GOURMET CHICKEN
1 c. uncooked rice
1 can mushroom soup
1 can onion soup
1 can water
1 frying size chicken or breasts (can cut boned breasts into sm. pieces)
Salt & pepper to taste
Place uncooked rice in bottom of 9″x12″ pan. Pour soups and water over rice. Mix slightly. Place chicken on top. Cut chicken (smaller pieces) can be stirred into mix.
Bake at 325 degrees 1 hour and 15 minutes.
When using big chicken pieces, turn when browned on one side.
CHICKEN CASSEROLE 1
1/3 c. margarine
1/3 c. flour
1 c. broth
1 c. milk
Salt & pepper to taste
1 tbsp. chopped onion
3 c. cut up chicken
1 can whole kernel corn
3/4 c. grated sharp cheese
1/4 c. pimiento
Make white sauce (first 6 ingredients). Mix all ingredients together and put in casserole dish. Put buttered bread crumbs on top and bake at 350 degrees until bubbly.
SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN
2 pkg. boneless chicken
2 bell peppers
1 lg. onion
1 tbsp. flour
2 jars Sweet & Sour Sauce
1 c. flour
1 c. oil
Salt & pepper as desired
Heat 1 cup oil. Wash chicken pieces and dry, salt and pepper as desired. Roll chicken in cup of flour and deep fry until crispy. Remove and drain. Drain all but a small amount of oil from skillet and saute onion and bell pepper for 5 minutes.
Add chicken and 1 tablespoon of flour to onions and peppers; saute for 5 additional minutes. Add sweet and sour sauce to contents. Cover and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Serve over rice.
CHICKEN AND BISCUITS
3 tbsp. margarine
3 chicken breasts, cooked & boned
3 tbsp. chopped onion
3 tbsp. chopped celery
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2/3 drops Tabasco
Salt & pepper to taste
1 can (10 count) Hungry Jack buttermilk biscuits & 1 sm. can
1 can cream of mushroom or chicken soup
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 c. milk
2 c. grated Cheddar cheese
Cut chicken up into very small pieces. In a skillet melt margarine and saute onion and celery. Add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, salt and pepper. Add cut up chicken to this mixture. In a bowl, mix soup, sour cream and milk; set aside. With a rolling pin, roll each biscuit out flat. Put a spoonful of chicken mixture on each biscuit, fold biscuit over and pinch all edges together. Place biscuits in lightly greased baking dish and bake 10-15 minutes at 400 degrees or until lightly brown. Remove from oven and cover with soup mixture and grated cheese and return to oven for 10-15 minutes until cheese and soup are bubbly.
MOZZARELLA CHICKEN AND SAUCE
4 chicken breast with or without bones
1 jar Ragu spaghetti sauce (tomatoes and herbs)
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1 sm. onion, chopped
1/4 c. sliced ham, chopped
1 c. mozzarella cheese
Dales steak sauce
Salt, pepper & garlic powder to taste
Cover bottom of Pyrex dish (for oven) with Dales steak sauce. Layer bottom of dish with chicken (browning optional). Sprinkle chicken with onions, green peppers, salt, pepper, garlic powder and ham. Cover with Ragu sauce. Cover and cook for 50 minutes in preheated oven, 350 degree cooking temperature. Remove cover and
cover with cheese. Remain cooking until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Serve over spaghetti noodles and with French bread. Yield 4 servings as a complete meal.
THYME CHICKEN
4 boneless chicken breasts
1/2 pt. whipping cream
1 stick butter
Thyme
Salt & pepper to taste
Sliced fresh mushrooms
Melt stick of butter in skillet. Wash and dry chicken. Fry chicken in butter until golden brown. Take chicken out
and sprinkle with thyme. Saute mushrooms in butter. Return chicken to skillet with mushrooms and pour cream over these. Cook until cream thickens and turns brown. This is delicious served with a rice casserole and green bean casserole.
ITALIAN CHICKEN
1 frying chicken, cut up
2 tbsp. melted butter
Salt & pepper
2 tbsp. dry Italian salad dressing mix
1 can condensed mushroom soup
2 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese (cut into cubes)
Wash chicken and pat dry. Brush with butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in slow cooker. Sprinkle dry salad mix over. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours. About 3/4 hours before serving, mix soup and cream cheese.
Cook until smooth. Pour over chicken in pot. Cover and cook 30 minutes on low.
CHICKEN FRIED STEAK
2 lb. beef round steak
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp. milk
1 c. crushed saltine crackers
Salt & pepper to taste
Cooking oil for frying
Pound the steak with knife, cut into serving pieces. Blend egg and milk. Mix on separate plate, cracker crumbs, salt and pepper. Dip meat into egg mixture then crackers. Brown meat on both sides in hot oil, then turn heat down to simmer, cover skillet and cook until tender 40-45 minutes. Gravy for meat: Remove meat when done from pan, add a little water/flour mixture to drippings. Bring to a boil. Then simmer until desired consistency.
