oven. Stir rice into cooking liquid. Increase cooker heat setting to high; cover and cook, stirring once or twice, until rice is almost tender to bite (30 to 35 minutes). Stir in shrimp, cover and cook until shrimp are opaque in center; cut to test (about 10 more minutes).
-Meanwhile, toast almonds in a small nonstick frying pan over medium heat until golden brown (5 to 8 minutes), stirring occasionally. Set aside.
-To serve, season rice mixture to taste with salt. Mound in a warm serving dish; arrange chicken on top. Sprinkle with parsley and almonds.
Makes 6 servings.
CHILI CHICKEN
3 whole chicken breasts (1 1/2 to 2 lbs, cut in 1 inch pieces)
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped bell pepper
2 garlic cloves
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 cans Mexican stewed tomatoes (16 ounce each)
1 can chili beans
2/3 cup picante sauce
1 teaspoon. chili powder
1 teaspoon. cumin
1/2 teaspoon. salt
Saute chicken, onion, pepper, garlic in vegetable oil until vegetables are wilted. Transfer to slow cooker/Crock Pot and add remaining ingredients. Cook, covered, on low, for 4 to 6 hours. Serve over rice.
Serves 4 to 6.