SAUTEED CHICKEN LIVERS
1 lb. chicken livers
Butter
Paprika
Salt & pepper
Flour
In a plastic bag; put flour, salt, pepper, paprika and season all (or) poultry seasoning. Add the chicken livers and shake them all about, until coated. Put them into frying pan with butter added and fry until well done and brown.
CHICKEN WITH RICE
1 med. onion, chopped
2 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 lb. chicken breasts, thighs or drumsticks
Salt & pepper
3 tbsp. dry, white wine
1 lb. fresh tomatoes, peeled & chopped
1/2 c. tomato sauce
1 c. rice
1/4 c. butter
Grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter and oil. Add chicken to onion and brown well on all sides; salt and pepper lightly. Add wine and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and tomato sauce diluted in 2 cups of water; simmer 15 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken to platter; cover and set aside. Measure liquid; add hot water to equal 3 cups. Bring to a boil; add rice and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir occasionally. Adjust seasoning if needed. Gently melt butter and pour over rice. Top with chicken; cover and keep warm. To serve, spoon rice on platter, surround with chicken and sprinkle generously with cheese
CHICKEN CACCIATORE
4 whole chicken breasts (8 halves)
3 (7 oz.) cans tomato paste
8 cans water
2 peppers
2 onions
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 (8 oz.) can mushrooms, stems and pieces
Oil
Basil
parsley
Salt and pepper
6 oz. wine
Put oil in bottom of pan to cover. Brown garlic and slice 2 onions very thin and brown. Add mushrooms. Add 3 cans tomato paste and cook on low for 15 minutes. Add 8 cans water, salt, pepper, basil, and parsley. Cook for 3/4 hour. Fry sliced peppers until soft and set aside. Brown chicken (coat first with flour, salt, and pepper), then fry in hot oil. Put chicken, peppers, sauce, and mushrooms in a large pan and mix well. If it “hugs” chicken too much, add 1 can water. Cook about another hour, or so, or until chicken is soft. Add wine last 20 minutes.
LOU’S LUCKY CHICKEN AND MACARONI
1 lb. chicken, cubed
1 lb. spiral macaroni
1 pkg. frozen, chopped broccoli
1 can mushroom pieces
2 sticks margarine
Garlic powder to taste
Cook and drain macaroni. Set aside. Cook broccoli according to directions. Drain and set aside. Fry chicken cubes. Add chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, and melted margarine to macaroni and season to taste with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
SOUTHERN CHICKEN CASSEROLE
1 frying chicken (2 1/2-3 lbs.), cut up
1/2 lb. bacon
4 med. potatoes, pared
1 lg. onion, thinly sliced
1 tsp. poultry seasoning
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 c. chopped shallots, green onions or sliced onions
2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Wash and dry chicken. In Dutch oven, fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon. Add chicken, browning well on all sides. Remove to a 2 quart casserole dish as pieces brown. Cut potatoes lengthwise into 3 slices. Add bacon fat. Brown on both sides. Remove and place on top of chicken. Top potatoes with onions. Sprinkle with poultry seasonings, salt, pepper, shallots and parsley. Top with bacon , then cover. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. You may add 2 cups green beans, broccoli, cauliflower or squash. Layer extra vegetables on top of chicken before adding potatoes and onions.
CHICKEN IN THE GARDEN
Aluminum foil
Ready to cook chicken pieces
Sm. potatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Med. onions
Fresh mushrooms
Green peppers
Worcestershire sauce
Salt, pepper, paprika
Butter or margarine
Cut off a 40 inch pieces of aluminum foil for each dinner guest. Fold foil in half. Place chicken, potato, tomato, onion, mushrooms, and green pepper on foil. Sprinkle with Worcestershire, salt, pepper and paprika. Dot with butter. Fold foil. Bake in 450 degree oven (in shallow pan) about an hour or cook over glowing coals. Turn package every 20 to 30 minutes.
Chicken-Corn Casserole
1/2 cup butter, margarine — or chicken fat
1 cup unsifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons instant minced onion
1 1/2 quarts hot chicken broth
2 1/4 pounds cooked chicken — diced (7 cups)
48 ounces whole kernal corn, drained — 3 (16-oz) cans
6 ounces processed cheddar cheese — shredded (1 1/2 c)
3/4 cup pimientos — chopped
—–TOPPING FOR INDIVIDUAL CASSEROLE —-
1/4 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
Line four 8x8x2-inch baking pans with heat-resistant freezer wrap. Allow enough extra wrap to fold over top. Use one pan for each six servings or one-fourth of the recipe. Do not line pans for food to be served without freezing.
Melt fat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and onion. Add broth slowly. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Mix hot mixture with chicken, corn, cheese, and pimentos. Pour one-forth of mixture into each baking pan. Spread well to avoid air pockets.
TO SERVE WITHOUT FREEZING: Preheat oven to 350=B0 F. (moderate). For each pan to be baked right away, mix 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs with 1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine. Sprinkle over chicken mixture in baking pan. Bake 45 minutes or until crumbs are lightly browned.
TO FREEZE: Cool for 30 minutes at room temperature. Complete wrapping by pulling paper up over top of food. Put edges of wrap together and fold several times so paper lies directly on top of food. Fold ends of freezer wrap over the top and seal with freezer tape. Label with name of food, date of freezing, and last date the food should be used for best eating quality (about 6 months). Freeze immediately for 10 to 12 hours before removing packages from the pans.
TO HEAT FROZEN FOOD: Preheat oven to 350=B0 F. (moderate). Remove freezer wrap. Place food in baking pan. For each pan to be baked, mix 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs with 1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine. Sprinkle over chicken mixture in baking pan. Bake 1 1/4 hours or until crumbs are lightly browned, and center is hot.
Mushroom Individuals
1 pound button mushrooms
1 tablespoon butter
1 garlic clove — crushed
1 teaspoon dill weed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon sherry
1 cup sour cream
Wash and dry mushrooms. Melt butter and add the crushed garlic. Add the mushrooms to the butter, at the same time adding dill weed, salt, pepper, lemon juice and sherry. Cook for 20 minutes or until mushrooms are cooked through. Pour small amount of mushroom liquid into sour cream and blend. Then pour sour cream over mushrooms and mix to thoroughly coat mushrooms. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight to permit marinating process. When ready to serve, place in chafing dish and heat. Stick toothpick, plain or decorated into each mushroom for individual appetizer serving.
Cucumber Rings
1 large cucumber
3 eggs
3 tablespoons half and half
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup cooked ham — chopped
1 tablespoon chopped parsley — fresh
Remove the rounded ends from the cucumber and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices. Scoop out some of the cucumber seed area with a rounded teaspoon, leaving the shells and the others side intact. You are making a little hole in each slice. chop scooped part and save.
Drain the slices well on paper towels while you lightly beat the eggs together with the chopped cucumber scoopings. Stir in half and half, salt, pepper and paprika. Melt butter in a saucepan and cook the egg mixture gently until set. Stir in the ham and parsley. with a teaspoon, spoon the egg mixture into the holes in the cucumber slices. Arrange on a serving plate.
Yield: Serves about 4 for and appetizer.
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.
Egyptian Meat Balls
Chop 1 pound of raw beef; season with salt, pepper and 1 teaspoonful of curry-powder; add 2 stalks of chopped celery, 1 small onion and some chopped parsley. Mix with 2 beaten eggs and 1/2 cup of bread-crumbs, and make into small balls. Let cook in hot butter until tender. Serve on a border of boiled rice and pour over all a highly seasoned tomato-sauce.
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.
PINEAPPLE CHICKEN
2 c. sliced raw chicken breasts (1″ strips)
18 pineapple cubes, canned
1 whole green pepper, cut into 1″ long thin slices
1 c. sliced raw celery
Salt & pepper to taste
–SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE–
1 c. white vinegar
1 c. apricot nectar
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. Worcestershire
1/2 bottle tomato catsup
1 tsp. cornstarch
Prepare sauce first by combining all ingredients except cornstarch. Simmer for 30 minutes. Thicken with cornstarch diluted in a little water. Saute chicken in a little oil (do not brown) and add all other ingredients and stir constantly. Add sweet and sour sauce, salt and pepper to taste.
ITALIAN ROAST CHICKEN
1 fryer, cut up & washed
2-3 tbsp. oil (for baking sheet pan)
2-3 cloves garlic
Sage leaves, crumpled
Parsley
Garlic salt
Oregano
Salt
Pepper
Place chicken in oven baking sheet covered with 2-3 tablespoons oil. Dice garlic over chicken pieces. Sprinkle other seasonings over chicken. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour approximately.
CHICKEN & SHRIMP CASSEROLE
1/2 c. flour
1 lg. frying chicken, cut into serving pieces
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic
1 can tomato sauce
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. basil
2 tsp. parsley
1 tsp. paprika
1 can minced clams
1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
1/4 c. sherry
1/2 lb. shrimp, peeled & deveined
Dredge chicken in flour. Brown lightly in skillet. Place in casserole. Saute onion lightly. Add garlic, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, basil, parsley, paprika, clams with liquid, mushrooms and sherry. Simmer 10 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. When ready to serve, uncover casserole and add shrimp. Cover shrimp with sauce and bake 10 minutes more at 350 degrees. Serves 6. Can be served over rice.
BRANDIED CHICKEN BREAST
Ground pepper
1/4 tsp. tarragon leaves
1/4 c. butter
1/3 c. apricot brandy
3/4 c. chicken broth
1/2 c. sour cream
Mix flour, salt, pepper, tarragon, dredge chicken in flour mixture. Melt butter, fry chicken until browned. Add brandy, flame. Add broth, simmer covered 10 minutes or until done. Add sour cream, warm and serve.
RANCHER’S SUNDAY CHICKEN
3 lbs. fryer chicken parts
1 c. Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing, prepared
4 c. cracker or bread crumbs
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
Wash and dry chicken parts. Dip into prepared salad dressing. Spoon crumbs over the dressing to cover. Place in foil-lined pan. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 1 1/4 hours. Serves 6.
CHICKEN ALMOND CASSEROLE
1 c. chicken breast, diced and cooked
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 c. sliced almonds
1/2 c. mayonnaise
1 c. celery, chopped
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. lemon juice
3 eggs, hard-boiled
1 c. cracker crumbs (I use Zesta)
2 1/2 tsp. butter
Mix together cracker crumbs and butter; set aside. Combine chicken, chicken soup, almonds, mayonnaise, celery, salt, pepper, eggs and lemon juice. Grease a deep casserole dish and pour mixed ingredients in alternating layers with 3/4 cup of buttered cracker crumbs. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes or until bubbly. Cover with
remaining buttered crumbs and brown. Serves 6.
SUNDAY FRIED CHICKEN
1 whole chicken or any combo of chicken pieces
1 to 2 c. of flour for coating
Salt and pepper to taste
4 tbsp. butter
4 tbsp. Crisco
2 beaten eggs
Wash and dry chicken parts. Combine salt, pepper, and flour and coat chicken. Dip each piece in egg mixture and brown each side in hot, melted shortening and butter. Lower heat and cook for about 15 minutes more on each side. Use heavy iron or aluminum frypan if possible.
Remove from pan and drain on paper towels. Pour all but 3 tablespoons of fat from pan and return to heat. Add 3 tablespoons flour to pan and stir with fat until lightly browned. Add 2 cups of milk and some parsley or parsley flakes and cook on medium heat until thick. Put in gravy boat and serve with the chicken that you have arranged on a platt
SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN
1 frying chicken, cut up
1 tbsp. melted butter
Dash of salt, pepper, ginger
3 celery stalks
1 can pineapple (chunk)
2 tbsp. brown sugar
3 tbsp. water
1 1/2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. vinegar
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1 red pepper (optional)
Rinse chicken, place skin side up in oiled pan. Pour melted butter over chicken. Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, ginger, diced celery. Bake chicken at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes. Drain pineapple juice into cup. Blend in brown sugar, water, soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch. Pour mixture over chicken in pan. Top with pineapple chunks and pepper.
CHICKEN SOUP WITH TINY MEATBALLS
2 lb. stewing chicken
4 c. water
2 1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 lb. sm. onions
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic
5 carrots, sliced
Parsley and celery leaves
Place chicken in water in large saucepan. Add salt, pepper, basil, bay leaf and garlic. Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer slowly for 1/2 hour or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from pan. Cool and carefully skim fat from surface of soup. Bring soup to a boil and add onions, carrots, parsley and celery, simmer gently for 10
minutes.
Aunt Sadie’s Brisket Of Beef
3 Large onions*
8 Whole allspice
Salt and pepper Garlic powder Hungarian paprika 5,6 lb brisket; 1st cut
*Sliced paper thin (3 is not a typo)
The following is my favorite brisket recipe and it really does come from my Aunt Sadie’s kitchen: Remove any excess fat from brisket, but leave a little on top. Place one half of the onions on bottom of pan. Season the onions with a little salt, pepper, garlic powder and lots of Hungarian paprika. Place brisket on top of onions, then other half of onions and allspice on top of the brisket. Cover and roast in a 300 degree F. oven for 3 hours. Test your brisket and when it is fork tender, take it out. Let it cool and then slice it very thin. Strain juice and either thicken it with a little cornstarch or serve it au jus. You will have a very dark brown juice.
NOTE: Best when made one day in advance. Aunt Sadie almost always served this with savory noodle kugel. I also serve it with roasted, boiled or mashed potatoes. Use a good roasting pan with a lit that fits well or covered with heavy duty aluminum foil. Spray pan and inside of lid with Pam.